[Bugme-new] [Bug 9237] New: Unable to build wifi network between zd1201 and b43

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9237

           Summary: Unable to build wifi network between zd1201 and b43
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.24-rc1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: network-wireless
        AssignedTo: drivers_network-wireless at kernel-bugs.osdl.org
        ReportedBy: casteyde.christian at free.fr


Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur:
N/A (b43 is new to 2.6.24-rc1)

Distribution:
Bluewhite64 12

Hardware Environment:
laptop with broadcom 43xx chip and Wifi USB key with zd1201 chip

Software Environment:
iwconfig

Problem Description:
It is impossible to make a Wifi connection between a zd1201 Wifi USB key and a
broadcom card of a laptop with b43
The Wifi cell is seen from both parts, but the connection cannot be established
with or without key - zd1201 only supports WEP as far as I know).
When I ping the zd from the bcm:
ifconfig on bcm tells there are Tx packets but 0 rx packets
ifconfig on zd tells there are Rx packets (same as tx from bcm), but 0 rx
packets.
So it seems the zd1201 driver doesn't send echo reply packets.

Please note that I never managed to get a connection with bcm43xx either, but I
managed once to get it with ndiswrapper. However, by that time, I used the
zd1201 driver with ieee802.11 lib (not mac80211). I guess the new zd1201 driver
is broken on mac80211.

Steps to reproduce:


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