I got much farther now but I'm still having trouble getting my laptop to connect. Earlier I forgot to add the modules into /lib/modules. Now my interface comes up.
firewall# ip -s addr 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo 2: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP> mtu 1500 qdisc noop link/ether 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 3: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,NOTRAILERS,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:a0:24:bf:7c:44 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 24.208.38.228/21 brd 255.255.255.255 scope global eth0 4: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:01:03:dd:fd:e1 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.1.254/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global eth1 5: eth2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop qlen 1000 link/ether 00:a0:24:75:b2:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 6: wifi0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 199 link/ieee802.11 00:13:46:7a:ad:a2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 7: ath0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue link/ether 00:13:46:7a:ad:a2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.2.1/24 brd 192.168.2.255 scope global ath0 Now I'm just not quite sure why my laptop won't connect. laptop (static IP) IP 192.168.2.2 Mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.2.1 DNS 192.168.1.254 # Step 7 (optional): configure wireless AP (Madwifi) auto ath0 iface ath0 inet static address 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.2.255 madwifi-base wifi0 wireless-channel 1 wireless-essid test wireless-mode master I went back and uncommented all my shorewall files now that the interface comes up properly. Shorewall starts normally for me. Any other ideas? Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/