Re: CVS-12-20-04

[Bill Moss <bmoss clemson edu>]

I check the text of the dialog box for the new option 'Create new 
Wireless Network' -- Enter the ESSID and security settings of the new 
[ad-hoc] wireless network you wish to create. I suggest adding 'ad-hoc' 
for stup-nagles like me who are reading challenged.

Same results as yesterday in syslog.
Dec 21 09:49:33 localhost NetworkManager: AUTO: Best wired device = 
(null), best wireless device = eth1 ( )
Dec 21 09:49:36 localhost NetworkManager: AP_NEED_KEY: is_enc=1 && 
(!(key_source=1) || !(strlen=26))
Dec 21 09:49:42 localhost NetworkManager: nm_device_set_bitrate(): error 
setting bitrate 0 KHz for device eth1.  errn
o = 95
Dec 21 09:49:42 localhost NetworkManager: nm_device_set_bitrate(): error 
setting bitrate 0 KHz for device eth1.  errn
o = 95
Dec 21 09:49:42 localhost NetworkManager: nm_device_set_wireless_config 
(eth1) using essid 'mosswap', with Shared Key
authentication.
Dec 21 09:49:46 localhost kernel: ICMPv6 NA: someone advertises our 
address on eth1!
[This is an old bug in ipw2200 that was fixed in version 0.18 but now is 
back in 0.19. ]
Dec 21 09:49:47 localhost NetworkManager: AUTO: Best wired device = 
(null), best wireless device = eth1 (mosswap)
Dec 21 09:49:47 localhost NetworkManager: HAVELINK: act=1
Dec 21 09:49:47 localhost NetworkManager: HAVELINK: act=1
Dec 21 09:49:47 localhost NetworkManager: dhcp_interface_init: MAC 
address = 00:0e:35:14:60:d0
Dec 21 09:49:47 localhost NetworkManager: Broadcasting DHCP_DISCOVER
[50 x 36 lines of DHCP discover-offer-request when it previously took 
about 36 lines. This could be due to changes in ipw2200-0.19 -- will 
investigate]
Dec 21 09:49:58 localhost NetworkManager: Server Hardware Address   = 
00.04.E2.1E.55.C8
Dec 21 09:49:58 localhost NetworkManager: DHCP_ACK received from ÿ 
(192.168.2.1)
Dec 21 09:49:58 localhost NetworkManager: Your IP address = 192.168.2.3
Dec 21 09:49:58 localhost NetworkManager: 
nm_device_activation_worker(eth1): device activated
Dec 21 09:49:59 localhost NetworkManager: 
nm_state_modification_monitor() activated device eth1
Dec 21 09:50:02 localhost NetworkManager: nm_device_set_bitrate(): error 
setting bitrate 11000 KHz for device eth1.errno = 95
Dec 21 09:50:42 localhost last message repeated 4 times
Dec 21 09:51:52 localhost last message repeated 7 times
Dec 21 09:53:02 localhost last message repeated 7 times
Dec 21 09:54:12 localhost last message repeated 7 times

The panel icon is now a computer not the four vertical bars I was seeing 
in CVS-12-16-04. Hovering over the icons shows 'Connected to an Ad-Hoc 
wireless network'. BTW, ipw2200-0.19 supposedly has its Ad-Hoc network 
support fixed.

# iwconfig eth1
eth1      IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:"mosswap"
         Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437GHz  Access Point: 00:01:24:F0:40:5A
         Bit Rate=11Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm
         RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
         Encryption key:xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xx   Security 
mode:restricted
         Power Management:off
         Link Quality=100/100  Signal level=-47 dBm  Noise level=-82 dBm
         Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
         Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:3

# iwlist eth1 scan
eth1      Scan completed :
         Cell 01 - Address: 00:01:24:F0:40:5A
                   ESSID:"mosswap"
                   Protocol:IEEE 802.11b
                   Mode:Master
                   Channel:6
                   Encryption key:on
                   Bit Rate:11Mb/s
                   Extra: Rates (Mb/s): 1 2 5.5 11
                   Extra: RSSI: -48  dBm
                   Extra: Last beacon: 0ms ago

# cat /proc/net/wireless
Inter-| sta-|   Quality        |   Discarded packets               | 
Missed | WE
face | tus | link level noise |  nwid  crypt   frag  retry   misc | 
beacon | 16
 eth1: 0000  100.  210.  175.       0      0      0      0      0        1



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Bill Moss
Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Clemson University