Re: [Madwifi-users] mandrake 9.1 and dlink gdwl-520g

[silas b. <spi...@ho...>]

Hi Jim,

Again are you using WEP? If you are using WEP try to get it working with WEP 
Disabled first.
I am not familiar with these Mandrake scripts (as I use Debian), does anyone 
else have insite to offer? But glancing them over it looks like you need to 
define the variables that are used in 
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-wireless:

Uncomment the line and make changes aplicable to your network where ever you 
see **Your_Input_Here** in the script:

Cheers,
Silas

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#!/bin/bash
#/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-wireless
# Network Interface Configuration System

# Copyright (c) 1996-2002 Red Hat, Inc. all rights reserved.

#

# Based on PCMCIA wireless script by (David Hinds/Jean Tourrilhes)

#

# This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU

# public license.

#

# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

#

# Configure wireless network device options. See iwconfig(8) for more info.

# Valid variables:

# MODE: Ad-Hoc, Managed, etc.
MODE="Managed"

# ESSID: Name of the wireless network
ESSID="home214"

# NWID: Name of this machine on the network. Hostname is default
NWID=`hostname`

# FREQ: Frequency to operate on. See CHANNEL
#FREQ="**Your_Input_Here**"

# CHANNEL: Numbered frequency to operate on. See FREQ
#CHANNEL="**Your_Input_Here**"

# SENS: Sensitivity threshold for packet rejection.
#SENS="**Your_Input_Here**"

# RATE: Transfer rate. Usually one of Auto, 11, 5, 2, or 1.
RATE="auto"

# KEY: Encryption key for WEP.
# NOTE: Try to get it to work without wep first!!!
#KEY="**Your_WEP_KEY"

# RTS: Explicit RTS handshake. Usually not specified (auto)

# FRAG: Fragmentation threshold to split packets. Usually not specified.

# SPYIPS: List of IP addresses to "spy" on for link performance stats.

# IWCONFIG: Extra parameters to pass directly to IWCONFIG

# IWPRIV: Extra parameters to pass directly to IWPRIV

# Only meant to be called from ifup.

# Mode need to be first : some settings apply only in a specific mode !

if [ -n "$MODE" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE mode $MODE

fi

# This is a bit hackish, but should do the job right...

if [ -n "$ESSID" -o -n "$MODE" ] ; then

NICKNAME=`/bin/hostname`

iwconfig $DEVICE nick "$NICKNAME" >/dev/null 2>&1

fi

# Regular stuff...

if [ -n "$NWID" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE nwid $NWID

fi

if [ -n "$FREQ" -a "$MODE" != "Managed" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE freq $FREQ

elif [ -n "$CHANNEL" -a "$MODE" != "Managed" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE channel $CHANNEL

fi

if [ -n "$SENS" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE sens $SENS

fi

if [ -n "$RATE" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE rate $RATE

fi

if [ -n "$KEY" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE key $KEY

else

iwconfig $DEVICE key off

fi

if [ -n "$RTS" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE rts $RTS

fi

if [ -n "$FRAG" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE frag $FRAG

fi

# More specific parameters passed directly to IWCONFIG

if [ -n "$IWCONFIG" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE $IWCONFIG

fi

if [ -n "$SPYIPS" ] ; then

for IP in $SPYIPS; do

iwspy $DEVICE + $IP

done

fi

if [ -n "$IWPRIV" ] ; then

iwpriv $DEVICE $IWPRIV

fi

# ESSID need to be last : most device re-perform the scanning/discovery

# when this is set, and things like encryption keys are better be

# defined if we want to discover the right set of APs/nodes.

if [ -n "$ESSID" ] ; then

iwconfig $DEVICE essid "$ESSID"

