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Zyxel B-100 wireless pcmcia support with wi(4) driver?
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y***@sdf.lonestar.org
2006-11-02 00:23:24 UTC
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I'm still trying to get NetBSD 3_Stable/3.1RC4 to work with my Zyxel B-100
Wireless card. Or vice versa?!8-)

The install disk with the GENERIC kernel seems to recognize the card.
dmesg segment:

wi0 at pcmcia0 function 0: <PCMCIA, 11M, WLAN Card v3.0, , >
pcic0: port 0x400-0x43f
pcmcia0: card irq 9
wi0: 802.11 address 00:00:00:00:00 (I verified my correct MAC address)
wi0: using RF:PRISM3 MAC:ISL3871
wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.2)
wi0: 11b rates" 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps

and (after suspending out of the ftp install/interface wi0/dhcp sequence):

# ifconfig wi0
wi0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
powersave off
address: my:ad:dr:es:s!
media: IEE802.11 autoselect (DS2)
status: no network
inet 0.0.0.0 netbask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
inet6 yada yada...don't use inet6 yet...
#
Then I set my SSID with:
# ifconfig wi0 ssid MySSIDString

I resume and yet I get nothing but:
DHCPDISCOVER on wi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
with about 5 repeats at different interval. Then:
no DHCPOFFERS...

The link light flashes, but it does not seem to be connecting to my
wireless gateway. I see no traffic on my central dhcp server.
I have several other WinXP laptops and they are working fine.

This card worked fine in win98 and it works with the Ubuntu 6.06
install. Ubuntu identified the driver as eth0, but I suspect this
might be an alias.

I don't have near enough knowledge to fix this myself, but I might
be able to help if someone knowledgable give me some direction.

Thanks,
gene
I'm trying to set up a laptop with only a Zyxel B-100
pcmcia nic using the NetBSD 3.0.1 install CD. Based on all I read this
is a prismII chip card and is supported by wi(4) driver.
The sysinstall kernel seems to recognize the interface, but there is no
way to specify parameters there like ssid and wep keys so I
cannot connect. When it boots into GENERIC, it appears not
to recognize/activate
the card, but I probabaly just don't know how to configure it.
So - 2 questions"
1) Has anyone got a Zyzel B100 working under NetBSD?
2) If so, could you give me some config lines/parameters/files that
will help me get this going on a laptop using a dhclient call?
Much Obliged,
gene
PS I did read the wireless config manual and I also searched
the mail archives. I found nothing that helps
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David Young
2006-11-02 11:20:14 UTC
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Post by y***@sdf.lonestar.org
I'm still trying to get NetBSD 3_Stable/3.1RC4 to work with my Zyxel B-100
Wireless card. Or vice versa?!8-)
The install disk with the GENERIC kernel seems to recognize the card.
wi0 at pcmcia0 function 0: <PCMCIA, 11M, WLAN Card v3.0, , >
pcic0: port 0x400-0x43f
pcmcia0: card irq 9
wi0: 802.11 address 00:00:00:00:00 (I verified my correct MAC address)
wi0: using RF:PRISM3 MAC:ISL3871
wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.2)
wi0: 11b rates" 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
# ifconfig wi0
wi0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
powersave off
address: my:ad:dr:es:s!
media: IEE802.11 autoselect (DS2)
status: no network
inet 0.0.0.0 netbask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
inet6 yada yada...don't use inet6 yet...
#
# ifconfig wi0 ssid MySSIDString
DHCPDISCOVER on wi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
no DHCPOFFERS...
The link light flashes, but it does not seem to be connecting to my
wireless gateway. I see no traffic on my central dhcp server.
I have several other WinXP laptops and they are working fine.
This card worked fine in win98 and it works with the Ubuntu 6.06
install. Ubuntu identified the driver as eth0, but I suspect this
might be an alias.
I don't have near enough knowledge to fix this myself, but I might
be able to help if someone knowledgable give me some direction.
Does ifconfig's 'status:' field ever change from 'no network' ?
If so, try 'tcpdump -ne -y ieee802_11 -i wi0' and 'tcpdump -ne -y
ieee802_11_radio -i wi0' to see if there are any packets moving.

Dave
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y***@sdf.lonestar.org
2006-11-02 16:53:25 UTC
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Post by David Young
Post by y***@sdf.lonestar.org
I'm still trying to get NetBSD 3_Stable/3.1RC4 to work with my Zyxel B-100
Wireless card. Or vice versa?!8-)
The install disk with the GENERIC kernel seems to recognize the card.
wi0 at pcmcia0 function 0: <PCMCIA, 11M, WLAN Card v3.0, , >
pcic0: port 0x400-0x43f
pcmcia0: card irq 9
wi0: 802.11 address 00:00:00:00:00 (I verified my correct MAC address)
wi0: using RF:PRISM3 MAC:ISL3871
wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.2)
wi0: 11b rates" 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
# ifconfig wi0
wi0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
powersave off
address: my:ad:dr:es:s!
media: IEE802.11 autoselect (DS2)
status: no network
inet 0.0.0.0 netbask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
inet6 yada yada...don't use inet6 yet...
#
# ifconfig wi0 ssid MySSIDString
DHCPDISCOVER on wi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
no DHCPOFFERS...
The link light flashes, but it does not seem to be connecting to my
wireless gateway. I see no traffic on my central dhcp server.
I have several other WinXP laptops and they are working fine.
This card worked fine in win98 and it works with the Ubuntu 6.06
install. Ubuntu identified the driver as eth0, but I suspect this
might be an alias.
I don't have near enough knowledge to fix this myself, but I might
be able to help if someone knowledgable give me some direction.
Does ifconfig's 'status:' field ever change from 'no network' ?
If so, try 'tcpdump -ne -y ieee802_11 -i wi0' and 'tcpdump -ne -y
ieee802_11_radio -i wi0' to see if there are any packets moving.
No, I never have seen the status: field change.

Does that mean it's broken at some higher level?
--gene

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