comp.os.linux.networking

Kevin the Drummer wrote:
> Kevin the Drummer wrote:
> > My nc4000 wireless networking was working just fine on my dual boot
> > Mandriva/WinXP machine. Then, I went over to the dark side (booted XP)
> > and noticed that the wireless was no longer working. I redid the manual
> > setup of the card: static IP, static DNS servers, SSID, and all that.
> > My wireless router (WRT54G) is detected with good signal strength. But,
> > I couldn't access the net at all.
> >
> > So, I rebooted back into Linux. Doh! Now my Linux wireless won't work.
> > When the system boots, it says it starts ath0. But, when I login the
> > network icon in my taskbar says that ath0 isn't running. So, I restart
> > it from the taskbar, and it fires right up, again showing great signal
> > strength. At least on Linux I don't have to reprogram the IP, DNS, or
> > any of that. All my configuration seems intact. But again, I can't
> > even ping to other hosts in my house on the same 192.168.1.0 network!?
> > Oh, 'route -n' shows a reasonable routing table, with the right
> > defaults, through the right device, with an expected netmask.
> >
> > I remember back to when I first installed Linux on this machine, and how
> > the networking wouldn't work until under Linux until I got it working on
> > Windows. But, I've redone everything I did back then, and it still
> > doesn't work.
>
> I'm not sure why, but when the wireless system gets all messed up at
> home, if I bring it to work and let it negotiate with the routers at
> work, it will, and after that it will negotiate with my home router.
> During all of this I never alter any of the network configuration.
>
> Does this make ANY sense to anyone?

After playing with this for quite a while now all I can say is that if
Windows doesn't leave the wireless card in the right state, then Linux
can't use the wireless card. At least I couldn't get Linux to operate
the card, no matter what I tried. But, when Windows leaves the wireless
card in the right state, then Linux can do everything normal with the
card. It's sort of frustrating. That means I need to keep Windows on
the machine just to make sure I can repair the wireless, if it were to
get messed up somehow.

Sigh....

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