In article <20041228223352.B37AD3BFF16@berkshire.machshav.com>,
Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu> wrote:
>I just installed a new 802.11 b/g AP to replace a b-only unit.  
>However, when I configure it for g-only mode, my laptop (Thinkpad T42 
>with a/b/g Atheros card) it wasn't talking.  Do I need to do anything 
>special?  (The access point is about a meter from the laptop.  Another 
>(NetBSD) laptop further away couldn't talk, either, when I set the AP to 
>g-only.)
>

All the output indicates that it has associated with the network and looks
fine. What does tcpdump -y say?

christos