ifup only connects on interval 13, how do I force this?

unholy · 07-29-2006, 06:09 PM

When I run 'ifup wlan0', I get the following

Code:

DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5

This didnt connect for me, however the second time I ran it I got this

Code:

DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20

This also didnt connect. But when I ran it the last time, it did connect on interval 13. The above seems like a really random way of trying to connect. Is there a way I can force ifup to always try interval 13 first instead of waiting and retrying all the time?

Thanks for reading,

unholy

<edit>
Today it connected on interval 3 as below:
[CODE]Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:c0:49:52:dc:74
Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:c0:49:52:dc:74
Sending on Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1
DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
[CODE]

I had to run the command three times to get it to choose this interval. Is there any way to improve the way this connects?

gd2shoe · 07-30-2006, 08:19 PM

I see you are connecting using a wireless card. It is possible that signal might be a problem. It is also possible that your card may not entirely be supported. I am not a linux wireless guru. Someone else will need to diagnose it if it's a wireless problem (which I'm guessing it is).