[NTLK] WiFi: Channel: 1 (Ignored) -- can't connect to open network?

[Chris Browder]

That worked!! Off to Unna to get some other packages...

Thanks so much Tony!

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Tony Morrow <gizmo1482 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Try deleting the more wifi driver and lantern patch. Even frozen they can
> cause issues when using a WaveLAN card.
>
> The channel being ignored is normal for infrastructure mode. As long as
> the SSID is correct (which is case sensitive) then the card will
> automatically figure out what channel it needs to use. Try configuring all
> of your network settings manually instead of using DHCP. I find that clears
> up a lot of the issues on my MessagePad.
>
> -Tony Morrow
>
> On Jul 18, 2012, at 10:09 PM, Chris Browder wrote:
>
> > Thanks to Max, I got my lender card and got the Lucent WaveLAN Gold
> > recognized by the Newton. Following these steps:
> >
> http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2008/08/going-wireless-setting-up-wifi.html
> >
> > I can't pick the channel. It does nothing and has (Ignored) next to it.
> >
> > Before I had an issue where the power would blink on and off when
> > trying to connect, I froze the More Wifi cards and now the power light
> > stays on. I think I may have loaded more drivers than necessary...
> > i've frozen all but NIE, Newton Devices, The WiFi driver NIE Ethernet,
> > NIE LocalTalk NIE Modem & Serial NIE Patch Lantern Patch ...
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
> >
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