Problem with 2.6.0-test9, linksys wpc 11 v3

[Jon Nelson]

... and D-Link DI-614+ (Rev A, Firmware 2.20)


This is what I get in the kernel log.

Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: hostap_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: hostap_cs: CVS (Jouni Malinen <jkmaline at cc.hut.fi>)
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: hostap_cs: setting Vcc=33 (constant)
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: hostap_cs: CS_EVENT_CARD_INSERTION
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: hostap_cs: setting Vcc=50 (from config)
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: Checking CFTABLE_ENTRY 0x01 (default 0x01)
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: IO window settings: cfg->io.nwin=1 dflt.io.nwin=1
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: io->flags = 0x0046, io.base=0x0000, len=64
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: hostap_cs: Registered netdevice wifi0
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: hostap_cs: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 3, io 0x0100-0x013f
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: prism2_hw_init: initialized in 200 ms
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: wifi0: trying to read PDA from 0x007f0000: OK
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: wifi0: NIC: id=0x800c v1.0.0
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: wifi0: PRI: id=0x15 v1.1.1
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: wifi0: STA: id=0x1f v1.5.6
Nov 15 16:07:04 workstation kernel: wifi0: registered netdevice wlan0
Nov 15 16:07:05 workstation kernel: prism2: wifi0: operating mode changed 3 -> 1
Nov 15 16:07:05 workstation kernel: wifi0: LinkStatus=6 (Association failed)
Nov 15 16:07:05 workstation kernel: wifi0: LinkStatus: BSSID=44:44:44:44:44:44
Nov 15 16:07:06 workstation kernel: wifi0: invalid skb->cb magic (0x00000000, expected 0xf08a36a2)
Nov 15 16:07:07 workstation kernel: wifi0: LinkStatus=1 (Connected)
Nov 15 16:07:07 workstation kernel: wifi0: LinkStatus: BSSID=<trimmed>
Nov 15 16:07:07 workstation kernel: wifi0: invalid skb->cb magic (0x00000000, expected 0xf08a36a2)

The last line repeats and repeats and repeats.
I am *not* using WEP (why bother?) and the system had to be set from
shared key to open system (worked fine w/2.4 and hostap driver).

Now, the only driver I've gotten working is the orinoco driver (0.13e),
but only after I edited the dlink's config as above (why did I have to
do that? Grr..)

Short version:
 - hostap driver worked "best" for me under 2.4.x
 - orinoco driver would work "OK" but under heavy load would barf
 - later, updated firmware from "very old" to what you see here,
   never bothered trying other (than hostap) drivers
 - wanted to play with 2.6.0
 - wireless doesn't work. Proceed with 2 day investigation.
 - results: I hate dlink, but hostap driver /did/ work with 2.4,
   appears like it /should/ with 2.6, but doesn't.

I hope this information is helpful. Perhaps somebody can tell me what's
going on here (is it D-Link's fault? is it the firmware? Is it the
driver?)

I /am/ up an running, and since I use a VPN anyway I don't care about
the WEP stuff (despite it being disabled), but the "solution" for me
with the orinoco drivers was to change from "shared key" to "open
system".