[Prism54-users] can't connect to access point

[Mark Baily]

2.4.23 kernel on a Mandrake 9.2 system with netgear wg511 pcmcia wireless
laptop card and using a netgear 802.11g access point.

prism54 driver works, can scan and get the name of my access point "NETGEAR".
Therefore wireless communication is working!

[root@mblaptop mbaily]# iwlist eth1 scan
Warning: Driver for device eth1 has been compiled with version 16
of Wireless Extension, while this program is using version 15.
Some things may be broken...

eth1      Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:02:A5:2E:03:69
                    ESSID:"WaveLAN Network"
                    Mode:Master
                    Encryption key:off
                    Frequency:2.457GHz
                    Quality:168/32  Signal level:-85 dBm  Noise level:-253 dBm
          Cell 02 - Address: 00:09:5B:67:7E:CF
                    ESSID:"NETGEAR"
                    Mode:Master
                    Encryption key:off
                    Frequency:2.462GHz
                    Quality:195/32  Signal level:-58 dBm  Noise level:-253 dBm

But can't connect to the access point.


[root@mblaptop mbaily]# iwconfig eth1 mode managed essid "NETGEAR"
[root@mblaptop mbaily]# iwconfig eth1
Warning: Driver for device eth1 has been compiled with version 16
of Wireless Extension, while this program is using version 15.
Some things may be broken...

eth1      Netgear WG511  Mode:Managed  Channel:10
          Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00  Bit Rate:0kb/s   Sensitivity=20/20971716
          Retry min limit:8   RTS thr:2347 B   Fragment thr:2346 B
          Encryption key:off
          Link Quality:144  Signal level:0  Noise level:13
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

No matter what I do it seems to keep giving 00:00.. for the access point.
I am not using WEP.

I have noticed that the channel reported by iwconfig changes when the green
light flashes. It seems to go through all the channels scanning every 5-10
seconds. The yellow light enver flashes (that's data packets I think).

It is working under windows fine.