Farlander
2007-03-04, 03:40 PM CST
After months and countless hours, it is time to ask for some help:
FC6 / Win XP
Amilo M1425 laptop
Realtek eth0
Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG
Edimax Wireless LAN Access point. This is a wire / wireless access point.
As a wired AP (switch), this connects to my ADSL modem.
So, the wired setup is: eth0 > AP > ADSL modem. And use pppoe to connect with name and password.
Of coursee WinXP can connect via the Realtek card or the wireless - no problems.
What does work:
FC6 detects the eth0 card no problem.
From the system-config-network GUI I can select New > xDSL connection and it works as wired.
Of course FC6 does not recognize the wireless card at all.
Nothing shows up in system-config-network. So, I do the following:
go here
http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=7
agree at the botttom download the firmware
extract to /lib/firmware
rmmod ipw2200
modprobe ipw2200
reboot
Now FC6 sees the Intel Pro/Wireless card.
So far so good - I think.
Connected via the hardwire eth0 and with the wireless card also activated,
I can enter the IP number of my wireless connection (192.168.2.1) in Firefox and call up the wireless settings for the AP.
Those settings are:
System
Uptime 141day:5h:40m:1s
Hardware Version Rev. A
Runtime Code Version 1.16
Wireless Configuration
Mode AP
ESSID default
Channel Number 11
Security Disable
BSSID 00:0e:2e:93:1b:eb
Associated Clients 1
LAN Configuration
IP Address 192.168.2.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 0.0.0.0
MAC Address 00:0e:2e:93:1b:eb
[root@Imperial-Command ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"default" Nickname:"Imperial-Command"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:0E:2E:93:1B:EB
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0
Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=98/100 Signal level=-25 dBm Noise level=-88 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:94 Missed beacon:1
ppp0 no wireless extensions.
[root@Imperial-Command ~]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:0D:2D:16:AF
inet6 addr: fe80::203:dff:fe2d:16af/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2399 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2466 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1218947 (1.1 MiB) TX bytes:404117 (394.6 KiB)
Interrupt:9 Base address:0xc400
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:1935 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1935 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4103804 (3.9 MiB) TX bytes:4103804 (3.9 MiB)
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:84.0.69.94 P-t-P:145.236.238.183 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
RX packets:2282 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2350 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:1154917 (1.1 MiB) TX bytes:341810 (333.7 KiB)
How else do I know the wirless is actualy working. Well, while hardwired, if I enter the AP setup
by entering 192.168.2.1 into Firefox, if the wirless is not active, the page will not come up.
However, if I activate it, then the page comes up and I can make any AP setting changes.
If it is not getting a raio signal to something, it will not work. So, the card must be doing "something".
Now, here is where the problem is - making a connection to the internet.
If I use WinXP logic and try to make a second xDSL connection with the wireless card, no wireless card shows up in the selection box. Only the Realtek card is displayed.
If I select the ppp connection I already have, then click the tab for hardware, I see the Realtek with type ethernet, status OK. I also see the Wireless, type wireless, Status OK.
I assumed that I could just select what device I want pppoe to connect through - NOT.
With the wireless device selected, it eventual fails with: /sbin/adsl-start: line 214: 3940 Terminated $CONNECT "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
(It timmed out)
Slecting the wireless card, then edit, I have the following settings:
General:
Activate when start - no
Allow all users (checked)
Automaticaly obtain IP with DHCP - I have tried that, but have it off now.
Staticaly set IP address - per the AP instructions (all I have), I set it to
IP: 192-168.2.5
SUB: 255.255.255.0
Gate: 0.0.0.0
Route Tab: Nothing
Hardware Device Tab:
eht1, Pro/wireless 2200BG........
Bind to MAC address: 00:12:f0:2e:b0:ce
Wireless settings Tab:
Mode: Auto
Network name SSID: Auto
Channel: 11 (as is set in the AP)
TX rate: 54Mb/s
Key: (blank - not using secure connection)
Ok.. so, with what looks like a functioning wireless card, how do I make the PPPOE connection through it??? What did I miss here??
