2006/11/17, Matthew Saltzman <mjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006, antonio montagnani wrote:
> 2006/11/17, Matthew Saltzman <mjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2006, antonio montagnani wrote:
>>
>> > I can use my wap wireless network at home:
>> >
>> > 1) it is not very stable, even if distance is small, one floor.Signal
>> > is excellent under Windows, only 42% in Fedora, It often disconnect,
>> > then automatically it reconnects
>
>>
>> Not sure what to suggest here. What wireless card and what driver?
>>
>> > 2) if my router doesn't broadcast SSID, I can't connect to my network.
>>
>> Click "Connect to Other Wireless Network" in the drop-down menu and fill
>> in the SSID.
>
> I am running a D-link G650 with following drivers:
> madwifi-0.9.3-29_r1754.fc6.at
>
> I tried as you suggest for connecting to a network that is not
> broadcasting: it doesn't work, but after googling, it seems that has
> been reported in the Network Manager mailing list.
> This is quite annoying in a safe environment, where SSID is disabled
> (not here in the almost countryside... ;-) )
I find it sometimes takes a few tries, possibly restarting NM in between.
But I've eventaully gotten it working (with ipw2200, though)
>
> I note also that after some disconnecting and automatic re-connecting,
> automatic re-connecting stops working
>
> I know that Network Manager people is working on these issues.
Track them on the network-manager list (http://mail.gnome.org/). You
could also build NM from CVS with help from there. I used to do this, but
haven't kept up recently.
>
> Tnx anyway
>
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Clemson University Math Sciences
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This is the output of iwconfig:
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"homenet"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:17:9A:F4:CC:45
Bit Rate:24 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=34/94 Signal level=-59 dBm Noise level=-93 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:433 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
any comment???
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