SUSE 10 pro/wireless 2200bg WPK encryption LAN and wifi unreliabel
First only my LAN worked
then once I installed new drivers for my wifi the wireless worked (for about 5 mins) Since then my LAN and wifi have been working on / off ever since (constantly connecting and re-conecting and stopping and starting) I set up my LAN and wifi in YAST. Below are the settings I am new to routers and wifi and LINUX I think I may have set up the ip address incorectly. Can you see any obvious blunders in my setup or have any ideas. (I turned off the ässignments by DHCP at someones suggestion - so have set it up manually) LAN >>Network Address Setup IP address : 192.168.1.101 or assigned by dhcp subnet mask : 255.255.255.0 >>Host name and name server configuration Hostname : linux Domain name : site Change host name via dhcp is unchecked, update name servers search list via dhcp unchecked Name Server 1 : 192.168.1.254 Domain Serach : sitehecked >>Routing 192.168.1.254 Wireless >>Network Address Setup IP address : 192.168.1.105 or assigned by dhcp subnet mask : 255.255.255.0 >>Host name and name server configurat Hostname : linux Domain name : site Change host name via dhcp is unchecked, update name servers search list via dhcp unchecked Name Server 1 : 192.168.1.254 Domain Serach : sitehecked With the above configuaration both connectoin run badly ANY IDEAS It's taken me ages to get this far this relates to my previous post http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=407757 unfortunatly the last advice to download some applications is not longer viable becuase I can't get the internet up for long enough (I am writing this in XP) |
oh yeah I can only see eth 1 in Kinternet too.
I have been reading some stuff. I have assumed that because the PC is connected to the router by a cable (LAN) or radio (wifi) then it needs two IP address - should it only be one - could this be my error. I dunno clutching at straws... help me please |
wi-fi problems
The ip address for your nameserver doesn't look right.
Where did you get that from? Post the make/model number of your router and your wi-fi card. Also post the ip address of your default gateway and the name of the driver or module name that you are using for the wi-fi card. :) |
o right
I'm just getting the info together
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Name server etc
Yeah I spoke to someone and the name server was incorrect. It is now
202.63.39.130 which corresponds with the Primary DNS of my router. the default Gateway is 202.63.39.2 My router is a billion Myguard 7202g (this system works perfectly well in XP although teh settings are setup by dhcp but I was advised not to do that because of some problem in SUSE) my laptop is an NEC with wifi centrino pro/wireless 2200bg |
If you use both a cable and wireless interface, you should shut one of them down, unless they are being used for different subnets.
Try rcnetwork stop eth0 rcnetwork restart wlan0 I use DHCP. On the "Network Address Setup" page I have "Automatic Address Setup (via DHCP)" checked. Checking the "Host Name and Name Server" button: Under "Host Name and Name Server Configuration" I entered my Hostname and Domain name and checked the "Change Host Name via DHCP. Clicking the Routing Button: I entered the IP address of my Cisco Cable Router (192.168.1.1) Clicking on the "Hardware Details" button: on the Manual Network Card configuration: The system gave my interface the Configuration name: wlan0. The system gave my interface the Hardware Name: static-0. I didn't change it in the "Hardware Configuration Name" line underneath. I left it as it is. Under Module Name: I entered the name of the kernel module for my wireless device. "ndiswrapper" in my case. Under "DHCP Client Options" button. On the DHCP Client Options page, I checked the "Request Broadcast Response" box, and entered my hostname in the "DHCP Client Identifier" line. This may have been a mistake according to the SuSE manual (I read this part later), but after making this change, I was able to connect to my router after rebooting. The "Host Name to Send" line I left as AUTO. On the Detailed Network Card Settings Button/page, I selected "Device Activation "At Boot Time" drop down item. I clicked on the "User Controlled" box. I have the "External Zone" selected for my firewall zone. Note: make sure that the DHCP Client is added to an allowed service for the Firewall zone you select) Clicking on "Next" from the "Network Address Setup" page, gets me to the "Wireless Network Card Configuration" page. Operating Mode "Managed" dropdown item is selected. I entered my LAN's domain name for the ESSID. Authentication Mode "WPA-PSK" drop down item is selected. Key Input Type, this is really up to you, but needs to match the router's setup. I generated a 64 digit hex key using the random device: Code:
dd if=/dev/random bs=1 count=32 | od -t x1 | sed -e 's/^[[:digit:]]\{7\}//' -e 's/ //g' | tr '[[:lower:]]' '[[:upper:]]' | tr -d '\ If yast doesn't like the key, you might try editing it into /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-wlan0 manually. That is what I did. I han't converted the letters "a-d" to uppercase. In hindsight, I think that yast was expecting Upper Case letters "A-D" for the input. Now I don't have a passphrase that is someone could use a dictionary attack against. Plus, a script to generate a new key anytime I want. I hope this helps. I can't guarantee that none of my items are in error, but I did post this message on my hp pavilion zv5000 using a wireless connection to a cisco cable router using this configuration. |
Thank you very much Mr jschiwal
I will give that a go. In order to that though I have to reboot my system in suse (I'm in XP) so I will be a while |
I've given it a go but I didn't understand the following
' Clicking on "Next" from the "Network Address Setup" page, gets me to the "Wireless Network Card Configuration" page. Operating Mode "Managed" dropdown item is selected. I entered my LAN's domain name for the ESSID. ' what did you mean by "I entered my LAN's domain name for the essid" i it an IP address or the name that suse gave my connection or something else? |
Perhaps it's a lack of creativity on my part. I use the domain name "jesnet" for my lan. All my computers use this domain name. I used the same name to identify my wireless network. Use the name that you used for ESSID in your wireless router setup. Sorry if I caused some confusion. I didn't mean that you had to use the same name for your domain as for the essid. In some cases, such as your network is a subnet of the internet (a real published domain name), this may be an error.
Some people prefer not to set this, thinking it can prevent a hacker from breaking in. However, that doesn't work at all. I shortend the oneliner a bit, but used a sed script to generate a random hex string: Code:
dd if=/dev/random bs=1 count=32 2>/dev/null | od -t x1 | sed -f bk.sed Code:
# sed program to convert the od -t x1 output to a large hexadecimal number |
My Panasonic telephone was interfereing
I have more or less fixed it now - it drops out every half hour or so which i ok. (Idon't know why if I fix that I'll post my solution). The panasonic coordless phone seemed to be interfereing with the wifi. In addition the LAN was confliting somehow.
I do not understand how but by uninstalling the LAN (I only use wireless so this works for me) the wifi woked much better. The wifi obvoisly is not quite as well setup as in XP because in XP it doesn't seem to drop out (although sometimes in gets v slow) |
I have the same intel wireless card. I'm running it on a Toshiba M45-269 with 1.5 gb ddr2 ram. Pentium M 740. My first suse install both connections were intermittant. I have re-installed a few times. I did a lot of reading and found some great tips. My wireless has been up for well over 2 hrs with no issues. It involves installing wifi-radar and following the directions. You copy about 5 files and edit a script and you have a nice gui for wireless. The downside to the networking fix is I have to boot acpi=off to get any connection to my router. Being a laptop I'm not crazy about disabling power management but it works.
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FYI
The phone wasn't the problem. I'm now working fine - although the onnection gets lost about every half hour and I have to reconnect. Also as soon as I load firefox the connection is lost. |
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