Linksys WAP11 (v 1.2), Mandrake 9.1

[ladato]

I have seen this subject line so often here it pains me to put it up again. But I must.

I have Mandrake 9.1 with a Linksys WPC11 wireless card. I am so close to having this working, it hurts. But the pain is from not quite getting there.

PROBLEM:
I'm not able to get an IP address and, therefore, do anything valuable on the network.

WIRELESS CONFIG:
Linksys WPC11 ver 1.2 card
Linksys BEFW11S4 v2 access point/router
(the environment is working with other Windoze based laptops using the same card - I've even swapped them)
Router is the DHCP server
Router connected to cable modem
cable modem connected to the arm bone
arm bone connected to the.... oops. Never mind.

QUESTION:
What am I missing? I have the wlan files (wlan_conf and wlancfg_<ssid> configured correctly (I think). I've restarted, rebooted and reloaded.

Thanks in advance...
Leon

OUTPUTS/DIAGNOSTICS
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ifconfig:
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:2F:03:25:2A
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:328 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 TX bytes:30930 (30.2 Kb)
Interrupt:3 Base address:0x100

wlan0:9 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:2F:03:25:2A
inet addr:169.254.245.143 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:3 Base address:0x100

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iwconfig:
wlan0 IEEE 802.11-b ESSID:&quot;adato&quot; Nickname:&quot;adato&quot;
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457GHz Access Point: 00:06:25:64:96:7A
Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power:2346 dBm
Retry min limit:8 RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Link Quality:92/92 Signal level:-31 dBm Noise level:-100 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:1096 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

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cardctl ident:
Socket 1:
product info: &quot;Instant Wireless &quot;, &quot; Network PC CARD&quot;, &quot;Version 01.02&quot;, &quot;&quot;
manfid: 0x0156, 0x0002
function: 6 (network)

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lspci (but I don't think it matters)
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 05)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 05)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 05)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 05)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY
02:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:07.0 Communication controller: Ambient Technologies Inc HaM controllerless modem (rev 02)
02:09.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1250 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
02:09.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1250 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
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Leon Adato (adatole@yahoo.com)
Measure what is measurable,
And make measurable what is not so.
- Galileo

 

[manarth]

Just a thought - have you tried setting up a static IP?

<marc> i wonder what will happen if i press this...[ul][li]please give feedback on what works / what doesn't[/li][li]need some help? how to get a better answer: faq581-3339[/li][/ul]

 

[ladato]

I actually got it working yesterday after some advice from someone on Scotsnewsletter.com. I'm in the process of documenting the entire experience and posting it here, there, on my blog and everywhere else!

Thanks for the idea, though!
Leon

Leon Adato (adatole@yahoo.com)
Measure what is measurable,
And make measurable what is not so.
- Galileo