WiFi won't link

(x-posted to c.o.l.help and c.o.l.networking, followup to help)

My WiFi is not working.

Compaq Armada M700
D-Link DWL-650 v.M1 PCMCIA card (Realtek 8180 based)
Mandriva 2007
ndiswrapper using windows drivers downloaded from D-Link.

I have gotten the activity light to flash, but it will not see any networks
or link to mine. A link is never established.

This is a new notebook for me. I bought it used. It sees the card fine and
it shows up in LSPCI and there is an entry in iwconfig. It just won't link.
The wired ethernet works like a champ.

Things I have tried:
rebooting
changing wireless router security from "shared key" to "automatic"
changing card settings from "restricted" to "open"
switching to another card slot

I'd appreciate any ideas on what I can do to get this card working.

Otherwise, any suggestions for a Linux compatible/friendly PCMCIA 802.11b
card?



Thanks,
NS
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in 455735 20070322 201833 noah_spam@cox.net wrote:
>(x-posted to c.o.l.help and c.o.l.networking, followup to help)
>
>My WiFi is not working.
>
>Compaq Armada M700
>D-Link DWL-650 v.M1 PCMCIA card (Realtek 8180 based)
>Mandriva 2007
>ndiswrapper using windows drivers downloaded from D-Link.
>
>I have gotten the activity light to flash, but it will not see any networks
>or link to mine. A link is never established.
>
>This is a new notebook for me. I bought it used. It sees the card fine and
>it shows up in LSPCI and there is an entry in iwconfig. It just won't link.
>The wired ethernet works like a champ.
>
>Things I have tried:
>rebooting
>changing wireless router security from "shared key" to "automatic"
>changing card settings from "restricted" to "open"
>switching to another card slot
>
>I'd appreciate any ideas on what I can do to get this card working.
>
>Otherwise, any suggestions for a Linux compatible/friendly PCMCIA 802.11b
>card?
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>NS
>--

Make sure password and hex / ascii are set correctly.

Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> writes:

>in 455735 20070322 201833 noah_spam@cox.net wrote:
>>(x-posted to c.o.l.help and c.o.l.networking, followup to help)
>>
>>My WiFi is not working.
>>
>>Compaq Armada M700
>>D-Link DWL-650 v.M1 PCMCIA card (Realtek 8180 based)
>>Mandriva 2007
>>ndiswrapper using windows drivers downloaded from D-Link.
>>
>>I have gotten the activity light to flash, but it will not see any networks
>>or link to mine. A link is never established.
>>
>>This is a new notebook for me. I bought it used. It sees the card fine and
>>it shows up in LSPCI and there is an entry in iwconfig. It just won't link.
>>The wired ethernet works like a champ.

What does
iwlist s
report?

>>
>>Things I have tried:
>>rebooting
>>changing wireless router security from "shared key" to "automatic"
>>changing card settings from "restricted" to "open"
>>switching to another card slot
>>
>>I'd appreciate any ideas on what I can do to get this card working.
>>
>>Otherwise, any suggestions for a Linux compatible/friendly PCMCIA 802.11b
>>card?
>>

Unruh wrote:

> Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> writes:
>
>>in 455735 20070322 201833 noah_spam@cox.net wrote:
>>>(x-posted to c.o.l.help and c.o.l.networking, followup to help)
>>>
>>>My WiFi is not working.
>>>
>>>Compaq Armada M700
>>>D-Link DWL-650 v.M1 PCMCIA card (Realtek 8180 based)
>>>Mandriva 2007
>>>ndiswrapper using windows drivers downloaded from D-Link.
>>>
>>>I have gotten the activity light to flash, but it will not see any
>>>networks or link to mine. A link is never established.
>>>
>>>This is a new notebook for me. I bought it used. It sees the card fine
>>>and it shows up in LSPCI and there is an entry in iwconfig. It just won't
>>>link. The wired ethernet works like a champ.
>
> What does
> iwlist s
> report?
>

"iwlist s" reports:

wlan1 No scan results

I have no idea why my machine chose to label the network interface wlan1 as
there is no wlan0. Anyway, on another (Windows) laptop, I can see two other
wireless networks, one of which is a "g" which I might not be able to see
with this card (b type only). The other b network has no SSID broadcast
(mine is also set to no SSID broadcast). I figure I should be able to at
least see the presence of a no SSID network.

However, when I plug the card into the other laptop (Windows), I get a link
light. But I still can't use the card (see Microsoft Knowledge Base article
871122). It requires the vendor software (it is M.I.A.). I have no idea
what networks it sees.

>>>
>>>Things I have tried:
>>>rebooting
>>>changing wireless router security from "shared key" to "automatic"
>>>changing card settings from "restricted" to "open"
>>>switching to another card slot
>>>
>>>I'd appreciate any ideas on what I can do to get this card working.
>>>
>>>Otherwise, any suggestions for a Linux compatible/friendly PCMCIA 802.11b
>>>card?
>>>

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Bob Martin wrote:

> in 455735 20070322 201833 noah_spam@cox.net wrote:
>>(x-posted to c.o.l.help and c.o.l.networking, followup to help)
>>
>>My WiFi is not working.
>>
>>Compaq Armada M700
>>D-Link DWL-650 v.M1 PCMCIA card (Realtek 8180 based)
>>Mandriva 2007
>>ndiswrapper using windows drivers downloaded from D-Link.
>>
>>I have gotten the activity light to flash, but it will not see any
>>networks or link to mine. A link is never established.
>>
>>This is a new notebook for me. I bought it used. It sees the card fine and
>>it shows up in LSPCI and there is an entry in iwconfig. It just won't
>>link. The wired ethernet works like a champ.
>>
>>Things I have tried:
>>rebooting
>>changing wireless router security from "shared key" to "automatic"
>>changing card settings from "restricted" to "open"
>>switching to another card slot
>>
>>I'd appreciate any ideas on what I can do to get this card working.
>>
>>Otherwise, any suggestions for a Linux compatible/friendly PCMCIA 802.11b
>>card?
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>NS
>>--
>
> Make sure password and hex / ascii are set correctly.

Haven't even gotten to that point (although it is set up correctly in
configuration). I can't see any networks to attach to. I get no link light,
only a blinking activity light.

It is not that I can't "attach" to my network. It is that I cannot see ANY
networks.

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