On Tue 01 Nov 2011 at 09:05:36 -0700, kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
Below are some references. This post is a continuation of the postings
there.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/10/msg02257.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/10/msg02567.html
Here's the pertinent stanza from
On Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:47:27 +
Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk wrote:
On Mon 31 Oct 2011 at 12:53:21 -0700, kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
If I boot the laptop with the Ethernet cable plugged in (eth0), that
connection works fine.
A good practice might be to down the unused interface.
When
Thank you Brian for showing me that route -v is my friend :-) That
really helped me debug this configuration.
Thank you J. Bakshi for your explication of the use of the pre-up and
pre-down instructions.
Turns out that one of the problems with my configuration was that I had
both a scan_ssid=1
On Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:05:36 -0700
kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
Nice to hear your success and thanks for sharing the config
[]
Note: this works without using a wpa_supplicant.conf or guessnet.
[.]
As there is only one wired configuration you don't need guessnet;
but for multiple
Ooops my bad...
After I posted this message I found out that there is another problem with
my configuration so now I am sorry I attached those configuration
files...
Although the interfaces work as expected, I later noticed that my syslog
was getting filled with about 15 events logged
Thanks to Brian, Raf, Camaleón, and J Bakshi for helping me out.
I have gotten wpa_supplicant and ifplugd mostly working, with wpa_cli and
wpa-roam.conf. My configuration seems to work in connecting me wirelessly
to several routers in different locations that I use and to free wifi
hotspots (I
On Mon 31 Oct 2011 at 12:53:21 -0700, kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
If I boot the laptop with the Ethernet cable plugged in (eth0), that
connection works fine. If I then unplug the Ethernet cable I can not
connect to the outside world via the wireless (eth1). Yet I can ping
machines inside my
On Sat 29 Oct 2011 at 11:37:37 +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote:
Main advantage - you're not keeping your passphrase in clear text on your
filesystem.
PSK is precomputed from a passphrase for a specific SSID and passphrase
cannot be quantified from it.
What difference does that make? A file which is
On Fri 28 Oct 2011 at 14:54:38 -0700, kei...@strucktower.com 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,
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 06:22:00PM BST, Brian wrote:
You don't, for simple setup that is indeed enough.
If you have several wireless networks you can keep your interfaces file
tidy and organised, not to mention that roaming mode won't work without
wpa_supplicant.conf file.
Yes, I'd
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:43:08 +0100
Raf Czlonka r...@linuxstuff.pl wrote:
[]
There's no need to run wpa_supplicant by hand - it integrates nicely
with ifupdown. You can simply put:
iface eth0 inet dhcp
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
into your
On Thu 27 Oct 2011 at 17:42:18 -0700, kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
BUT... I had actually tried the wext driver as well...and it had failed
with this output:
root@eve:~# wpa_supplicant -Dwext -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -ieth0 -d
Initializing interface 'eth0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 09:46:25AM BST, Brian wrote:
As Raf Czlonka has already said, using /etc/network/interfaces and its
integration with wpa_supplicant is the way to go. You do not even need a
wpa_supplicant.conf file.
You don't, for simple setup that is indeed enough.
If you have several
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:36:26 +0100
Raf Czlonka r...@linuxstuff.pl wrote:
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 09:46:25AM BST, Brian wrote:
As Raf Czlonka has already said, using /etc/network/interfaces and its
integration with wpa_supplicant is the way to go. You do not even need a
wpa_supplicant.conf
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 07:04:10AM BST, J. Bakshi wrote:
How can I remove the wpa related entry from rc.local and add directly at
/etc/interfaces ?
Please read /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.Debian.gz - you can find
all the answers there.
A couple of hints:
wpa-driver nl80211
wpa-conf
Thank you Brian and Raf-
I learned several things from both of you, and I really appreciate it :-)
It took me several hours with your help- without your help I would still
be struggling with it.
Turns out, Brian was right to warn me about making sure I was using the
correct interface- I was not.
