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

[Tony Morrow]

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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