Re: NetworkManager + Madwifi in Debian - Can't Get IP

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Sun, 2006-11-19 at 18:22 -0500, Carlos Moffat wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been trying to track down this issue for a while. Although the NM +
> Madwifi drivers worked for a while for me (I'm using Debian/Sid), I've
> been stuck using the r1500 version of the madwifi drivers, as any newer
> version does not work. If I use a newer version, NM does not get an IP
> address from the router (no WEP, no WPA). 
> 
> The issue is discussed here:
> 
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=385599
> 
> If I shut down NM, I can get an IP address from the router using
> dhclient. But NM works fine with the older driver, so I'm not sure who's
> to blame here.

Probably an interaction with wpa_supplicant and madwifi; can you connect
with plain wpa_supplicant?

Dan

> Any ideas, or any users of Debian/Sid using the madwifi drivers and NM
> successfully?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Carlos
> 
> Other Info:
> 
> * kernel 2.6.17 (tried .16 and .18, no luck)
> * 02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212
> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
> * NM 0.6.4
> * wpasupplicant 0.5.5
> * Thinkpad T42p.
> 
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