[tlug] WLAN set up

[Dave M G <dave@example.com>]

TLUG,

I realized that my previous posting on my WLAN set up was confused with 
issues other topics, so I'm posting a fresh thread here in hopes that a 
simpler issue will attract more advise.

The technical situation has simplified somewhat as well. By reinstalling 
"network-manager" package, I no longer have any Gnome interface errors. 
However, my WLAN card still does not function.

To summarize:
I set up following instructions here:
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/mindrefugee307/13392317.html

This is the card I'm trying to install:
http://www.logitec.co.jp/products/wlan/lanwgcb.html

The card driver seems to be installed properly when I look from the 
command line:
laptop:~$ ndiswrapper -l
mrv8000c : driver installed
device (11AB:1FAA) present

However, in the Gnome GUI interface for "Windows Wireless Drivers", it 
says "Driver Installed" but "Device Not Present". That can't be good.

In the network settings GUI, I can see a Wireless interface, I can 
sometimes see signals from wireless networks and their strength rating.

But I almost never see any activity light on the card indicating any 
kind of connection, and I can't access any web pages through my browser, 
or make any other kind of internet connection.

I'm stuck as to how to diagnose the problem further.  Any help would be 
much appreciated. I have included what I think might be relevant 
commands and their output below, in hopes that people who know better 
than I might be able to see something in them.

Thank you for any advice.

laptop:~$ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.
eth0      no wireless extensions.
wlan0     IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:off/any          Mode:Managed  
Frequency:2.417 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated           Bit Rate=1 
Mb/s   Sensitivity=-200 dBm          RTS thr=2346 B   Fragment thr=2346 
B           Power Management:off
        Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
        Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
        Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
laptop:~$ more /etc/network/interfaces
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto eth0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wireless-essid docomo
wireless-key s:xxxxxxxxxx (my WEP key displays here, I just obscured it 
for this message)
auto wlan0
laptop:~$dmesg
[ 1677.136000] pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 0
[ 1677.360000] ndiswrapper: driver mrv8000c 
(Marvell,09/17/2004,3.1.0.19) loaded
[ 1677.360000] PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[ 1677.360000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> Link [LNK5] -> GSI 
11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
[ 1677.360000] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:02:00.0 to 64
[ 1677.360000] ndiswrapper: using IRQ 11
[ 1677.924000] wlan0: ethernet device 00:01:8e:b2:74:29 using NDIS 
driver: mrv8000c, version: 0x3000027, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: '', 
11AB:1FAA.5.conf
[ 1677.924000] ndiswrapper (set_encr_mode:694): setting encryption mode 
to 6 failed (C00000BB)
[ 1677.924000] wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA
[ 1696.536000] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present

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Dave M G
http://www.tlug.jp/wiki/User:Dave_M_G