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/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0.restart
or
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf wlan0_restart
is the same thing!
because by restarting i make sure that the card is working ok
but even at boot the wifi do not go online.
You should look at the '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1' script;
Code:
excerpt from '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1';
############
### MAIN ###
############
case "$1" in
'start') # "start" brings up all configured interfaces:
start
;;
'stop') # "stop" takes down all configured interfaces:
stop
;;
'restart') # "restart" restarts the network:
stop
start
;;
*_start) # Example: "eth1_start" will start the specified interface 'eth1'
INTERFACE=`echo $1 | /bin/cut -d '_' -f 1`
if_up $INTERFACE
gateway_up
;;
*_stop) # Example: "eth0_stop" will stop the specified interface 'eth0'
INTERFACE=`echo $1 | /bin/cut -d '_' -f 1`
if_down $INTERFACE
;;
*_restart) # Example: "wlan0_restart" will take 'wlan0' down and up again
INTERFACE=`echo $1 | /bin/cut -d '_' -f 1`
if_down $INTERFACE
sleep 1
if_up $INTERFACE
gateway_up
;;
'up') # "up" does the same thing as "start"
'down') # "down" does the same thing as "stop"
stop
;;
*_up) # "*_up" does the same thing as "*_start"
INTERFACE=`echo $1 | /bin/cut -d '_' -f 1`
if_up $INTERFACE
gateway_up
;;
*_down) # "*_down" does the same thing as "*_stop"
INTERFACE=`echo $1 | /bin/cut -d '_' -f 1`
if_down $INTERFACE
;;
That last command will mostly be used after changing one or more of the interface's configuration parameters like for instance the IP address, or the wireless encryption key.
I added an applet for wireless that came with kde and it shows me that the connection is ok but
at start of my laptop there a check up and then the led of my wifi goes up then it goes down!!
when i got to use the command
Code:
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0_restart
it just dies and the message is
Code:
Error for wireless request "Set Nickname" (8B1C) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
Polling for DHCP server on interface wlan0:
No carrier detected on wlan0. Reducing DHCP timeout to 10 seconds.
dhcpcd: MAC address = 00:16:cf:8c:9f:27
You should comment out your '#DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]="" ' instead of a null in the '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf'.
You could try too use a static IP an see if that is possible. Disable the encryption for now. Once you confirm the static IP works then work from there.
I did what andrew.46 told me to but not all the steps I just installed wicd and everything is working (I hope...).
Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew.46
Hi Rssn6,
I can hear your frustration! I went through a similar experience with a BCM4312 and Slackware 12.1. IMHO the Broadcom chip can be a bit of a pain :-).
If you leaf through that thread you can see the various attempts I made to kick-start the chip. My final, successful, strategy was:
Load the firmware provided by LinuxWireless, there is a nice script for this on slackbuilds.org
Remove all changes made to Slackware networking scripts
Installed wicd with slackbuilds.org script
It was a bit of a cop-out on my part but it now works flawlessly. Hopefully it will for you too?
Andrew
Quote:
I also add a some lines to rc.wicd to start auto
You will need to start the wicd service at boot by adding the following
to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd ]; then
/etc/rc.d/rc.wicd start
fi
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I just installed wicd and everything is working (I hope...).
