[TriLUG] orinoco + mandrake 10.0 trouble

[Jason Tower]

if you use drakconf to configure networking, you'll see a checkbox for 
"network hotplugging" which is tied to the ifplugd daemon.  try 
disabling that, it looks like ifplugd might be getting in the way.

jason

On Sunday 02 May 2004 19:51, Michael Hrivnak wrote:
> Dell Inspiron 5000
> Mandrake 10.0
> Lucent Orinoco Silver PCMCIA card (made by Agere according to FCC ID)
>
> Everything worked great wih Mandrake 9.2
>
> After upgrading to 10.0 and the 2.6 kernel, the wireless no longer
> works. This happens in /var/log/messages
>
> -----------
>
> May  2 19:20:19 laptop ifplugd(eth1)[8190]: Using interface
> eth1/00:02:2D:40:11:CF
> May  2 19:20:19 laptop ifplugd(eth1)[8190]: Using detection mode:
> wireless extension
> May  2 19:20:19 laptop ifplugd(eth1)[8190]: Initialization complete,
> link beat not detected.
> May  2 19:20:19 laptop kernel: eth1: New link status: Connected
> (0001) May  2 19:20:20 laptop ifplugd(eth1)[8190]: Link beat
> detected. May  2 19:20:21 laptop ifplugd(eth1)[8190]: Executing
> '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action eth1 up'.
> May  2 19:20:21 laptop ifplugd(eth1)[8190]: client: Determining IP
> information for eth1... failed; no link present.  Check cable?
> May  2 19:20:21 laptop ifplugd(eth1)[8190]: Program execution failed,
> return value is 1.
> May  2 19:20:21 laptop ifplugd(eth1)[8190]: Exiting.
> May  2 19:20:21 laptop kernel: eth1: New link status: Disconnected
> (0002)
>
> -------------
>
>
> I've confirmed that the card still works in knoppix.  I tried the
> mandrake module, then I patched it with
> orinoco-0.13e-rfmon-dragorn3.diff available at
> http://www.kismetwireless.net/download.shtml.  Neither works.  There
> are two wireless APs well within range of the laptop.  Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Michael