Re: orinoco wireless with WEP under kernel 2.6.14-2-686

[Richard Mittendorfer <delist@gmx.net>]

Also sprach Richard Lyons <richard@the-place.net> (Thu, 29 Dec 2005
17:52:35 +0000):
> On Thursday, 29 December 2005 at 18:07:04 +0100, Richard Mittendorfer
> wrote:
> > Also sprach Richard Lyons <richard@the-place.net> (Thu, 29 Dec 2005
> > 16:30:33 +0000):
> > > On Thursday, 29 December 2005 at 13:48:28 +0100, Richard
> > > Mittendorfer wrote:
> > > > Also sprach Richard Lyons <richard@the-place.net> (Thu, 29 Dec
> > > > 2005 10:59:24 +0000):
> > > [...]
> > > > >           level=-88 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid
> > > > >           crypt:305  Rx invalid [...]
> > > >                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > > Never seen this before. There's the problem for sure. 
> > > > 
> > > > Does this card work with earlier kernels? Is udev in use?
> > > 
> > > Yes, udev is in use.  I am almost certain that I had the same
> >
> > ..and earlier kernels do?
> 
> I don't think I have any earlier kernels on the laptops now.

so give 2.4 (no udev) or <=2.6.12 a chance.. 

> [...]
> > I've heard about various issues with newer (>12) kernels and udev
> > that was no recent enough. But I can't tell of any such probs I had
> > my own. I don't even use udev :) 
> 
> Th 2.6.14 is pretty recent.  Maybe I'll give it another try in a few
> weeks when things have moved on a bit.  [...]

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.15-git2.log

..There definitely is some progress in 2.6's pcmcia. Don't ask me if
it's good or bad (short-term) ;)

However, i believe it's higher level that's to blame (wireless-tools or
encryption(?)). There comes a module wlan_wep.ko with my atheros
madwifi (hardware encryption). Is something similar loaded ($ lsmod)?

sl ritch