rt2500 network no start
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
In french.
I use Kubuntu Gutsy with kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
My network card is a RaLink RT2500 802.11g
network not start.
My dmesg :
43.293997] iwlwifi_
[ 43.294100] iwlwifi_
[ 43.294180] iwlwifi_
[ 43.294314] iwlwifi_
[ 43.341956] wmaster0: Selected rate control algorithm 'simple'
[ 44.749121] wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0
[ 44.749132] wlan0: authenticate with AP 2a:dc:e6:8e:b7:2d
[ 44.754842] wlan0: RX authentication from 2a:dc:e6:8e:b7:2d (alg=0 transaction=2 status=0)
[ 44.754847] wlan0: authenticated
[ 44.754853] wlan0: associate with AP 2a:dc:e6:8e:b7:2d
[ 44.764602] wlan0: authentication frame received from 2a:dc:e6:8e:b7:2d, but not in authenticate state - ignored
[ 44.952945] wlan0: associate with AP 2a:dc:e6:8e:b7:2d
[ 45.152865] wlan0: associate with AP 2a:dc:e6:8e:b7:2d
[ 45.352755] wlan0: association with AP 2a:dc:e6:8e:b7:2d timed out
I had a similar problem here, using the default rt2500pci driver. I found that my Belkin RT2500-based PCI card would not see or connect to any wireless points unless I pulled out my wired Ethernet card (leaving the wireless as the only network interface). After this, NetworkManager would be able to see and connect to networks, but I could not successfully configure a wireless network manually. The solution is to configure /etc/network/ interfaces with the following:
auto wlan0
wpa-key- mgmt WPA-PSK
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
pre-up ifconfig wlan0 down
wpa-driver wext
wpa-proto WPA
wpa-ssid <ssid>
wpa-psk <passphrase>
pre-up sleep 20
pre-up ifconfig wlan0 up
Note that the passphrase is stored in clear text, which is a potential security problem. Also, moving between a NetworkManager- managed connection to a manually-defined one requires a reboot.