On Fri 28 Oct 2011 at 12:36:26 +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote:
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 09:46:25AM BST, Brian wrote:
As Raf Czlonka has already said, using /etc/network/interfaces and its
integration with wpa_supplicant is the way to go. You do not even need a
wpa_supplicant.conf file.
You
On Fri 28 Oct 2011 at 10:01:41 -0700, kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
[Snip]
If I boot the machine with the Ethernet connected, the system uses that
connection via eth0. If I unplug the Ethernet I then can't get the
wireless to work unless I reboot. I have tried:
/etc/init.d/networking
On Fri 28 Oct 2011 at 18:38:05 +0100, Brian wrote:
The other
commands not working is puzzling.
Much too hasty a statement. When the ethernet cable is unplugged the
eth0 interface remains configured. '/sbin/route -n' and
Thanks Brian-
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
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:54:38 -0700
kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
Thanks Brian-
I installed ifplugd. Still, the wireless does not work if I unplug the
Ethernet,
assuming you have ifplugd + guessnet
edit * /etc/default/ifplugd *
INTERFACES=eth0 wlan0
HOTPLUG_INTERFACES=
#ARGS=-q -f -u0
Hi All-
I am trying to learn how to setup wireless on one of my old Dell C610
laptops with an Intel IPW2200 wireless card using command line only. I
have a fresh install of 7.0 Wheezy (3.0), all updated, and the ipw
firmware loaded. According to the Debian Reference Manual I need to
configure
On Thu 27 Oct 2011 at 14:45:38 -0700, kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
I am trying to learn how to setup wireless on one of my old Dell C610
laptops with an Intel IPW2200 wireless card using command line only. I
have a fresh install of 7.0 Wheezy (3.0), all updated, and the ipw
firmware loaded.
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:45:38PM BST, kei...@strucktower.com wrote:
[...]
configure wpa_supplicant as a next step. When I try to invoke it I get a
message saying the ipw driver isn't supported, although the man page for
wpa_supplicant states that ipw _is_ supported...(for now I am running
Thanks Brian-
Well, that's confusing... for the man page to say one thing and the
README.Debian file to say another...
OK, so I missed the section that says:
*
A summary of supported drivers follows:
Driver Description
== ===
nl80211Linux 802.11 netlink
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:57:14PM -0600, Stackpole, Chris wrote:
From: Thomas H. George [mailto:li...@tomgeorge.info]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:35 PM
Subject: Wireless Setup Problem
I installed a Debian system including Gnome 2.22.3 on my OLPC (One
Laptop per Child) laptop
I installed a Debian system including Gnome 2.22.3 on my OLPC (One
Laptop per Child) laptop from a usb drive and tried to make a wireless
connection to our LAN.
After numerous tries (details below) I succeeded yesterday afternoon.
Today nothing works. When I put the cursor on the network icon
From: Thomas H. George [mailto:li...@tomgeorge.info]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:35 PM
Subject: Wireless Setup Problem
I installed a Debian system including Gnome 2.22.3 on my OLPC (One
Laptop per Child) laptop from a usb drive and tried to make a wireless
connection to our LAN
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:57:14 -0600
Stackpole, Chris cstackp...@barbnet.com wrote:
What could have gone wrong?
I am guessing that you are using network-manager. I usually like
network-manager, but the one consistent problem I have had with
network-manager has been setting manual IP
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:51:31 -0800
Raquel raq...@thericehouse.net wrote:
...
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php
The OP said he's running Debian, so just 'aptitude install wicd'
Celejar
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From: Celejar [mailto:cele...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: Wireless Setup Problem
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:51:31 -0800
Raquel raq...@thericehouse.net wrote:
...
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php
The OP said he's running Debian, so just
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Stackpole, Chris wrote:
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php
The OP said he's running Debian, so just 'aptitude install wicd'
If he is running Squeeze or Sid, then yes. If he is running Lenny or
older, he needs that link or this one.
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:51:24 -0700 (MST)
Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net wrote:
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Stackpole, Chris wrote:
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php
The OP said he's running Debian, so just 'aptitude install wicd'
If he is running Squeeze or Sid, then yes. If he is
Hello,
I wanted to setup 2 access ponts, 1 per floor in my house (for some
reason the signla doesn't reach the other floor no matter which one I
place the AP).
