This is my setup to use wireless networking
Dell Optiplex GX150
Linksys WMP54G
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
In my /etc/networks/interfaces file I have commented everything except these
lines:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto ra0
iface ra0 inet static
address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Substitute the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx's with the addresses on your system
I have also found that if I try to configure the network with
System-Administration-Networking it will rewrite the interfaces file and
your wireless will not work until you restore the interfaces file.
In my rc.local file I have:
iwconfig ra0 essid "XXXXXXX" mode managed
Substitute the XXXXXXX with your essid name. Be sure you have the line
exactly as it is shown with the "".
When you have the files as shown you can restart your computer and the
network should show up. You can type:
ifconfig - this will show lo and ra0 configured
iwconfig - this should show (Access Point:) with a MAC address. This
address will be the address of the wireless access point it has found.
look at the man pages for ifconfig and iwconfig to enable and configure the
security features you want
Stuart
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