Wifi problem (iwl3945) on F8

[Luc MAIGNAN]

Ok let's assume I havte to connect in managed mode.

When I do "iwlist wlan0 scanning" I see a link quality "73/100"
When I connect via iwconfig, I see a link quality "0/100"

Whatever I do, i can't connect to any accesspoint (on windows, I don't have 
any problem)


----- Original Message ----- s
From: "Tim" <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au>
To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: Wifi problem (iwl3945) on F8


> On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 11:58 +0200, Luc MAIGNAN wrote:
>
>> I've a wifi entwork card on my Dell Vostro laptap : Intel Pro Wireless
>> 3945ABG. On Fedora, the card is well recognized but I can't succeed to
>> configure it. In fact, the driver denied to configure the master mode, it
>> allows only managed mode. Unfortunaly, all the access points I have are 
>> in
>> master mode.
>
> But (usually) you'd want to be in managed mode (when you're a client).
> You'd use a master mode if you were acting as an access point.
>
>
> Master mode
> Master mode (also called AP or infrastructure mode) is used to create a
> service that looks like a traditional access point. The wireless card
> creates a network with a specified name (called the SSID) and channel,
> and offers network services on it.
>
> Wireless cards in master mode can only communicate with cards that are
> associated with it in managed mode.
>
>
>
>
> Managed mode
> Managed mode is sometimes also referred to as client mode. Wireless
> cards in managed mode will join a network created by a master, and will
> automatically change their channel to match it.
>
> Clients using a given AP are said to be associated with it. Managed mode
> cards do not communicate with each other directly, and will only
> communicate with an associated master.
>
>
>
> Ad-hoc mode
> Ad-hoc mode creates a multipoint-to-multipoint network when there is no
> master or AP available.
>
> In ad-hoc mode, each wireless card communicates directly with its
> neighbors. Nodes must be in range of each other to communicate, and must
> agree on a network name and channel.
>
>
> The above nicked from a neat little presentation I found at:
> http://wireless.ictp.it/school_2006/lectures/Rob/NetArchitecture/index.html
>
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