How to setup WPA connection?

[peithan]

Try this:

cat "options ath_pci countrycode=752" > /etc/modprobe.d/madwifi
madwifi-unload
modprobe ath_pci

Then run: iwlist ath0 freq
and see if channel 13 is now available

Removed from /etc/modprobe.conf and added to ../modprobe.d/madwifi

Nothing happens, the countrycode just wont change.
also tried to:
madwifi-unload
modprobe ath_pci countrycode=752
and i got:
dev.ath.countrycode = 752
but i couldnt use the device, so i had to unload madwifi driver again and run modprobe ath_pci then the device showed up again.
but it also showed :
dev.ath.countrycode = 0

What can i do? Why is this?
It's like it completely ignores the countrycode what so ever. And i am crawling out of my skin soon :@

[imported_cybrsnpr]

This may not be a driver issue. I have 2 different pcmcia cards that use the same madwifi-ng drivers (orinoco and a ubiquiti). On the orinoco, all I need to do is to change the freq setting, nothing else required. On the ubiquiti, I have to go through the process I previously described. I've also tried other cards using the same drivers and couldn't get them to use these channels. My guess is that this is a firmware issue and that your card will not accept freq changes issued by software.

Not that I have a fix, but what make/model of card are you using?

I would suggest that you get on your google horse and see if anyone else has used your specific card successfully on these channels and how they did it. Or, go to the manufacturers web site and see if they have a fix for this problem.

[peithan]

This may not be a driver issue. I have 2 different pcmcia cards that use the same madwifi-ng drivers (orinoco and a ubiquiti). On the orinoco, all I need to do is to change the freq setting, nothing else required. On the ubiquiti, I have to go through the process I previously described. I've also tried other cards using the same drivers and couldn't get them to use these channels. My guess is that this is a firmware issue and that your card will not accept freq changes issued by software.

Not that I have a fix, but what make/model of card are you using?

I would suggest that you get on your google horse and see if anyone else has used your specific card successfully on these channels and how they did it. Or, go to the manufacturers web site and see if they have a fix for this problem.

I am using this internal card in my Asus Aspire laptop:
Atheros Communications Inc. AR5006EG.

I will try google some and see what i can find. I will try get my other card to work. My Alfa adapter: AWUS036H. Cant really seem to get this to work either. But this one can be set to channel 13, but it wont connect to my ap using wpa_supplicant. I think the drivers may be wrong.

Since i am getting tons of Operation not permitted and other error msgs. Will try to post log here of what i am doing and what errors im getting.

[peithan]

Connected through cable on my bt3 laptop now.

Trying to get this other device (ALFA) to work with wpa.

bt ~ # cat /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
ap_scan=1

network={
ssid="B2_Private_52"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
psk="5014477j61292"
}
bt ~ #
bt ~ # iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
bt ~ #
bt ~ # wpa_supplicant -w Dwext -iwlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 7 value 0x1 - ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 5 value 0x1 - ctrl_iface exists and seems to be in use - cannot override it
Delete '/var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlan0' manually if it is not used anymore
Failed to initialize control interface '/var/run/wpa_supplicant'.
You may have another wpa_supplicant process already running or the file was
left by an unclean termination of wpa_supplicant in which case you will need
to manually remove this file before starting wpa_supplicant again.

ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 7 value 0x0 - Failed to disable WPA in the driver.
ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 5 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - bt ~ #

from dmesg:

wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
wifi0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC 14.2, PHY SChip 7.0, Radio 10.2)
wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 4 for XR traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 7 for UAPSD traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
wifi0: ath_announce: Driver has Karma 1.1 patches by Robin Wood <dninja@gmail.com>
wifi0: ath_announce: Driver has managed mode injection patches by Jeff <dev.802.11@gmail.com>
wifi0: ath_announce: Driver mods are maintained by H D Moore <hdm@metasploit.com>
ath_pci: wifi0: Atheros 5424/2424: mem=0xf8000000, irq=17
Linux kernel driver for RTL8187 based WLAN cards
Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Andrea Merello
rtl8187: Initializing module
rtl8187: Wireless extensions version 22
rtl8187: Initializing proc filesystem
rtl8187: Enabling 14 channels.
rtl8187: MAC chip version: 04
rtl8187: Card type: AD
rtl8187: Reported EEPROM chip is a 93c46 (1Kbit)
rtl8187: Card MAC address is 00:c0:ca:1a:e7:c0
rtl8187: RF Chip ID: 05
rtl8187: Card reports RF frontend Realtek 8225
rtl8187: WW:This driver has EXPERIMENTAL support for this chipset.
rtl8187: WW:use it with care and at your own risk and
rtl8187: WW:**PLEASE** REPORT SUCCESS/INSUCCESS TO andreamrl@tiscali.it
rtl8187: This seems a new V2 radio
rtl8187: PAPE from CONFIG2: 0
rtl8187: Driver probe completed
Linux kernel driver for RTL8187 based WLAN cards
Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Andrea Merello
rtl8187: Initializing module
rtl8187: Wireless extensions version 22
rtl8187: Initializing proc filesystem
rtl8187: Enabling 14 channels.
rtl8187: MAC chip version: 04
rtl8187: Card type: AD
rtl8187: Reported EEPROM chip is a 93c46 (1Kbit)
rtl8187: Card MAC address is 00:c0:ca:1a:e7:c0
rtl8187: RF Chip ID: 05
rtl8187: Card reports RF frontend Realtek 8225
rtl8187: WW:This driver has EXPERIMENTAL support for this chipset.
rtl8187: WW:use it with care and at your own risk and
rtl8187: WW:**PLEASE** REPORT SUCCESS/INSUCCESS TO andreamrl@tiscali.it
rtl8187: This seems a new V2 radio
rtl8187: PAPE from CONFIG2: 0
rtl8187: Driver probe completed
rtl8187: Card successfully reset
rtl8187: RR:84 BRSR: 11ff
rtl8187: RX process aborted due to explicit shutdown
rtl8187: RX process aborted due to explicit shutdown
rtl8187: RX process aborted due to explicit shutdown
[drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
bt ~ #

What is wrong here? I haven't installed any other driver than bt3 provide me. Maybe that's the problem?

Thanks alot for taking your time to help a newbie like me.