Atheros wireless driving me crazy
Is it really this hard????
I need some serious help here. Heres my lspci: Code:
01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc.: Unknown device 001a (rev 01) Code:
ath_pci 68252 0 I've installed (in this order): madwifi-20051008_2.6.13-i486-1.tgz wireless-tools-28.pre10-i486-1.tgz wpa_supplicant-20051008-i486-1.tgz If I'm reading it right, The following links says it should work on unsecured AP's? http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/Distro/Slackware iwconfig gives me this: Code:
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"linksys" Nickname:"lap-cat" (yes, I unplug the network cable to ensure Its a wireless connection). The laptop has an intel 10/100 NIC & the wireless. Where am I going wrong? -tw |
Are you requesting or assigning an IP address?
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I believe I am requesting one. Although I am open to the option.... whichever is easier
for accessing your average AP's (hotels, etc.) -tw |
Usually requesting one is easier so something like:
dhcpcd ath0 -d (the -d makes dhcpcd a touch more verbose) If you're not sure if your doing this, then odds are you aren't. A quick check of ifconfig will show if you have an IP or not. |
GOT IT!
I know I tried dhcpcd ath0 at some point in time, but never the "-d". I can't explain way, but its working now. I just hope it stays working ina regular fashion. thanks for the 'hand holding' Hangdog42, its appreciated. -tw (I'll solve someone elses problem later on to return the favor!) |
Congrats on getting up and running! I'm guessing that earlier attempts with dhcpcd went awry for some other reason because all the -d flag is supposed to do is cause dhcpcd to log more information than it usually does. It shouldn't affect the process of getting an IP address at all.
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Seeing that the "dhcpcd -d ath0" was all you needed, did you edit the file /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf to setup your (wireless) network card for DHCP at all?
You should have something in there (assuming you have already configured your eth0 device in there too and it's occupying all the [0] entries): Code:
# Config information for ath0: Eric |
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