[arch-general] Intel AG 4965

[Tom K]

Flavio Costa wrote:
> Maybe the output of NetworkManager's log would be helpful too.
> Try "# tail -f /var/log/messages" while connecting to a wireless connection.
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Alan Hoffmeister <alangtk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hello guyz!
>>
>> First of all, let me introduce. My name is Alan Hoffmeister, I'm from
>> Brazil and I'm a new user to Archlinux.
>>
>> I sucefully installed Arch and XFCE4 on my notebook (by the way, awesome
>> performance compared to Win7), my wired network is connecting Ok, I'm using
>> networkmanager to manage my connections...
>>
>> The nm-applet can see all SSIDs around my notebook, it ask me some
>> password, but when it try to get an IP it fails...
>>
>> I had this problem whit wicd too.. Always failing to get an IP..
>>
>> Here is my rc.conf:
>>
>> #############################  Start
>>  #######################################
>> #
>> # /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
>> #
>>
>> # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # LOCALIZATION
>> # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> #
>> # LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
>> # HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
>> # USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
>> # TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
>> # KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
>> # CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for
>> non-US)
>> # CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
>> # USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
>> #
>> LOCALE="pt_BR.utf8"
>> HARDWARECLOCK=""
>> USEDIRECTISA="no"
>> TIMEZONE="America/Sao_Paulo"
>> KEYMAP="us-acentos"
>> CONSOLEFONT="lat0-16"
>> CONSOLEMAP=
>> USECOLOR="yes"
>>
>> # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # HARDWARE
>> # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> #
>> # MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
>> # MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
>> # MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
>> #
>> # NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES
>> array.
>> #
>> MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
>> #MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
>> MODULES=(iwl4965)
>>
>> # Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
>> USELVM="no"
>>
>> # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # NETWORKING
>> # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> #
>> # HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
>> #
>> HOSTNAME="archie"
>>
>> # Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available
>> interfaces.
>> #
>> # Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
>> # Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
>> #   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
>> #   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
>> #
>> # DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
>> # Wireless: See network profiles below
>> #
>>
>> #Static IP example
>> #eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
>> eth0="dhcp"
>> wlan0="dhcp"
>> INTERFACES=(!eth0)
>> WLAN_INTERFACES=(!wlan0)
>>
>> # Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
>> # Declare each route then list in ROUTES
>> #   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
>> #
>> gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
>> ROUTES=(!gateway)
>>
>> # Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
>> # if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
>> #   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package
>> required)
>> #   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
>> #
>> # Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
>> #
>> # This now requires the netcfg package
>> #
>> #NETWORKS=(main)
>>
>> # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # DAEMONS
>> # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> #
>> # Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
>> #   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
>> #   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
>> #
>> DAEMONS=(syslog-ng !network netfs crond @alsa hal fam networkmanager)
>> #############################  End  #######################################
>>
>> And this is my iwconfig wlan0:
>> iwconfig wlan0
>> wlan0     IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:""         Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412
>> GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated           Tx-Power=14 dBm           Retry
>>  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>>         Encryption key: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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Some clue?
>>
>> Att,
>> Alan
>>
>>
>>     
>
>
>   
Did you follow the procedures in the Wireless Setup wiki page?

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup

T.