From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115]:64440 "EHLO mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753487AbYHJUwg (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:52:36 -0400 Message-ID: <489F5508.2020808@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20080810_225240_946240_02F94B51) Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:52:24 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: wireless Subject: Re: Problems with Belkin F5D7010 PCMCIA 1799:701f while trying WPA connection References: <489EAA04.8070203@au-79.de> <489EF765.8050000@lwfinger.net> <489F501C.5070408@au-79.de> In-Reply-To: <489F501C.5070408@au-79.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Robert Goldner wrote: > > The ifconfig output seems good (like other working wlan cards), and the > interface is up. But iwlist wlan0 scan does not find any wlan-network. > Very strange, because I made this test very close to the access-point > (about 30 cm distance). With other wlan-cards I get signal levels of > ~80% of maximum. So maybe the receiving part is broken. I can not test > the hardware with the windows-driver, because I don't have a > windows-installation. Just for the record, you should run iwlist as root. That is the only way you will get an active scan. In addition, it may take several tries; however, wpa_supplicant did all that before without finding any results. A broken card is a strong possibility. Do any of your colleagues have Windows? Larry