What I've understood is that I then would need to use the same SSID,
and perhaps the same channel, and WEP if used for both, or same WAP
On Mon December 24 2007, Javier Vasquez wrote:
Hello,
I wanted to setup 2 access ponts, 1 per floor in my house (for some
reason the signla doesn't reach the other floor no matter which one I
place the AP).
A thick floor can do that.
What I've understood is that I then would need to use the
On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 10:50 +, Mihira Fernando wrote:
On Mon December 24 2007, Javier Vasquez wrote:
Hello,
I wanted to setup 2 access ponts, 1 per floor in my house (for some
reason the signla doesn't reach the other floor no matter which one I
place the AP).
A thick floor can do
On Dec 25, 2007 12:40 AM, Owen Townend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 10:50 +, Mihira Fernando wrote:
On Mon December 24 2007, Javier Vasquez wrote:
Hello,
I wanted to setup 2 access ponts, 1 per floor in my house (for some
reason the signla doesn't reach the
On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 00:57 -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote:
On Dec 25, 2007 12:40 AM, Owen Townend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 10:50 +, Mihira Fernando wrote:
On Mon December 24 2007, Javier Vasquez wrote:
Hello,
I wanted to setup 2 access ponts, 1 per
On Friday 26 August 2005 06:23, Ludovic Brenta wrote:
Ludovic Brenta [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
(typo in the To: address, resending)
Randy Foiles [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OK. I am fully confused and ticked off :)
I am unable to configure ndiswrapper past
ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
Ludovic Brenta [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
(typo in the To: address, resending)
Randy Foiles [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OK. I am fully confused and ticked off :)
I am unable to configure ndiswrapper past
ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
ndiswrapper -L
bcmwl5 installed hardward present/driver present
Hi all,
Can anyone help me with that:
debian:/usr/src# iwconfig --version
iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 27
Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v17.
Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v16.
wlan0 Recommend Wireless Extension v18 or later,
Currently compiled with Wireless
On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 02:29:31AM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote:
And just as a matter of fact, D-Link is a crap.
What products do you suggest then? I checked netgear and they seem to
have properly supported hardware for linux. I check change the D-Link
Not every ``linux support'' is a real
Hello,
i'm finally going to replace the cables of my LAN with a wireless solution.
Now, the cable modem is connected to the gateway server's eth0, eth1 is
connected to a hub where the client pc's are connected too. I want the
exact same setup but wireless.
Would this work (all material dlink):
On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 12:12:46PM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote:
Any comments on this setup?
Just one general one: network with wires where you can, employ wireless
only when you must. If your business depends on the networking, go for
the licensed bands (i.e. not 2.4 / 5 GHz). Use wireless
- Original Message -
From: Jan Minar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: wireless setup
On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 12:12:46PM +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote:
Any comments on this setup?
Just one general one: network with wires where
Jeff Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
1. I'm now getting a choose networking interface option at
bootup. How can I disable this?
You must have installed a package that provides this; you might look
through the list of installed packages in something like aptitude.
Looking through the links in
On Monday 07 July 2003 11:02 am, David Z Maze wrote:
Jeff Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
1. I'm now getting a choose networking interface option at
bootup. How can I disable this?
You must have installed a package that provides this; you might look
through the list of installed packages in
On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:39:34 -0400
Jeff Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
'Choose current network environment' screen at boot. Grepping through /etc
didn't reveal any startup scripts with a similar message. I seem to recall
that being mentioned during sid's install, but I can't quite remember the
On Monday 07 July 2003 12:58 pm, Kevin McKinley wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:39:34 -0400
Jeff Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
'Choose current network environment' screen at boot. Grepping through /etc
didn't reveal any startup scripts with a similar message. I seem to recall
that being
I just installed a Orinoco 802.11b card in a Toshiba laptop running sid and
it's working well, but I have some issues:
1. I'm now getting a choose networking interface option at bootup. How can I
disable this?
2. eth0 is non-existant when dhcp attempts to connect for an IP, hence it
fails, as
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