Re: Realtek 8185 chipset problem *solved*

[Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com>]

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 06:30:53PM -0700, Paul Scott wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 03:39:20PM -0700, Paul Scott wrote:
> 
> > >>Paul
> > >What happend if you do:
> > 
> > I have done these many times but I recently got and compiled a
> > driver from Realtek (from Wayne's suggestion).  It isn't named
> > rtl8185 but r8185b.  I thought I had tested that well enough and
> > that it wasn't working,
> > 
> > >ifconfig wlanx up
> > >iwconfig wlanx essid "your_essid"
> > >dhclient wlanx
> > 
> > These now work on my temporarily unsecured home network!
> > 
> > Now on to secured networks.
> 
> A few minutes with man and I am now connected to a secured network.  wicd seems 
> to work now that I am connected already.  I don't know why it didn't work before
> and I don't know whether it will work if I shut down the card.

After a reboot I got a connection to this secured network automatically!  The only slightly 
strange thing is that wicd says it is now scanning and hasn't stopped for several minutes.

Thanks,

Paul