Is it really this hard????
I need some serious help here.
Heres my lspci:
Code:
01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc.: Unknown device 001a (rev 01)
Heres my lsmod:
Code:
ath_pci 68252 0
ath_rate_sample 13704 1 ath_pci
wlan 126876 3 ath_pci,ath_rate_sample
ath_hal 146512 3 ath_pci,ath_rate_sample
I'm using a clean install of Slack 10.2, upgraded to the default 2.6.13 kernel from CD#2.
I've installed (in this order):
madwifi-20051008_2.6.13-i486-1.tgz
wireless-tools-28.pre10-i486-1.tgz
wpa_supplicant-20051008-i486-1.tgz
If I'm reading it right, The following links says it should work on unsecured AP's?
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/Distro/Slackware
iwconfig gives me this:
Code:
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"linksys" Nickname:"lap-cat"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:06:25:DB:C8:19
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=71/94 Signal level=-24 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:32 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
Notice it does specify the linksys router I'm trying to connect to, but mozilla times out.
(yes, I unplug the network cable to ensure Its a wireless connection).
The laptop has an intel 10/100 NIC & the wireless.
Where am I going wrong?
-tw