connecting with Madwifi via Netgear WAG311
So I installed the Madwifi drivers into Slackware 10.1. So far so good. The only problem is that it doesn't connect without a little prodding. This is what happens in the shell:
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root@slacksys:/home/rob# modprobe ath_pci 1) What exactly is "/usr/sbin -d -t 10 ath0" doing for me? It seems like an odd command, what does it mean? 2) There are several warnings there. Should I be concerned about that and is there something I should do to fix potential problems? I know that part of Madwifi (Hal maybe?) is binary only due to some FCC rules, so that might be all there is to that, but I'm not sure. 3) How do I get things to automatically configure on startup? Is there a script that I need to add/edit to make this happen? Thanks in advance for any input. Two big thumbs up for Slack 10.1 so far, by the way. This wireless card is usually the sticking point for most distros and other than what I mentioned above, everything with the card has gone without a hitch. It took all of a day or so and a bit of reading to get everything else pretty much the way I want it. |
1) I guess when you said "usr/sbin -d -t 10 ath0" you were refering to "/sbin/dhcpcd -d -t 10 ath0" am I right? If so, then it's getting IP configuration from a DHCP server (usually a router or your ISP).
2) Just a warning, nothing to be worried about but if you've a crash then it may be a place to start "debugging". 3) Add those commands to /etc/rc.d/rc.local . That file is automatically executed on startup after all other startup scripts finish. |
2. You're exactly right about the warnings. Adding proprietary modules, such as the hal module, to the kernel "taints" it. Those module warnings are simply a reminder that you are introducing something with a different license into the GNU/Linux kernel. And you are also right about the module being an FCC thing. Keeping part of the driver closed prevents the radio from being used inappropriately through modification of the driver.
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I've looked at the man pages, but I'm not seeing what I'm looking for in there. Maybe there's a good command reference on line someone could point me to? It works, which is good, but I like to know exactly why things work! I'll check out the rc.local file when I get home. Thanks! |
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If you want to know if "dhcpcd" and "/sbin/dhcpcd" are the same, try Code:
which dhcpd |
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