1.0rc4 Wireless Setup, Wifi tips and troubleshooting. Options

[orodriguez]

I have added a new script to the ones provided by Guylhem in 1.0rc4 (just added wep stuff to net.wifi.local).

This one is to connect to a WEP enabled network.


STEP BY STEP GUIDE:

1) Download and unpack attached script (net.wifi.wep)
2) Change network setup on lines 3 to 24
3) On the Zaurus' console become root:
su <enter>
When asked for password, press <enter>.
4) Copy the file to the Zaurus' /usr/local/bin/
i.e. cp /mnt/cf/net.wifi.wep /usr/local/bin
5) Define script perms:
chown root:qpe /usr/local/bin/net.wifi.wep
chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/net.wifi.wep

To CONNECT:
net.wifi.wep

To DISCONNECT:
net.wifi.off

Optional:
You can edit /etc/resolv.conf to match the DNS servers provided by your ISP. Some may find that name resolution is faster that way

I have checked this setup just after a fresh NAND restore so I hope everyone is able to connect this time .

FIX: Sometimes wep keys do not get loaded by wlanctl-ng. Waiting a little bit more and setting up WEP keys after bringing up the network interface makes a big difference.

I have updated the attached script.

This post has been edited by orodriguez: Oct 30 2005, 01:51 PM

Attached File(s)

 net_wifi_wep_fixed.zip ( 926bytes ) Number of downloads: 220

 

[speculatrix]

*edit*

your wep setup script worked for me; I did the hack to set the chosen wep key to number 0. I also had to hack /etc/resolv.conf too. I usually have to run the script twice, it reports no such device the first time. Maybe it would be best to write a simply loop with timeout to wait for the device to appear?

And finally, because of my fascist security, I created the proxy config file using hluc's info on his 3100. Basically, you create a file called
/home/zaurus/Applications/Network/modules/Proxies.conf
with the proxy settings in it - I can post the file if people wish. The presence of the file is used automatically by Opera, you don't need to restart it. As far as I know from my Cacko/860 use, netfront also dynamically tracks this file.

[adf]

I tried with my simple, open network (mac address locking only--and the z's mac address is on the list),
no luck.
played with editing net.wifi.local
no luck

a shame-- now that I have 3100 tp play with pdaxrom, I was hoping to switch my 6000 to guylhem rom.

I guess its back to popping a better kernel into sharprom.... as was the rage a year ago

[loc4me]

I guess its back to popping a better kernel into sharprom....  as was the rage a year ago

Do you mean using guylhem's kernal and the Default sharp rom? How does this work? Do you still get the over/under clocking abiltiy and the nice keyboard mappings?

Does he have the kernel sperate, the same one that is in the 1.0RC4 ROM???

[adf]

I guess its back to popping a better kernel into sharprom....  as was the rage a year ago

Do you mean using guylhem's kernal and the Default sharp rom? How does this work? Do you still get the over/under clocking abiltiy and the nice keyboard mappings?

Does he have the kernel sperate, the same one that is in the 1.0RC4 ROM???

The older version of his kernel. I think I still have one up at anyerlildog2.com/zug the instructions are in the pinned fastkernel thread at the top of this forum.
I was kinda hoping to find an answer to the rc4 wireless problem, though... sharprom's partitioning wastes so much internal flash....

yeah.. the stuff is still up at anyerlildog2; an ffpe and no ffpe version. any modules you might need (or at least all the ones I compiled) are in the linux2.4****tarball.
add his fast libsdl and you have a decent setup. I really wish rc4 did wireless though..It is better than just shoehorning improvements into a default flash...

underclocking etc is available... and I think I have the applet and script around someplace if he hasn't stil got it up at externe.net/zaurus

edit: you won'r need to add as many modules back in, as the kernel I posted has most of the stuff (like wireleless and the usb driver) compiled in already