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  1. #31
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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    Ok finally figured it out, I had to remove all the old modules BEFORE I installed the new drivers! Doh!
    Last edited by Darrena; April 21st, 2005 at 03:36 AM.

  2. #32

    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    hi, I just do as you said.
    but when I run dmesg | grep ipw:
    ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.0.3
    ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
    ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
    ipw2200: failed to send POWER_MODE command
    the last line told me the wireless card is poweroff,but how can I make it power on?

  3. #33
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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    Quote Originally Posted by wlx
    hi, I just do as you said.
    but when I run dmesg | grep ipw:

    the last line told me the wireless card is poweroff,but how can I make it power on?

    Make sure that your wireless card isn't controlled by an external button, some laptops have a button to do this.

  4. #34
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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    Quote Originally Posted by tomasvilda
    Here you can find tutorial on IPW2200 + WPA + connect on startup script
    It just too much.
    All I want is to run "sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i eth1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D ipw -w -dd " before the wireless interface up. Is there anyway to do it?

    Thx

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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    Just create a script with that line and put it under /etc/init.d

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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    Quote Originally Posted by luca_linux
    Hi!
    I've seen there are many requests about how to get ipw2200 and wpa working. So, as I've managed to get them to work, I've decided to write a howto.

    We have to compile and install the latest ipw2200 1.0.3 driver from ipw2200.sourceforge.net and we also have to install the firmware, as the ipw2200 0.19 included in the standard installation of hoarty doesn't support wpa.
    Here are the steps:
    First of all, download the firmware from here.
    Then install it:
    Code:
    sudo tar xvzf ipw2200-fw-2.2.tgz
    sudo cp ipw-2.2-*.fw /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/
    Now download the latest driver from here.
    Then install it:
    Code:
    sudo tar xvzf ipw2200-1.0.3.tgz
    cd ipw2200-1.0.3
    make
    sudo make install
    Then you have to copy all the modules it installs from /lib/modules/$(KVER)/drivers/net/wireless/ to /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ and /lib/modules/$(KVER)/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko to /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/, since there's currently a bug in their location: in fact ipw2200 installs its modules in the first directory, while Ubuntu loads them from the second directory.

    Now we have to download and install the wpa_supplicant package:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant
    Then you have to create a wpa_supplicant.conf in /etc, so:
    Code:
    sudo gedit /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
    And paste the following lines in the text editor:
    Code:
    network={
           ssid="your_network_name"
           proto=WPA
           scan_ssid=1
           key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
           psk="your_secret_key"
    }
    Anyway there are further configuration examples in /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/wpa_supplicant.conf.gz.

    Then reboot to make sure that the new modules are loaded successfully and type:
    Code:
    dmesg | grep ipw
    to see if there are errors.
    Then type the following command to configurate wpa_supplicant:
    Code:
    sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i eth1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D ipw -w -dd
    Note: "eth1" is your wireless device.

    Ok, that's all!
    I hope this howto will be helpful.
    * additional settings*
    edit /etc/default/wpasupplicant to activate the wpasupplicant during boot.

    Here I attatched my configuration file :
    # /etc/default/wpasupplicant

    # WARNING! Make sure you have a configuration file!

    ENABLED=1

    # Useful flags:
    # -D <driver> Wireless Driver
    # -i <ifname> Interface (required, unless specified in config)
    # -c <config file> Configuration file
    # -d Debugging (-dd for more)
    # -w Wait for interface to come up

    OPTIONS="-w -D madwifi -i ath0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd"
    Although the wpasupllicant can be run automatically during boot, I still have to reactivate the wireless card in the network configuration. Can anyone help?

    Thanks

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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    Please look few posts higher there is links to other Tutorial IPW2200 + WPA with startup script.

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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    Thanks for the HOWTO luca_linux. However I'm having the same problem as meesmany. I have an IBM ThinkPad T41 with an ipw2100. I downloaded the latest firmware and source for ipw2100. Copied the firmware to the right folder, compiled the drivers and copied them to the right folder. Installed and configured wpasupplicant.conf just like you mentioned with my own essid and psk ofcourse but I can't get my card to associate with my LinkSys WAG54G ap. Here is the output from some commands:

    Code:
    firas@ibm-t41:~$ dmesg | grep ipw2100
    ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, 1.1.0
    ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
    ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
    
    firas@ibm-t41:~$ sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i eth1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D ipw -w -dd
    Initializing interface 'eth1' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'ipw'
    Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
    Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
    Line: 1 - start of a new network block
    ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=11):
         61 6c 72 61 67 6f 6d 2d 6e 65 74                  my-essid
    proto: 0x1
    scan_ssid=1 (0x1)
    key_mgmt: 0x2
    PSK (ASCII passphrase) - hexdump_ascii(len=15): [REMOVED]
    PSK (from passphrase) - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
    Priority group 0
       id=0 ssid='my-essid'
    Daemonize..
    
    firas@ibm-t41:~$ iwconfig
    lo        no wireless extensions.
    
    eth0      no wireless extensions.
    
    sit0      no wireless extensions.
    
    eth1      unassociated  ESSID:off/any  Nickname:"ipw2100"
              Mode:Managed  Channel=0  Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
              Bit Rate=0 kb/s   Tx-Power:off
              Retry:on   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
              Power Management:off
              Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
              Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
              Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
    I even tried setting my essid manually using iwconfig eth1 essid my-essid to no avail. I disabled WPA on my AP and was able to connect just fine using iwconfig.

    Can anyone shed any light on this problem ? I'm really getting desperate here, I've spent days on this with no luck.

    And a little off topic here. How can I disable IPv6 on my laptop (the sit0 interface) permanently ?

  9. #39
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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    Quote Originally Posted by luca_linux
    You have to install the kernel source package and make a symlink.
    Forgive me, but how would one go about doing this?

    *EDIT* nevermind, I figured it out. but now, when I dmesg | grep ipw, I get ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.19
    ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
    ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
    ipw2200: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
    ipw2200: Already sending a command
    ipw2200: failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT command
    as output.

    TO be honest, I have no real clue as to what I'm doing (this is day one of me using linux). How do I activate my wireless after a set it up?
    Last edited by DLM; May 3rd, 2005 at 04:37 AM.

  10. #40
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    Re: HOWTO: ipw2200 + wpa

    What do I type in my interfaces file in /etc/network/ for the wireless card?

    As default it got eth0 when I installed but I chose eth1 LAN card to install on. So no entry was given in interfaces for eth0 so my wireless card aint conifgured. What do you guys have in it? also It got eth0 not wlan0 or what I have seen before.
    Last edited by kiranos; May 3rd, 2005 at 05:33 PM.

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