else

# use any essid

iwconfig $DEVICE essid any

fi


>From: Jim Herman <jim...@ya...>
>To: silas bennett <spi...@ho...>
>Subject: Re: [Madwifi-users] mandrake 9.1 and dlink gdwl-520g
>Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:07:55 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Silas,
>
>Thank you for your continued suggestions.  There is no 
>etc/network/interfaces file in Mandrake, however, following an entry in the 
>mandrakeclub forum, I went to etc/sysconfig/network-scripts and worked on 
>the ifcfg-ath0 file and the ifup-wireless file.  I'm still not there but 
>I'm attaching those files to see if you have suggestions as to how to 
>properly edit them to get me going.  Thank you.
>
>
>
>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-wireless
>
>#!/bin/bash
>
># Network Interface Configuration System
>
># Copyright (c) 1996-2002 Red Hat, Inc. all rights reserved.
>
>#
>
># Based on PCMCIA wireless script by (David Hinds/Jean Tourrilhes)
>
>#
>
># This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU
>
># public license.
>
>#
>
># You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
>
># along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
>
># Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
>
>#
>
># Configure wireless network device options. See iwconfig(8) for more info.
>
># Valid variables:
>
># MODE: Ad-Hoc, Managed, etc.
>
># ESSID: Name of the wireless network
>
># NWID: Name of this machine on the network. Hostname is default
>
># FREQ: Frequency to operate on. See CHANNEL
>
># CHANNEL: Numbered frequency to operate on. See FREQ
>
># SENS: Sensitivity threshold for packet rejection.
>
># RATE: Transfer rate. Usually one of Auto, 11, 5, 2, or 1.
>
># KEY: Encryption key for WEP.
>
># RTS: Explicit RTS handshake. Usually not specified (auto)
>
># FRAG: Fragmentation threshold to split packets. Usually not specified.
>
># SPYIPS: List of IP addresses to "spy" on for link performance stats.
>
># IWCONFIG: Extra parameters to pass directly to IWCONFIG
>
># IWPRIV: Extra parameters to pass directly to IWPRIV
>
># Only meant to be called from ifup.
>
># Mode need to be first : some settings apply only in a specific mode !
>
>if [ -n "$MODE" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE mode $MODE
>
>fi
>
># This is a bit hackish, but should do the job right...
>
>if [ -n "$ESSID" -o -n "$MODE" ] ; then
>
>NICKNAME=`/bin/hostname`
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE nick "$NICKNAME" >/dev/null 2>&1
>
>fi
>
># Regular stuff...
>
>if [ -n "$NWID" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE nwid $NWID
>
>fi
>
>if [ -n "$FREQ" -a "$MODE" != "Managed" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE freq $FREQ
>
>elif [ -n "$CHANNEL" -a "$MODE" != "Managed" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE channel $CHANNEL
>
>fi
>
>if [ -n "$SENS" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE sens $SENS
>
>fi
>
>if [ -n "$RATE" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE rate $RATE
>
>fi
>
>if [ -n "$KEY" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE key $KEY
>
>else
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE key off
>
>fi
>
>if [ -n "$RTS" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE rts $RTS
>
>fi
>
>if [ -n "$FRAG" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE frag $FRAG
>
>fi
>
># More specific parameters passed directly to IWCONFIG
>
>if [ -n "$IWCONFIG" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE $IWCONFIG
>
>fi
>
>if [ -n "$SPYIPS" ] ; then
>
>for IP in $SPYIPS; do
>
>iwspy $DEVICE + $IP
>
>done
>
>fi
>
>if [ -n "$IWPRIV" ] ; then
>
>iwpriv $DEVICE $IWPRIV
>
>fi
>
># ESSID need to be last : most device re-perform the scanning/discovery
>
># when this is set, and things like encryption keys are better be
>
># defined if we want to discover the right set of APs/nodes.
>
>if [ -n "$ESSID" ] ; then
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE essid "$ESSID"
>
>else
>
># use any essid
>
>iwconfig $DEVICE essid any
>
>fi
>
>
>
>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ath0
>
>DEVICE="ath0"
>
>IPADDR=""
>
>NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
>
>ONBOOT="yes"
>
>BOOTPROTO="dhcp"
>
>WIRELESS_MODE="Managed"
>
>WIRELESS_ESSID="home214"
>
>MII_NOT_SUPPORTED="yes"
>
>NEEDHOSTNAME="yes"
>
>IPXNETNUM_802_2=""
>
>IPXPRIMARY_802_2="no"
>
>IPXACTIVE_802_2="no"
>
>IPXNETNUM_802_3=""
>
>IPXPRIMARY_802_3="no"
>
>IPXACTIVE_802_3="no"
>
>IPXNETNUM_ETHERII=""
>
>IPXPRIMARY_ETHERII="no"
>
>IPXACTIVE_ETHERII="no"
>
>IPXNETNUM_SNAP=""
>
>IPXPRIMARY_SNAP="no"
>
>IPXACTIVE_SNAP="no"
>
>silas bennett <spi...@ho...> wrote:
>Hi Jim,
>
>It looks like you are assosiating with your acess point, but your
>configuration is botched up. There are several things that I noticed that
>could be a problem in your configuration. First of all you are not
>configuring your card with a WEP key, is your AP using WEP? If your AP has
>WEP enabled and your card does not then that would cause you problems. Also
>you have your card set in master mode, that mode is used if you are trying
>to make your card act as an AP for other wireless clients. If you don't 
>want
>your card as an AP use mode "managed" instead. I noticed that you were 
>using
>"iwconfig ath0 essid" incorrectly. you need to do it like this:
>
>iwconfig ath0 essid "Your_Essid_Here"
>
>Here is how I configure my card. If your system has a
>/etc/network/interfaces script (I am not that familiar with mandrake) try
>doing the configuration in the /etc/network/interfaces script. Here is a
>sample of my script below.
>
>#####################
># /etc/network/interfaces #
>#####################
>
># /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
>
># The loopback interface
># automatically added when upgrading
>
>auto lo
>iface lo inet loopback
>
>auto eth0
>iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
>auto ath0
>iface ath0 inet dhcp
>wireless_essid foobar # Note my fake ssid has no quotation marks (my
>real one doesn't either)
>wireless_channel 1
>wireless_key xxxx-xxxx-xx #put your WEP Key entered in HEX here
>wireless_ap 00:02:2D:2A:63:E1 # Replace this with the Mac address of
>your AP
>wireless_rate 11M auto # My work only has a 802.11b AP
>
>##############
># End Script #
>##############
>
>Cheers,
>Silas
>
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>
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