Describe rt2500 here.
rt2500 is the kernel module used for the chip matching this kernel string:
Network controller: RaLink Ralink RT2500 802.11 Cardbus Reference Card (rev 01)
http://rt2400.sourceforge.net/
13:07 < cj> wireless access point?
13:07 < Klowner> ya
13:07 < cj> where are you?
13:07 < denny> I'm wrestling with wireless right now
13:07 < Klowner> iowa
13:07 * denny head-desks
13:08 < cj> denny: where are you?
13:08 < cj> Klowner: any neighbors?
13:08 < denny> London, England
13:08 < Klowner> yeah, but they're not real close
13:08 < cj> denny: is there a metronet there?
13:08 < denny> no idea
13:08 < denny> I think so
13:08 < denny> that's a shared 'net access project, right?
13:08 < cj> if you find time, get on it and let me know what you think :)
13:08 < cj> also, register globalwirelessthingy.net or something
13:09 < denny> I'd need to get my network card working first :)
13:09 < denny> it showed up on a friend's laptop once, then vanished again
13:09 * denny frowns
13:09 < cj> denny: what do you use to scan for APs?
13:09 < cj> try iwlist scanning
13:10 < denny> I'm trying to set up an ad-hoc network with a linux desktop and
a windows laptop
13:10 < cj> nice. ad-hoc is the way to go :)
13:10 < denny> the windows machine is definitely working with wireless, because
my gf is using it hooked into next-door's wireless right now
13:10 < denny> when she first scanned for networks, she saw the desktop here,
but from then on, she doesn't
13:10 < denny> I dunno what's going on :)
13:11 < cj> what hardware are you using?
13:11 < cj> pcmcia?
13:11 < cj> built-in?
13:11 < cj> broadcom?
13:11 < denny> pcmcia on teh laptop
13:11 < cj> oranoco?
13:11 < cj> orinoco?
13:11 < denny> it's a belkin card
13:11 < cj> a/b/g?
13:11 < denny> dunno
13:11 < cj> what's the interface name?
13:11 < denny> desktop card is G, but limited to 11mbs on ad-hoc anyway
13:11 < cj> wl0? eth1?
13:11 < denny> ...on windows? :)
13:12 < cj> d'oh.
13:12 * denny looks at the card
13:12 < denny> G
13:13 < denny> 0000:05:04.0 Network controller: RaLink Ralink RT2500 802.11
Cardbus Reference Card (rev 01)
13:13 < denny> that's the Linux card, from lspci
13:13 < cj> does the linux one work?
13:13 * denny shrugs
13:13 < denny> the windows laptop saw it once, so I guess 'yes', in theory
13:13 < cj> I mean are you online with it?
13:14 < denny> I've never managed to connect anything to it
13:14 < cj> okay...
13:14 < cj> want to troubleshoot with me?
13:14 < denny> sure
13:14 < cj> dmesg | less
13:14 < Klowner> denny: heh, that's the card that can be used to fake a
nintendo DS update area
13:14 < Klowner> neato
13:14 < denny> Klowner: I'll bear that in mind then :-P
13:15 < cj> now in the less output, search for RaLink or Ralink or RT2500 or
802.11 or something
13:15 < cj> use /<search term>\n
13:16 < cj> maybe run "ip addr"
13:16 < denny> no hits
13:17 < denny> root@serenity /var/log # ip addr
13:17 < denny> bash: ip: command not found
13:17 < denny> ?
13:17 < cj> er. apt-get install iproute2
13:17 < cj> er. apt-get install iproute
13:19 * denny throws some stuff into PM
13:19 < cj> denny: nice. but use http://rafb.net/paste in the future
13:20 < cj> now run iwlist scanning
13:20 < denny> eth2 No scan results
13:20 < cj> you're getting somewhere...
13:20 < cj> run man iwconfig
13:20 < cj> see if there's a way to turn up the sensitivity of your card
13:21 < denny> Error for wireless request "Set Sensitivity" (8B08) :
13:21 < denny> SET failed on device eth2 ; Operation not supported.
13:21 < cj> d'oh.
13:21 < denny> I have the power jacked up to 30, which is the max
13:21 < cj> maybe bring the interface down before doing that?
13:22 < cj> set it to the lowest instead... see what happens
13:22 < denny> no difference
13:22 < cj> uname -a
13:22 < denny> Linux serenity 2.6.16-1-amd64-generic #2 Mon Apr 10 21:35:25
CEST 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux
13:22 < cj> OS?
13:22 < denny> debian sid
13:23 < cj> do you compile your own kernel or use debian's?
13:23 < denny> debian packages
13:23 < cj> what is the kernel driver that your card uses?
13:24 < denny> rt2500
13:25 < cj> is this you?
13:25 < cj> http://www.atheros.com/pt/AR5002GBulletin.htm
13:27 < denny> no idea
13:31 < cj> denny: http://seattlewireless.net/rt2500
13:31 < cj> please take notes there
13:32 < cj> mind if I paste our conversation in that wiki page?
13:32 < denny> help yourself
13:33 < denny> http://rt2400.sourceforge.net/ is where I got teh drivers from I
think, but it's not responding right now
