On Fri 28 Oct 2011 at 14:54:38 -0700, [email protected] wrote: > I installed ifplugd. Still, the wireless does not work if I unplug the > Ethernet, but now if I do a ifdown eth1 | ifup eth1 the wireless will now > connect (most of the time). Following is a session where the process > worked, followed by my interfaces and ifplugd files. Note a couple of > "Invalid argument" lines:
I unconscienciously wrote my previous post with static addressing (which is what is on this machine for some connections) in mind. However, the thrust of it is still correct: booting with the ethernet cable attached gives you two operative interfaces and can lead to some messing about to get just one in action. > wpa_supplicant: using debug level: 3 > wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant -s -B -P > /var/run/wpa_supplicant.eth1.pid -i eth1 -D wext -t -ddd -C > /var/run/wpa_supplicant > Starting /sbin/wpa_supplicant... > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument The -C option is being used incorrectly. > allow-hotplug eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp Ok if you are not using ifplugd. Lose the first line if you are. > # the following two lines allow wakeonlan > # this runs ethtool after every time eth0 is brought up or taken down, > # so WOL should work even if not brought down correctly > post-up /sbin/ethtool -s $IFACE wol g > post-down /sbin/ethtool -s $IFACE wol g Pass on this. > allow-hotplug eth1 > iface eth1 inet dhcp > # wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf > wpa-debug-level 3 > wpa-driver wext > wpa-ssid "gojo1985" > wpa-psk e0609ee9b0f20c1393f815c9c11759f41ca4b3f078146e842ad48ab692097f5d Ok, but will need altering if roaming is in place. A word about 'wpa-driver wext'. The supplicant takes care of choosing the driver. On Squeeze the order is wext, nl80211. On testing and unstable it is nl80211, wext. The line could be superfluous. > INTERFACES="eth0 eth1" INTERFACES="" > HOTPLUG_INTERFACES="eth0 eth1" HOTPLUG_INTERFACES="eth0" You want to manage the interfaces by connecting and disconnecting the ethernet cable. Disconnecting causes wpa_supplicant to bring eth1 up, See /etc/wpa_supplicant/action_wpa.sh. You may like this: http://manual.aptosid.com/en/inet-ifplug-en.htm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111029093821.GA20405@desktop
