Re: [Madwifi-users] D-Link G650 with DI-624
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From: fabrizio\.morbini\@libero\.it <fab...@li...> - 2004-02-15 03:28:16
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> As for the issue that you are seeing, I am curious as to why you are is= suing > the "dhcpxd ath0" to get the IP address? I just insert my card= into the > laptop ... no, I actually boot up the laptop with the card = inserted. It gets > recognized and it automatically pulls the IP addre= ss. > > I have created /etc/sysconfig/network/ipcfg-ath0 with the foll= owing > configuration: > > BOOTPROTO=3D'dhcp' > DHCLIENT_SET_DOWN_L= INK=3D'yes' > MTU=3D'' > REMOTE_IPADDR=3D'' > STARTMODE=3D'hotplug'=0D = > UNIQUE=3D'svHJ.dQhZhfUNFY0' > WIRELESS_ESSID=3D'DI-624C' > WIRELESS_K= EY=3D's:thisismykey open' > WIRELESS_MODE=3D'Managed' > WIRELESS_NICK=3D= 'linux' > WIRELESS_NWID=3D'' > WIRELESS_RATE=3D'54Mbps' Thank you fo= r the reply, I usually do every step by hand to see exactly what is wrong= (or good :) so I execute the dhcp server directly (on the ethernet inte= rface it works fine). If you have time I would like to ask you to tell m= e what dhcp client do you use (in mandrake it is defined in the script /= etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup) and the command line that the initial= ization script executes when it starts the dhcp client. I tried just = now to start the machine with the card inserted but it doesn't change any= thing (it shouldn't...). In your case, is it important booting the mach= ine with the card inserted? (or does everything work fine also if you in= sert the card after the boot?) In my case, I think, the problem is tha= t in some way the packets are not received/transmitted correctly (a lot = of crc erros)... so even the dhcp client cannot accomplish its work. =0D = Are you using a particular distribution's kernel or the clean one from ww= w.kernel.org? (what version?) Thank you very much. Fabrizio. |