================== Wifi on TravelMate 800 (WPA support problem resolved)=======================
<<<<<<Lander Resolved @ Ubuntu 8.10, Travelmate800 (Intel ipw2100 3B 802.11b wifi adapter)!!!!
WPA_PSK wifi connected OK!
HOW: follow and execute the command in "ipw2100-1.2.2" from http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/downloads.php >>>
iwconfig eth1 power off Disables radio power down
iwconfig eth1 power on Enables radio power management to
last set level (defaults to AUTO
* This should also works with Intel ipw2200 (802.11bg)...
=================== Details =================================
<from HardInfo of Ubuntu, System->首选项-> SystemProfiler & Benchmark>
Network controller : Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
<from system log>
Oct 29 09:29:04 han-laptop kernel: [ 23.656206] ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
Oct 29 09:29:04 han-laptop kernel: [ 24.884718] ipw2100 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKE] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Oct 29 09:29:04 han-laptop kernel: [ 24.885124] ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
Oct 29 09:29:04 han-laptop kernel: [ 24.885140] firmware: requesting ipw2100-1.3.fw
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 4 -> 5
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): access point 'Auto Atrua_SH' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 5 -> 6
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 6 -> 4
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 4 -> 5
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): connection 'Auto Atrua_SH' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed.
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'Atrua_SH'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'proto' value 'WPA RSN'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'pairwise' value 'TKIP CCMP'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'group' value 'WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:17 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:27 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:27 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:27 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:31 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> eth1: link timed out.
Oct 29 10:19:32 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:32 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:33 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:38 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:38 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:38 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:41 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): association took too long.
Oct 29 10:19:41 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 5 -> 6
Oct 29 10:19:41 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): asking for new secrets
Oct 29 10:19:41 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:56 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> eth1: link timed out.
Oct 29 10:20:36 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> get_secrets_cb(): Couldn't get connection secrets: applet-device-wifi.c.1512 (get_secrets_dialog_response_cb): canceled.
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 6 -> 9
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) failed for access point (Atrua_SH)
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto Atrua_SH' invalid.
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) failed.
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 9 -> 3
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): deactivating device (reason: 0).
======================================================================
<lsmod | grep 802>
ieee80211 38088 1 ipw2100
ieee80211_crypt 13572 1 ieee80211
Comment: Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 (802.11b)
<iwconfig>
eth1 unassociated ESSID:off/any Nickname:"ipw2100"
Mode:Managed Channel=0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:off
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
lspci -vv (Show more and more details of PCI devices):
<Hanning's Travelmate800 laptop>
02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 2527
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 64 (500ns min, 8500ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at d0206000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
Kernel driver in use: ipw2100
Kernel modules: ipw2100
<<<<<<Lander Resolved @ Ubuntu 8.10, Travelmate800 (Intel ipw2100 3B 802.11b wifi adapter)!!!!
WPA_PSK wifi connected OK!
HOW: follow and execute the command in "ipw2100-1.2.2" from http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/downloads.php >>>
iwconfig eth1 power off Disables radio power down
iwconfig eth1 power on Enables radio power management to
last set level (defaults to AUTO
* This should also works with Intel ipw2200 (802.11bg)...
=================== Details =================================
<from HardInfo of Ubuntu, System->首选项-> SystemProfiler & Benchmark>
Network controller : Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
<from system log>
Oct 29 09:29:04 han-laptop kernel: [ 23.656206] ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
Oct 29 09:29:04 han-laptop kernel: [ 24.884718] ipw2100 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKE] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Oct 29 09:29:04 han-laptop kernel: [ 24.885124] ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
Oct 29 09:29:04 han-laptop kernel: [ 24.885140] firmware: requesting ipw2100-1.3.fw
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 4 -> 5
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): access point 'Auto Atrua_SH' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 5 -> 6
Oct 29 10:19:06 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 6 -> 4
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 4 -> 5
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): connection 'Auto Atrua_SH' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed.
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'Atrua_SH'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'proto' value 'WPA RSN'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'pairwise' value 'TKIP CCMP'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'group' value 'WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP'
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:16 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:17 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:27 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:27 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:27 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:31 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> eth1: link timed out.
Oct 29 10:19:32 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:32 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:33 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:38 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:38 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:19:38 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Oct 29 10:19:41 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): association took too long.
Oct 29 10:19:41 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 5 -> 6
Oct 29 10:19:41 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): asking for new secrets
Oct 29 10:19:41 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 0
Oct 29 10:19:56 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> eth1: link timed out.
Oct 29 10:20:36 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> get_secrets_cb(): Couldn't get connection secrets: applet-device-wifi.c.1512 (get_secrets_dialog_response_cb): canceled.
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 6 -> 9
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) failed for access point (Atrua_SH)
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto Atrua_SH' invalid.
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) failed.
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 9 -> 3
Oct 29 10:21:22 han-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): deactivating device (reason: 0).
======================================================================
<lsmod | grep 802>
ieee80211 38088 1 ipw2100
ieee80211_crypt 13572 1 ieee80211
Comment: Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 (802.11b)
<iwconfig>
eth1 unassociated ESSID:off/any Nickname:"ipw2100"
Mode:Managed Channel=0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:off
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
lspci -vv (Show more and more details of PCI devices):
<Hanning's Travelmate800 laptop>
02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 2527
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 64 (500ns min, 8500ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at d0206000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
Kernel driver in use: ipw2100
Kernel modules: ipw2100