Bug 439236

Summary: rt2x00 does not establish wireless connection.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Daniel Senderowicz <daniel>
Component: kernelAssignee: John W. Linville <linville>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Hardware: i686   
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Fixed In Version: 2.6.25.10-47.fc8 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Daniel Senderowicz 2008-03-27 17:12:58 UTC 
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Description of problem:
I have a PCI wireless card RaLink RT2600 802.1. With kernels newer than 2.6.23.15-137 it does not connect at all. It connects OK with that kernel. However, even with 2.6.23.15-137 it won't use the static address of the machine properly setup, it will always go the DHCP to get an IP number.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
subsequent to kernel-2.6.23.15-137

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. After reboot, just check connection with the Network Manager and it says something like "Wireless Network Disconnected"
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Actual Results:
No wireless connection.

Expected Results:
It should have established a connection to the present wireless network.

Additional info:
Comment 1 John W. Linville 2008-03-28 13:26:37 UTC 
What is the latest kernel you have tried?
Comment 2 Daniel Senderowicz 2008-03-28 16:29:34 UTC 
The latest I've tried was 2.6.24.3-50.
Comment 3 John W. Linville 2008-04-08 19:49:52 UTC 
Please try 2.6.24.4-69.fc8 -- many rt2x00 users have reported success with it:

   http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=44648

Does that help?
Comment 4 Daniel Senderowicz 2008-04-21 21:51:51 UTC 
No, it's still deaf and mute. The worst part is that when I installed that
kernel, it erased the one that was working, so I have to figure out how to get
it back.
Comment 5 John W. Linville 2008-04-22 17:12:35 UTC 
Please attach the contents of /var/log/messages after a failed connection.  
Also attach the output of running 'iwconfig' and 'lspci -n'...thanks!
Comment 6 Daniel Senderowicz 2008-05-01 19:58:50 UTC 
Created attachment 304342 [details]
outputs of different commands.
Comment 7 John W. Linville 2008-07-08 20:06:59 UTC 
Do you continue to experience problems with current kernels?
Comment 8 Daniel Senderowicz 2008-07-08 21:58:28 UTC 
The latest kernel I downloaded was 2.6.25.9-40 and is still deaf and mute. The
one that works is the old 2.6.23.15-137 . As a reminder, even with the latter,
the IP is not what I set, it always goes to auto (dhcp). Thanks,

Dan
Comment 9 Daniel Senderowicz 2008-07-19 21:23:46 UTC 
Last night I updated the system, that included 2.6.25.10-47.fc8. Now it is able
to talk and hear through the wireless card. However the other problem still
remains. It assigns a random IP number, ala DHCP, although I have the LAN
configured as a fixed IP number. Or there is something else that keeps the
system from using the IP I gave it?

Cheers,

Daniel
Comment 10 John W. Linville 2008-07-28 17:56:35 UTC 
It sounds like either you are enabling NetworkManager or have not properly
configured the network in system-config-network.  In either case, this does not
sound like a kernel issue any longer.  I'm going to close this one -- you should
open a new bug if system-config-network is not working properly...thanks!
Comment 11 Daniel Senderowicz 2008-07-29 03:13:46 UTC 
Hi John,

Yes, that was the problem. I just stopped Network Manager and it gives the right
IP. Thanks for all your help.

Cheers,

Daniel