Hi,
For a long time, on my netbook Asus EEE pc1000 working fine with my wireless (connecting WEP, WPA). Running with kernel 2.6.29 + rta2860sta v2.2 (package downloaded from the software repository , a user repository)
After somes updates (kernel mainly), all stop working. So I recompile the module v2.2 but don’t work.
I download from the ralink site the last version , recompile and installed , and appear work fine, but I don’t know why the opensuse like to be very annoying and the knetworkmanager don’t recognize the device.
So , again I download a package from a user repository with the version 2.3 , what appear starts working again. Knetworkmanager recognize the device, but isn’t cappable to connect in a WEP network. With WPA works fine.
If I disable the device in knetworkmanager and try configure manually , sometimes work. Probably have some sequence of command what I don’t figure out what is…
To configure WEP network before this problems I always use only the “iwconfig” command.
But I try with “iwconfig” and “iwpriv” and don’t work.
So , afiter trying a lot of sequence, now I got connected to WEP network, but is very weird how they show this connection,
The messing what I refer on the subject , is picture out bellow:
Compare the iwconfig output with the iwpriv output (encryptype, key)
Observation, all this outputs are after finally connected to WEP network…
modinfo rt2860sta
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.31.12-0.2-desktop/updates/rt2860sta.ko
version: 2.3.0.0
license: GPL
srcversion: 150D259CBD7B22948D89682
alias: pci:v00001432d00007768sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001432d00007748sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001432d00007738sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001432d00007727sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001432d00007758sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001432d00007728sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001432d00007708sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001A3Bd00001059sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001814d00000781sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001814d00000701sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001814d00000681sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001814d00000601sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:
vermagic: 2.6.31.12-0.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 686
parm: mac:rt28xx: wireless mac addr (charp)
iwpriv wlan0 stat
wlan0 stat:
Tx success = 5837
Tx retry count = 5582
Tx fail to Rcv ACK after retry = 13
RTS Success Rcv CTS = 0
RTS Fail Rcv CTS = 0
Rx success = 64712
Rx with CRC = 17168
Rx drop due to out of resource = 0
Rx duplicate frame = 67
False CCA (one second) = 0
RSSI-A = -44
RSSI-B (if available) = -38
RSSI-C (if available) = -99
WpaSupplicantUP = 1
RT2860 Linux STA PinCode 50815234
iwpriv wlan0 show SSID
wlan0 show: XINGU
iwpriv wlan0 show WirelessMode
wlan0 show: 11B/G/N
iwpriv wlan0 show TxBurst
wlan0 show: TRUE
iwpriv wlan0 show TxPreamble
wlan0 show: Long
iwpriv wlan0 show TxPower
wlan0 show: 100
iwpriv wlan0 show Channel
wlan0 show: 1
iwpriv wlan0 show BGProtection
wlan0 show: Auto
iwpriv wlan0 show RTSThreshold
wlan0 show: 2347
iwpriv wlan0 show FragThreshold
wlan0 show: 2346
iwpriv wlan0 show HtBw
wlan0 show: 40 MHz
iwpriv wlan0 show HtMcs
wlan0 show: 33
iwpriv wlan0 show HtGi
wlan0 show: GI_400
iwpriv wlan0 show HtOpMode
wlan0 show: MM
iwpriv wlan0 show HtExtcha
wlan0 show: Below
iwpriv wlan0 show HtMpduDensity
wlan0 show: 4
iwpriv wlan0 show HtBaWinSize
wlan0 show: 64
iwpriv wlan0 show HtRdg
wlan0 show: TRUE
iwpriv wlan0 show HtAmsdu
wlan0 show: FALSE
iwpriv wlan0 show HtAutoBa
wlan0 show: TRUE
iwpriv wlan0 show CountryRegion
wlan0 show: 129
iwpriv wlan0 show CountryRegionABand
wlan0 show: 135
iwpriv wlan0 show CountryCode
wlan0 show:
iwpriv wlan0 show PktAggregate
wlan0 show: FALSE
iwpriv wlan0 show WmmCapable
wlan0 show: TRUE
iwpriv wlan0 show IEEE80211H
wlan0 show: FALSE
iwpriv wlan0 show NetworkType
wlan0 show: Infra
iwpriv wlan0 show WPAPSK
wlan0 show: WPAPSK = 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
iwpriv wlan0 show AutoReconnect
wlan0 show: AutoReconnect = 1
iwpriv wlan0 show AuthMode
wlan0 show: OPEN
iwpriv wlan0 show EncrypType
wlan0 show: NONE
iwpriv wlan0 show DefaultKeyID
wlan0 show: 0
iwpriv wlan0 show Key1
wlan0 show: A0842*********************
iwpriv wlan0 show Key2
wlan0 show:
iwpriv wlan0 show Key3
wlan0 show:
iwpriv wlan0 show Key4
wlan0 show:
iwpriv wlan0 show PMK
wlan0 show: PMK = 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 Ralink STA ESSID:"XINGU" Nickname:"RT2860STA"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:1E:C1:AA:BB:97
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality=94/100 Signal level:-68 dBm Noise level:-81 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
iwlist wlan0 scan
Cell 02 - Address: 00:0F:CB:FC:AC:4F
Protocol:802.11b/g
ESSID:"XINGU"
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality:100/100 Signal level:-40 dBm Noise level:-92 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:36 Mb/s