Bug 128917 - centrino WLAN ipw2100-0.49-11, can't be up from system-config-network
Summary: centrino WLAN ipw2100-0.49-11, can't be up from system-config-network
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: initscripts
Version: 2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-07-31 13:56 UTC by Lewi
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:47 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2004-08-02 19:39:09 UTC
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Description Lewi 2004-07-31 13:56:53 UTC
Description of problem:
ifup-wireless doesn't set correct parameter, so device doesn't active


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
initscripts-7.55.1-1

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. set ipw2100 to eth1
2. ifup eth1
3. WLAN connection can't be online
  
Actual results:
eth1 does active, but connection doesn't

Expected results:
connection should be active

Additional info:
connection can be active, when modify
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-wireless,
and move,
---
if [ -n "$RATE" ] ; then
    iwconfig $DEVICE rate $RATE
fi
---
to the end of file


"expected result"
_________________
eth1      IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:"linuxmobile"  Nickname:"ichtusmobile.org"
          Mode:Ad-Hoc  Channel:11  Cell: 02:0C:F1:D1:BE:8C
          Bit Rate=0kb/s   Tx-Power=32 dBm
          Retry:on   RTS thr=2304 B   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:60/100  Signal level:-87 dBm  Noise level:-98 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0


"actual result"
________________
eth1      IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:"linuxmobile"  Nickname:"ichtusmobile.org"
          Mode:Ad-Hoc  Channel:11  Cell: 00:00:00:00:00:00
          Bit Rate=0kb/s   Tx-Power=32 dBm
          Retry:on   RTS thr=2304 B   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:60/100  Signal level:-87 dBm  Noise level:-98 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2004-08-02 19:39:09 UTC
So, the driver is order-dependent for rate setting?

That sounds like a driver bug.


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