Bug#360360: [Linux-wlan-ng-devel] Bug#360360: fails to bring up my wlan interface

[Enrico Tassi]

On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 04:31:12PM +0200, Bastian Venthur wrote:
> Package: linux-wlan-ng
> Version: 0.2.4+svn20060306-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Hi,
> 
> until yesterday I used debian/sarge with a self-build wlan-ng (upstream) in 
> order to get my NETGEAR MA111 working. Everything worked mostly fine for over
> 1.5 years until I decided to give etch a try. I noticed that etch comes with
> linux-wlan-ng so I tried this one.
> 
> I build the modules, the firmware, installed everything bug it does not work 
> any more! I know this device is supported by upstream so I guess the problem
> lies somewhere in the debian version.
> 
> Trying to bring wlan0 up via ifup gives many errors like this
> 
> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06):
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
>     
> Similar errors for "Set Encode", "Set Frequency" and "Set Essid".
> 
> The kernel modules are loaded and wlan0 is visible via iwconfig, but only with
> essid set and nothing more!

The Debian version users network/interfaces to call the lwng utility
(to set essid, key, etc...).

The upstream reads some files in /etc/wlan/ I think.

There is a detailed description of the keywords for the interfaces file 
in the package documentation.

Does (using the interfaces file) solve the problem?
-- 
Enrico Tassi