FC5:ifconfig sees ath0 but system-config-network sees wifi0
Dana Priesing
danapriesing at verizon.net
Thu Sep 7 11:30:44 UTC 2006
Hi:
Hoping for a little guidance.
PCMCIA wireless card using atheros chipset worked fine under FC4 updated
using the madwifi kernel module from livna. System-config-network
recognized the card as ath0. The card also could be activated in a
terminal using the command ifconfig ath0 up.
Last weekend did a fresh install of FC5, updated, and installed the
madwifi kernel modules. The wireless card no longer works. Symptoms:
1. System-config-network sees the card, identifies it as an atheros
card, but lists its device name as wifi0. Attempts to activate the
device through system-config-network fail. The card does not begin to
blink.
2. In a terminal, ifconfig wifi0 up does not activate the card. No
blinking, no connection to the nearby wireless router.
3. In a terminal, ifconfig ath0 up gets the card up and blinking, and
iwlist ath0 scan shows it has connected to the wireless router, but the
system somehow isn't seeing the connection as a network interface,
because I can't pull up any websites through it. (This isn't a problem
with the wireless router: I can run a cable to it through the eth0
interface and everything works fine.)
4. Here's the message log when plugging in the wireless card:
Sep 7 07:22:49 localhost gconfd (root-4829): Resolved address
"xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only
configuration source at position 0
Sep 7 07:22:49 localhost gconfd (root-4829): Resolved address
"xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at
position 1
Sep 7 07:22:49 localhost gconfd (root-4829): Resolved address
"xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only
configuration source at position 2
Sep 7 07:22:52 localhost gconfd (root-4829): Resolved address
"xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at
position 0
Sep 7 07:23:26 localhost kernel: pccard: CardBus card inserted into
slot 0
Sep 7 07:23:26 localhost kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:00.0
(0000 -> 0002)
Sep 7 07:23:26 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] ->
GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps
11Mbps
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps
11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 12Mbps
18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES
AES_CCM TKIP
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: mac 7.9 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE
traffic
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK
traffic
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI
traffic
and when unplugging the wireless card:
Sep 7 07:23:27 localhost kernel: wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO
traffic
Looks to me like I need to link ath0 and wifi0 somewhere. Anybody have
some advice on this one?
Thanks,
Dana in Flourtown
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