[NBLUG/talk] Wifi Doesn't Work

[matt]

OK, so here's the breakdown. I've been putting this off, but I think it's time 
to figure it out.

I have a Lenovo T60 laptop with an Atheros wifi chipset. For some reason, the 
wifi doesn't work. It is able to scan and discover all the available access 
points, but when I try to connect to one, it continues to say "Access Point: 
Not-Associated". Then, when I try "dhclient" to get an IP, it never receives 
a request. I do this in the same room with other people who are able to 
connect to the router, so the problem is obviously on my end.

I'm using madwifi drivers for the chip. I have used iwconfig, wlassistant, and 
knetworkmanager to no avail. I have Fedora Core 6 installed, and it doesn't 
get the job done. I tried a Kubuntu Edgy live CD, and that doesn't work 
either. I then tried Ubuntu Edgy, and Gnome doesn't even recognize the wifi 
card.

Ideas?
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Valê,
Matt
matt at cfxnetworks.com