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Torfinn Ingolfsen
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Hi,<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Will=
iam Kenworthy <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:billk at iinet.net.au">b=
illk at iinet.net.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=
.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I think you should be looking into this first "WPA: No SSID info found=
<br>
(msg 1 of 4)"<br></blockquote><div><br>This messgae is probably bogus,=
see the following messages.<br>=A0<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt=
0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Is the AP transmitiing its SSID - if not turn it on for testing at least<br=
>
(cant confirm, but I suspect it must be on for wifi to work).<br></blockquo=
te><div>=A0</div><div>That is certainly wrong for any other Linux distribut=
ion I am using - SSID doesn't have to be visible.<br>=A0<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
What does "iwlist eth0 scan" show?</blockquote><div><br>It shows =
all available WLANs as expected. Here is abridged output:<br>=A0root at neo:/h=
ome/root# iwlist eth0 scan<br>eth0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Scan completed :<br>=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Cell 01 - Address: 00:0E:2E:F9:3F:7C<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ESSID:"AirLi=
nk_89300"<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
Mode:Master<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 F=
requency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Quality=3D8/94=A0 Signal level=3D-87 dBm=A0 Noise level=
=3D-95 dBm<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Encryption key:on=
<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Extra:bcn_int=
=3D100<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Extra:w=
pa_ie=3Ddd1c0050f20101000050f20202000050f2020050f20401000050f2020000<br>=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Extra:rsn_ie=3D30180=
100000fac020200000fac02000fac040100000fac020000<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Extra:wmm_ie=3Ddd=
180050f2020101000003a4000027a400004243600062323000<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 Cell 04 - Address: 00:0F:66:51:AA:41<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ESSID:"kg4"<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Mode:Master<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Quality=3D38/94=
=A0 Signal level=3D-57 dBm=A0 Noise level=3D-95 dBm<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Encryption key:on<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Extra:bcn_int=3D100<br>=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Extra:wpa_ie=3Ddd160050=
f20101000050f20201000050f20201000050f202<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Cell 05 - Address: 00:21:27:F7:C4:2E<br>=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ESSID:"LFG9"<=
br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Mode:Master<br=
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Frequency:2.447 =
GHz (Channel 8)<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0 Quality=3D6/94=A0 Signal level=3D-89 dBm=A0 Noise level=3D-95 dBm<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Encryption key:on=
<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Extra:bcn_int=
=3D100<br><br>As you can see, my network "kg4" is in there.<br><b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid r=
gb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
- remember the FR wifi setup is DEAF<br></blockquote><div><br>Excuse me? W=
hy do you say that?<br>=A0<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; p=
adding-left: 1ex;">
- you need to be twice as close to the AP as a typical laptop with a<br>
solid connection to even see the AP - and ideally a couple of meters<br>
away when testing like this to remove doubt.<br></blockquote><div><br>I am =
withing that range - my living room isn't very large. :-)<br>=A0<br>>=
; Install wmiconfig and run "wmiconfig -i eth0 --power maxperf" a=
fter<br>
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb=
(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">powering on=
the wifi chip and before scanning.<br>
<br></blockquote><div>Is this different from the 'txpower' and / or=
'power' options for iwconfig?<br>=A0<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0=
pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
WPA[1|2] works fine for me using wifi manually in a similar fashion to<br>
you - but I am currently on shr.<br></blockquote><div>=A0</div><div>Good to=
know. <br><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left=
: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1e=
x;">
There are also wifi issues with some kernels, but I have not used qtmoko<br=
>
so cant say if thats one of them.<br></blockquote><div><br>Well, the "=
v9" version of QtMoko is believed to fix the wifi issues.<br>From my t=
esting so far, ther still seems to be some bugs left. <br></div></div>
-- <br>Regards,<br>Torfinn Ingolfsen<br>
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