Subject: Re: (ral based) wlan card in/for qube(2)
To: None <mk@kilbi.de>
From: Alvin <ipsec7@gmail.com>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 06/07/2006 00:46:19
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Hi!

My Qube 2 running NetBSD 3.0 with installed a 3com 3CRWE777A 802.11b PCI
wireless lan card working. It act as access point/gateway to internet for my
notebook thru wireless. This card base on Prism-II chipset.

My another Qube 2 is running Debian 3.1 and wanna to install another
3CRWE777A card on it later for try.

Hope this help.
Kermit



On 6/6/06, Markus W Kilbinger <mk@kilbi.de> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Is anybody running successfully a wireless lan pci card in a qube(2)?
>
> I'm trying that with a ral based pci card (Conceptronic C54Ri) in my
> qube2 which seems to be correctly recognized:
>
> ral0 at pci0 dev 10 function 0: Ralink Technologies RT2560 802.11b/g (rev.
> 0x01)
> ral0: interrupting at irq 9
> ral0: 802.11 address 00:80:5a:36:76:fc
> ral0: MAC/BBP RT2560 (rev 0x04), RF RT2525
> ral0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> ral0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
> 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
>
> and handled by the kernel, but shows some kind of connectivity issues.
> It seems to able to associate with access points or other wlan devs in
> adhoc mode, but ping times are abnormally high:
>
> [...]
> 16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=774 hlim=64 time=
> 2002.05 ms
> 16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=775 hlim=64
> time=1373 ms
> 16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=776 hlim=64 time=
> 2002.06 ms
> 16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=777 hlim=64 time=
> 1216.32 ms
> 16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=778 hlim=64 time=
> 1239.71 ms
>
> 'hostap' doesn't seem to work (completely): 'wiconfig ... -D' on other
> wlan devs detect it as an access point, but no associating is
> possible.
>
> On the other side the ral pci cards power led is not enlightened (as
> its activity led (sometimes depending on its stage) is). I've read
> about some missing pci voltage supply on the qube(2)'s pci slot, maybe
> its all related to this deficiency?
>
> In case of this pci deficiency: Is there a list/survey of working pci
> cards (especially wlan cards ;-)) for qube(2)'s (and maybe raq(2)'s)?
>
> Any comments/help appreciated,
>
> Markus.
>

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<div>Hi! </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>My Qube 2&nbsp;running NetBSD 3.0 with installed a 3com 3CRWE777A 802.11b PCI wireless lan card working. It act as access point/gateway to internet for my notebook thru wireless. This card base on Prism-II chipset.</div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>My another Qube 2 is running Debian 3.1&nbsp;and&nbsp;wanna to install another 3CRWE777A card on it later for try.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Hope this help.</div>
<div>Kermit</div>
<div><br><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/6/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Markus W Kilbinger</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:mk@kilbi.de">mk@kilbi.de</a>&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi!<br><br>Is anybody running successfully a wireless lan pci card in a qube(2)?<br><br>I'm trying that with a ral based pci card (Conceptronic C54Ri) in my
<br>qube2 which seems to be correctly recognized:<br><br>ral0 at pci0 dev 10 function 0: Ralink Technologies RT2560 802.11b/g (rev. 0x01)<br>ral0: interrupting at irq 9<br>ral0: 802.11 address 00:80:5a:36:76:fc<br>ral0: MAC/BBP RT2560 (rev 0x04), RF RT2525
<br>ral0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps<br>ral0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps<br><br>and handled by the kernel, but shows some kind of connectivity issues.
<br>It seems to able to associate with access points or other wlan devs in<br>adhoc mode, but ping times are abnormally high:<br><br>[...]<br>16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=774 hlim=64 time=2002.05 ms
<br>16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=775 hlim=64 time=1373 ms<br>16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=776 hlim=64 time=2002.06 ms<br>16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=777 hlim=64 time=
1216.32 ms<br>16 bytes from fe80::280:5aff:fe37:f748%ral0, icmp_seq=778 hlim=64 time=1239.71 ms<br><br>'hostap' doesn't seem to work (completely): 'wiconfig ... -D' on other<br>wlan devs detect it as an access point, but no associating is
<br>possible.<br><br>On the other side the ral pci cards power led is not enlightened (as<br>its activity led (sometimes depending on its stage) is). I've read<br>about some missing pci voltage supply on the qube(2)'s pci slot, maybe
<br>its all related to this deficiency?<br><br>In case of this pci deficiency: Is there a list/survey of working pci<br>cards (especially wlan cards ;-)) for qube(2)'s (and maybe raq(2)'s)?<br><br>Any comments/help appreciated,
<br><br>Markus.<br></blockquote></div><br>

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