problems setting up a WLI-PCM-L11GP

Sun Feb 23 00:29:31 EST 2003

Hi,

I just bought a Buffalo WLI-PCM-L11GP (I understand Melco sells as 
Buffalo in Europe) for an IBM Thinkpad A30 running Suse 7.2 (I think) 
and a 2.4.10 kernel.

I installed the wireless-tools, the wireless drivers were already part 
of the kernel. Everything seems to be ok except that dhcp fails and I 
cannot reach the network.

When I use iwconfig I get:

lo        no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.

eth0      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"000740620084"  Nickname:"think1760"
           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462GHz  Access Point: 
00:07:40:4D:0B:AF
           Bit Rate:11Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm   Sensitivity:1/3
           Retry limit:4   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
           Power Management:off
           Link Quality:40/92  Signal level:-55 dBm  Noise level:-95 dBm
           Rx invalid nwid:0  invalid crypt:0  invalid misc:0

where I don't see anything which would seem wrong (although I am new to 
all this). I configured ESSID="any" which proves that the card actually 
talks to the base because the ESSID= 000740620084 is correct.

Could anyone help? Thanks in advance

Claude.

the var/log/messages:

Feb 22 11:53:46 think1760 syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 rcpcmcia: /sbin/insmod 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB/pcmcia-external/pcmcia_core.o
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 rcpcmcia: /sbin/insmod 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB/pcmcia-external/i82365.o
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg 
started.
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.10-4GB
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: Loaded 11709 symbols from 
/boot/System.map-2.4.10-4GB.
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.4.10.
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: Loaded 392 symbols from 12 modules.
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: ip_tables: (c)2000 Netfilter core team
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: ip_conntrack (1019 buckets, 8152 max)
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:1d.0
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 01:00.0
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 02:00.0
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 
00:1d.0 to 64
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1800, IRQ 11
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, 
assigned bus number 1
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:1d.1
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 
00:1d.1 to 64
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1820, IRQ 11
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, 
assigned bus number 2
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:1d.2
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1f.1
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 
00:1d.2 to 64
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1840, IRQ 11
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, 
assigned bus number 3
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: uhci.c: :USB Universal Host 
Controller Interface driver
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: IPv6 v0.8 for NET4.0
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.28
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel:   kernel build: 2.4.10-4GB #1 Fri Sep 
28 17:20:21 GMT 2001
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel:   options:  [pci] [cardbus] [apm]
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: Intel PCIC probe: <6>PCI: Found IRQ 
11 for device 02:00.0
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1d.0
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 01:00.0
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 02:00.1
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1f.3
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1f.5
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1f.6
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel:
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel:   Ricoh RL5C476 rev 80 PCI-to-CardBus 
at slot 02:00, mem 0xc0201000
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel:     host opts [0]: [serial irq] [io 
4/6/1] [mem 3/6/1] [pci irq 11] [lat 64/176] [bus 3/5]
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel:     host opts [1]: [serial irq] [io 
4/6/1] [mem 3/6/1] [pci irq 11] [lat 64/176] [bus 6/8]
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 kernel:     ISA irqs (default) = 
3,4,5,7,9,10,12 PCI status changes
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 rcpcmcia: /sbin/insmod 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB/pcmcia-external/ds.o
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 cardmgr[449]: starting, version is 3.1.28
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 cardmgr[449]: modpath = 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB/
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 cardmgr[449]: modsubdir = pcmcia-external
Feb 22 11:53:51 think1760 cardmgr[449]: watching 2 sockets
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: initializing socket 0
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: cs: memory probe 
0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff: clean.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: socket 0: Intersil PRISM2 11 
Mbps Wireless Adapter
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: executing: 'insmod -v 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB//pcmcia-external/hermes.o'
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: hermes.c: 12 Dec 2000 David Gibson 
<hermes at gibson.dropbear.id.au>
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: + Using 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB//pcmcia-external/hermes.o
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: + Symbol version prefix ''
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: executing: 'insmod -v 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB//pcmcia-external/orinoco.o'
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: orinoco.c 0.07 (David Gibson 
<hermes at gibson.dropbear.id.au> and others)
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: + Using 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB//pcmcia-external/orinoco.o
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: + Symbol version prefix ''
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: executing: 'insmod -v 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB//pcmcia-external/orinoco_cs.o'
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: dldwd: David's Less Dodgy 
WaveLAN/IEEE Driver
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: orinoco_cs.c 0.06 (David Gibson 
<hermes at gibson.dropbear.id.au> and others)
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: + Using 
/lib/modules/2.4.10-4GB//pcmcia-external/orinoco_cs.o
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: + Symbol version prefix ''
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: 
excluding 0x3b8-0x3df 0x4d0-0x4d7
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x03e0-0x04cf: 
clean.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x04d8-0x04ff: 
clean.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0800-0x08ff: 
clean.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: 
clean.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0c00-0x0cff: 
clean.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: eth0: Firmware ID 1F vendor 0x1 
(Lucent) version 8.36
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: eth0: Ad-hoc demo mode supported.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: eth0: IEEE standard IBSS ad-hoc mode 
supported.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: eth0: WEP supported, "128"-bit key.
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: eth0: MAC address 00:02:2D:76:D9:6F
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: eth0: Station name "HERMES I"
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: eth0: ready
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 kernel: eth0: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 3, io 
0x0100-0x013f
Feb 22 11:53:52 think1760 cardmgr[449]: executing: './network start 
eth0'
Feb 22 11:53:55 think1760 /usr/sbin/cron[686]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok)
Feb 22 11:53:55 think1760 modify_resolvconf: no matching backup found, 
left everything alone
Feb 22 11:53:57 think1760 cardmgr[449]: + Starting service dhcp client 
on eth0..done
Feb 22 11:53:57 think1760 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 00:1f.5 (0000 -> 
0001)
Feb 22 11:53:57 think1760 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:1f.5
Feb 22 11:53:57 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1f.3
Feb 22 11:53:57 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1f.6
Feb 22 11:53:57 think1760 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 02:00.1
Feb 22 11:53:57 think1760 kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 
00:1f.5 to 64
Feb 22 11:54:03 think1760 kernel: eth0: no IPv6 routers present