[Debian-eeepc-devel] no WEP with rt2860

[Glenn Saberton]

Pierre Meurisse wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I can't get a wifi WEP encrypted connection with my eeepc 1000H.
> 
> Network controller: RaLink Device 0781
> Subsystem: RaLink Device 2790
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
> Latency: 0
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
> Region 0: Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: rt2860
> Kernel modules: rt2860sta
> 
> I got the rt2860sta module from sid :
> 
> pier at eeepmsid~% aptitude show rt2860-source
> Paquet : rt2860-source
> État: installé
> Automatiquement installé: non
> Version : 1.8.0.0-2
> 
> 
> My machine works with updated sid.
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> 
> Versions of packages rt2860-source depends on:
> ii  bzip2                         1.0.5-1    high-quality block-sorting file co
> 
> Versions of packages rt2860-source recommends:
> ii  debhelper                     7.0.17     helper programs for debian/rules
> ii  module-assistant              0.10.11.0  tool to make module package creati
> 
> Versions of packages rt2860-source suggests:
> ii  make                          3.81-5     The GNU version of the "make" util
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In /etc/network/interfaces, I have :
> 
> allow hotplug ra0
> auto ra0
> iface ra0 inet dhcp
>         wireless-essid _my_essid_
>         wireless-key _my_key_
> 
> This works with 3 other machines.
> 
> I tried too :
> 
> allow-hotplug ra0
> auto ra0
> iface ra0 inet dhcp
>         # wireless-essid _my_essid_
>         ifup /usr/sbin/iwpriv ra0 set SSID=_my_essid_ ; \
>         /usr/sbin/iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=WEPAUTO ; \
>         /usr/sbin/iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=WEP
>         wireless-key _my_key_
> 
> Doesn't work either.
> 
> 
> I copied RT2860STA.dat from /usr/share/doc/rt2860-modules-2.6.26-1-686/examples/RT2860STA.dat
> into /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/ and put my essid and key to proper (I think) place.
> 
> All I can get is :
> 
> pier at eeepmsid~% sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
> Reconfiguring network interfaces...Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.
> 1
> Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
> All rights reserved.
> For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
> 
> Listening on LPF/ra0/00:22:43:24:0a:3f
> Sending on   LPF/ra0/00:22:43:24:0a:3f
> Sending on   Socket/fallback
> DHCPRELEASE on ra0 to 192.168.2.1 port 67
> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
>     SET failed on device ra0 ; Network is down.
> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
>     SET failed on device ra0 ; Network is down.
> Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1
> Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
> All rights reserved.
> For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
> 
> Listening on LPF/ra0/00:22:43:24:0a:3f
> Sending on   LPF/ra0/00:22:43:24:0a:3f
> Sending on   Socket/fallback
> DHCPDISCOVER on ra0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
> ...
> DHCPDISCOVER on ra0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
> No DHCPOFFERS received.
> No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
> done.
> 
> 
> With WPA encryption, it worsk all right.
> 
> Is there anything else to try or shall I send a bug report ?
> 
> 
Hi,
	I have also had problems seeting the key with iwconfig. The key doesn't
seem to stick, or if you can get it to stick, then it looses association
with the ap. Can you try using wpasupplicant. Using wpasupp and wpa_cli
I can successfully connect to my wep AP.

Cheers

Glenn