wifi configuration: How to get connected ?

[ghisfrederic]

I want to be connected with my wifi(netgear 511v2 card pci). My labtop uses Kubuntu 8.10. I have installed ndiswrapper and corresponding win driver. The driver works (I can see the driver through terminal):
When I scan my area, I see my wifi name(from my internet box) but I am not connected:
root@fredericgm-laptop:~# sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
Cell 1 - Address: 827:24:00:4E:A8
ESSID:"FREEBOX"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality:40/100 Signal level:-70 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:atim=0
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

Below my driver is loaded,
root@fredericgm-laptop:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSIDff/any
Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Sensitivity=-200 dBm
RTS thr=2346 B Fragment thr=2346 B
Encryption keyff
Power Managementff
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

BUT I have only the green light fashing(I am not connected)
Please, I want someone help me. I already come so far, from all stuff like ndiswrapper+windows driver installation..... Damn, it's not easy for a new user as me.
Thank you.

[ghisfrederic]

Re: wifi configuration: How to get connected ?

I am always waiting some help; below more commands responses:

root@fredericgm-laptop:~# ndiswrapper -l
wg511v2 : driver installed
device (11AB:1FAA) present

root@fredericgm-laptop:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS200/RS200M AGP Bridge [IGP 340M] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge [IGP 340M]
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533/M1535/M1543 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV/V/V+]
00:08.0 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller
00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller
00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51)
00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4)
00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 330M/340M/350M
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88w8335 [libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless (rev 03)

PS: Most interesting situation, I installed Knetworkmanager(apt-get) but when I launch it, no response. I mean the gui does not open.
Waiting some help ;-)

[mfabry]

Re: wifi configuration: How to get connected ?

Knetworkmanager sucks. Check out following:
1. wifi-radar
2. kismet (for scanning)
2. wicd