[dundee] ipw2200, unlucky for some, i would say

[Arron Finnon]

Hi Guys,

Just encountered a pretty random bug/issue not too sure if it is a
elonex webbook issue or if it is with the ipw2200 wireless card.  Its
one of those bugs which was pretty hard to get to the bottom of (when
i say that what i mean get my laptop connected to my home wireless)

NetworkManager and iwlist both could see my wireless network and i had
no prevoius problems connecting to my wireless network, i changed some
network configurations, and i also altered some wireless network
configurations nothing major though.  Just essid, and IP address
pools.  Banged up the AP, and every single one of my devices connected
fine without issue a part from one.  It could see it but it would not
do the hand shake, it was like it would not associate.

At this point i was about to jump of the deep end, as you can imagine
it worked fine, then it stopped.  I was left scratching my head, i
started to think their was a bug in NetworkManager (wouldn't be the
first time).

Then i noticed that whatever i did, iwconfig would always indicate
that it was on channel 0 (there was a numerous wifi spots in the area,
and 13 hadn't been taken, so being clever i went for the one no one
was using and a about 5 channels away from anyone else, also could i
really be that unlucky).

I tired to set it manually, and then it dawned on me.  It woulnd't set
to channel 13.  Changed the AP to channel 10, seconds later i was
connected.

So i thought i would post it to you guys, there isn't much of an
issue, but i thought it was an interesting bug, and maybe newer users
may have had this issue, and put it down to "oh linux wireless is
naff"

So if anyone is running 8.04, and has ipw2200 card, might be worth
changing your channel to 13 and seeing if you get the same issue or
not, just curious i suppose.

Anyways catch you all tonight

Finux