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DS Misc > Realtek RTL8180 Ap mode (solved!)

#61957 - bafio - Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:50 pm

Hi eveyone,

I have a Realtek 8180, and installing the drivers and utility program from the site, you have an option to use the card in Access Point mode.

You can set SSID, WEP key and see the association table.
Problem: I can't get it to work with WIFI games!
I have other options:

Beacon interval (100)
DTIM period(3)
Preamble mode(auto,short or long)
Data rate (auto,1-11 mbp)
Security; Open,shared key (Open)

I have tried any combination of the settings (But not for the Beacon interval and DTIM period), but same results:
No access point

When I try to connect I can see fron the statistics that packets are coming from the nintendo, but the get as RX CRC error (0-500)

Anybody with the same hardware got it to work? Or any idea ofthe proper settings, in particular

Beacon interval (100)
DTIM period(3)

Thanks

Fabio

PS. I can also set the channel (tried some channels already)

Last edited by bafio on Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:16 pm; edited 2 times in total

#61958 - paco1234 - Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:55 pm

Quote:
but the get as RX CRC error


Wrong WEP settings ?

#61959 - bafio - Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:02 pm

paco1234 wrote:
Quote:
but the get as RX CRC error


Wrong WEP settings ?


I tried both Open (no wep key) and manual with wep key, but I stillget the same result.
I am doing most of the tests with
Network Authentication:Open system
Data encryption: disabled
...

#61973 - bafio - Sat Nov 26, 2005 12:45 am

Ok,

it works!

settings:

1) had to set a mac address to the network card in the driver settings
2) connection at 1mbps
3) shared key - wep

All the other settings as default...
the main problem was in the mac addess missing on the driver settings. Can't gat an ip addess if speed is set to auto..

That's about it
Bafio

#62078 - Kleevah - Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:32 am

Had exactly the same problem, but setting MAC + limiting speed to 1mpbs fixed it perfectly. Thanks a lot bafio!
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#62123 - bafio - Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:25 pm

Kleevah wrote:
Had exactly the same problem, but setting MAC + limiting speed to 1mpbs fixed it perfectly. Thanks a lot bafio!


Happy to help,

I think it's not so esay to see these options since you have to use the manifacturer driver and disable Windows Zero config, but it is much cheaper than a wireless router and included in many a bit older laptops...

I have played MKDS and THAS and both work perfecty :)

BTW, my friend codes:

MKDS:
180448 - 716074

THAS:
433851 - 746148