can't connect ubuntu wifi Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00

hi,

i got a laptop with ubuntu installed with kernel 2.6.10
i got edimax wireless usb stick with zd1211 chipset
i install the driver for it from zd1211.ath.cx and the driver shows in
lsmod.
i configured it using iwconfig and brought it up using ifconfig wlan0
up.

the interface it showing as up but the "Access Point" show
00:00:00:00:00:00
and ofcourse i cannot connect and cannot obtain an ip from my dhcp
router.

(ofcourse the usb is working from the same computer from the same usb
port when booting windows)

help!!!!
any ideas????

here are some output/logs....
$iwconfig
wlan0 802.11b/g NIC ESSID:"perlaNet"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.442 GHz Access Point:
00:00:00:00:00:00
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s
Retry:off RTS thr=2432 B Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=28/100 Signal level=64/100 Noise level=0/100
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:10

$ifconfig
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:2E:5D:B7:6B
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:10 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:10
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Tx excessive retries:1823 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

$lsmod
zd1211 256236 0
usbcore 107512 4 zd1211,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd

$lsusb -v -s 003:003

Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0ace:1211
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0ace
idProduct 0x1211
bcdDevice 48.10
iManufacturer 16 ZyDAS
iProduct 32 USB2.0 WLAN


thanks,
Meni

"meni" <meni.shapiro@gmail.com> writes:

> the interface it showing as up but the "Access Point" show
> 00:00:00:00:00:00

==> not configured. Look into dmesg for details about your card, then
use whatever high-level interface your distribution includes; e.g.,
under Gnome, select the menu System -> Administration -> Network .

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