ntware
(or anyone else...
),
Trying to get the Aironet 350 card working....but having some issues...
I updated firmware to newer version 5.60.17.
Installed the WinCE Aironet Utility v.2.40.03 on J720.
I edited the Profile0 to include name of SSID.
Underneath the Select Active Profile heading
(on right side of Aironet Utility window
) it says '350 Series Radio is not associated'.
On card the status light is blinking green.
The activity light is blinking orange.
Is there something else I need to do to get card working in WinCE?
Thank you!
Mark
Quote
ntware - 2020-10-01 4:56 PM
Well, I guess that my guide also is not 100%. After a bit of testing I realized that it was missing one step. Even though the SSID information is stored in the card somewhere, I believe that when Linux reinitializes the card, it stays in limbo mode until you tell it to connect to the SSID again. So here are the full steps:
1. Configure the card on Windows CE as usual. Use the Aironet app to setup SSID information and make sure the connection works
(open something on Pocket IE
).
2. Boot into Linux and login as root.
3. To power up the card:
ip link set dev wifi0 up
ip link set dev eth0 up
(apparently this card needs to be enumerated with both wifi0 and eth0
). Once you run those commands, the LEDs on the card will start flashing and it will automatically connect to the SSID configured previously on Windows CE.
4. Connect to your SSID. I issued this command for both interfaces wifi0 and eth0. Not sure if it only needs to go to one of them:
iwconfig wifi0 essid "Your_SSID_without_quotes" mode Managed
iwconfig eth0 essid "Your_SSID_without_quotes" mode Managed
5. Obtain an IP address from DHCP:
dhclient -v eth0
6. Or alternatively, if you want to set the card with static IP:
ifconfig eth0 "Your_fixed_IP_without_quotes" netmask 255.255.255.0 up
route add default gw "Your_gateway_IP_without_quotes"
That's it!