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Intel pro-wireless wlan not starting automatically



Hi everyone


I'm using sidux nyx and have posted on the forum there but haven't had much response so i'm wondering if someone here might be able to help.


I configured my wlan card this evening. Although, it needs to be activated manually each time i start up the machine.

 I'm using a Dell xps 1330 laptop with an intel pro-wireless networkcard.

 output from lspci:

Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)

I configured it using 'ceni' and followed the instructions from the sidux manual.

I read the same problem in an earlier thread, using the same network card as me. The solution there seemed to be editing /etc/network/interfaces. I think i have the correct entries in the file and i'm now stuck. Heres the contents of /etc/network/interfaces:

 # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
 # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

 # The loopback network interface
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback

 allow-hotplug eth0
 iface eth0 inet dhcp

 allow-hotplug wlan0
 iface wlan0 inet dhcp
 wireless-essid **********
 wireless-key ***********

 Also, not sure if it's useful, but i did 'dmesg | grep wlan' which shows:

 ~$ dmesg | grep wlan
 ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready


When i was using OpenSUSE, my wireless connection was configured using eth1, not wlan0 and the wifi light would come on. Should i try configuring eth1 rather than wlan0 and if so would you be able to explain how to do that.

 I'd be really grateful for some advice.

 Jamie



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