FC6 / Win XP
Amilo M1425 laptop
Realtek eth0
Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG
Edimax Wireless LAN Access point. This is a wire / wireless access point.
As a wired AP (switch), this connects to my ADSL modem.
So, the wired setup is: eth0 > AP > ADSL modem. And use pppoe to connect with name and password.
Of coursee WinXP can connect via the Realtek card or the wireless - no problems.
What does work:
FC6 detects the eth0 card no problem.
From the system-config-network GUI I can select New > xDSL connection and it works as wired.
Of course FC6 does not recognize the wireless card at all.
Nothing shows up in system-config-network. So, I do the following:
go here
http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=7
agree at the botttom download the firmware
extract to /lib/firmware
rmmod ipw2200
modprobe ipw2200
reboot
Now FC6 sees the Intel Pro/Wireless card.
So far so good - I think.
Connected via the hardwire eth0 and with the wireless card also activated,
I can enter the IP number of my wireless connection (192.168.2.1) in Firefox and call up the wireless settings for the AP.
Those settings are:
System
Uptime 141day:5h:40m:1s
Hardware Version Rev. A
Runtime Code Version 1.16
Wireless Configuration
Mode AP
ESSID default
Channel Number 11
Security Disable
BSSID 00:0e:2e:93:1b:eb
Associated Clients 1
LAN Configuration
IP Address 192.168.2.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 0.0.0.0
MAC Address 00:0e:2e:93:1b:eb
[root@Imperial-Command ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"default" Nickname:"Imperial-Command"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:0E:2E:93:1B:EB
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0
Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=98/100 Signal level=-25 dBm Noise level=-88 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:94 Missed beacon:1
ppp0 no wireless extensions.
[root@Imperial-Command ~]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:0D:2D:16:AF
inet6 addr: fe80::203:dff:fe2d:16af/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2399 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2466 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1218947 (1.1 MiB) TX bytes:404117 (394.6 KiB)
Interrupt:9 Base address:0xc400
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:1935 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1935 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4103804 (3.9 MiB) TX bytes:4103804 (3.9 MiB)
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:84.0.69.94 P-t-P:145.236.238.183 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
RX packets:2282 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2350 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:1154917 (1.1 MiB) TX bytes:341810 (333.7 KiB)
How else do I know the wirless is actualy working. Well, while hardwired, if I enter the AP setup
by entering 192.168.2.1 into Firefox, if the wirless is not active, the page will not come up.
However, if I activate it, then the page comes up and I can make any AP setting changes.
If it is not getting a raio signal to something, it will not work. So, the card must be doing "something".
Now, here is where the problem is - making a connection to the internet.
If I use WinXP logic and try to make a second xDSL connection with the wireless card, no wireless card shows up in the selection box. Only the Realtek card is displayed.
If I select the ppp connection I already have, then click the tab for hardware, I see the Realtek with type ethernet, status OK. I also see the Wireless, type wireless, Status OK.
I assumed that I could just select what device I want pppoe to connect through - NOT.
With the wireless device selected, it eventual fails with: /sbin/adsl-start: line 214: 3940 Terminated $CONNECT "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
(It timmed out)
Slecting the wireless card, then edit, I have the following settings:
General:
Activate when start - no
Allow all users (checked)
Automaticaly obtain IP with DHCP - I have tried that, but have it off now.
Staticaly set IP address - per the AP instructions (all I have), I set it to
IP: 192-168.2.5
SUB: 255.255.255.0
Gate: 0.0.0.0
Route Tab: Nothing
Hardware Device Tab:
eht1, Pro/wireless 2200BG........
Bind to MAC address: 00:12:f0:2e:b0:ce
Wireless settings Tab:
Mode: Auto
Network name SSID: Auto
Channel: 11 (as is set in the AP)
TX rate: 54Mb/s
Key: (blank - not using secure connection)
Ok.. so, with what looks like a functioning wireless card, how do I make the PPPOE connection through it??? What did I miss here??