Linksys WPC11 + Dell Inspiron

[Joseph M]

I'm able to achieve "status : associated" after only entering:
  ifconfig wi0 ssid my16charssidxxxx
but I cannot connect to my gw or any LAN hosts. (pings result in 100% pkt loss).
  wicontrol -L says there are no Available APs.
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  DMESG output:
  wi0 at port 0x240-ox27f irq 11 at slot 1 on pccard1
  wi0: 802.11 address 00:06:25:XX:XX:XX
  wi0: using RF:PRISM2 MAC:HFA3841 CARD:HWB3163 rev.A
  wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 0.03.00, Station 0.08.00
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  ifconfig output:
  wi0: flags=8834<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
          inet 192.168.1.xx network mask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
          inet6 fe80:206:25ff:fexx:xxxx%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x6
          ether 00:06:25:xx:xx:xx
          media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/11Mbps)
          status: associated
          ssid my16charssidxxxx 1:my16charssidxxxx
          stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node"
          channel 6 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
          wepmode OFF weptxkey 1
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  wicontrol output: 
  NIC serial number:                   [ 99SA0100000 ]
  Station name:                        [ FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node ]
  SSID for IBSS creation:              [ my16charssidxxxx ]
  Current netname (SSID):              [ my16charssidxxxx ]
  Desired netname (SSID):              [ my16charssidxxxx ]
  Current BSSID:                       [ 00:06:25:XX:XX:XX ]
  Channel list:                        [ 2047 ]
  IBSS channel:                        [ 3 ]
  Current channel:                     [ 6 ]
  Comms quality/signal/noise           [ 34 81 0 ]
  Promiscuous mode:                    [ Off ]
  Process 802.11b Frame:               [ Off ]
  Intersil-Prism2 based card:          [ 1 ]
  Port type ( 1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc ):       [ 1 ]
  MAC address:                         [ 00:06:25:XX:XX:XX ]
  TX rate (selection):                 [ 3 ]
  TX rate (actual speed):              [ 2 ]
  RTS/CTS handshake threshold:         [ 2347 ]
  Create IBSS:                         [ Off ]
  Access point density:                [ 1 ]
  Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off):            [ 0 ]
  Max sleep time:                      [ 100 ]
  WEP encryption:                      [ Off ]
  TX encryption key:                   [ 1 ]
  Encryption keys:                     [ ][ ][ ]
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 I've tried to set the WPC11 to the encryption key of my Linksys BEFW11S4V4, changed the IBSS channel to match the current channel (6), changed port types to 1,3,and 4, changed the stationname to match the SSID,  all to no avail.
 When I try to ping a host or the wireless gw, I get total packet loss.  Shouldn't I be able to ping a host right after it's become associated?
 Any help or guidance into the right direction would be appreciated.
 Thank you.
 Joe


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