Re: Solved: Failed wireless connection
Thank you Chris.
This is very strange. After getting the wireless link up, instead of
running the DHCP client directly, I run the ifup as you have and it
worked. Well at least it work now...
Thanks,
Antonio
Chris Lale wrote:
> Antonio Paiva wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to use wireless access with a Asus WL-100 pcmcia wireless
>> card. The card is detected and works in the system (Debian Etch beta2).
>> When I insert the card the hostap driver is activated. I then changed
>> the driver default wireless parameters with:
>>
>> iwconfig wlan0 mode managed essid "ANY" rate auto
>>
>> and running iwconfig again shown the card connect to an AP in the range.
>> My problems begin when I try to get a IP address, because the dhclient
>> keeps reporting network down everytime it send a package. After that
>> the interface desapears from ifconfig, and iwconfig reports the
>> interface has no wireless extensions.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thank you all,
>> Antonio
>>
>>
> Try the steps in
> http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/InstallDebianSarge
>
> ie:
> 11. Check that interface is available.
>
> iwconfig
>
>
> 12. Set essid replace mylan with essid set up on AP.
>
> iwconfig wlan0 essid mylan
>
>
> 13. Check for Access Point AP
>
> iwlist wlan0 scan
>
>
> 14. Set mode
>
> iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
>
>
> 15. Set WEP encryption
>
> iwconfig wlan0 key restricted XXXXXXXX
>
>
> 16. Take down any existing ethernet hardwired interface. Other
> interfaces seem to cause a conflict and prevent the wireless interface
> from working properly.
>
> ifdown eth0
>
>
> 17. Bring up wireless interface
>
> ifup wlan0
>
> Note: If it complains about unknown interface wlan0, edit
> /etc/network/interfaces to include an entry for wlan0 mirroring eth0
>
> 18. Test the interface. Replace 192.168.1.1 with the IP of your AP - the
> gateway.
>
> ping 192.168.1.1
>
> 19. Make ISP's nameservers are available. Edit /etc/resolv.conf and add
> a nameserver line for each of your ISP's nameservers.
>
> search
> nameserver nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
> nameserver nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
>
>
> 20. Test nameservers
>
> ping google.co.uk
>
>
> If this doesn't work, post the results of commands/errors here.
>
> Hth,
> Chris
>
>
--
António Rafael C. Paiva
Graduate student
Computational NeuroEngineering Laboratory
Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
WWW: arpaiva.webhop.net
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