RE: [SLE] FW: WiFi looses connection

From: Marlier, Ian (ian.marlier_at_studentuniverse.com)
Date: 09/29/05

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    Take a look at the files in /etc/sysconfig/network/

    Down at the bottom of /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg.template is a long list of options that can be passed to the dhcpcd client. I think the one you're looking for is "DHCLIENT_ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS".

    - Set up the wireless card to use DHCP again.
    - Find the /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-xxxx file describing the card.
    - Add this line:
    DHCLIENT_ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS="-o"

    - Do /etc/init.d/network restart

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Albert [mailto:albert@fastworx.com]
    Sent: Thu 9/29/2005 3:33 AM
    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
    Subject: FW: [SLE] FW: WiFi looses connection
     
    Albert wrote:
    > I have emailed Intel and they said:
    > [quote]
    > We had a user reporting similar problems a while ago and it ended up being
    > the dhcp client they were using that would periodically take down the
    > network interface. Try running your dhcp client so that it doesn't
    > attempt to bring the inteface up or down itself (with dhcpcd you can do
    > that with -o. I'm not sure what dhclient might use)
    >
    > You can also check the kernel logs for any indication of if there is a
    > carrier loss for any preiod of time (reassociation, etc.) Load the module

    > w/ debug set to 0x43fff:
    >
    > % . load debug=0x43fff
    >
    > and then see the kernel log when you experience your problem (dmesg |
    > less)
    > [/quote]

    I configured the wireless card to have a static IP and now I do not loose
    the network connectivity anymore.

    I therefore seems that it is the DHCP client.

    I am running SuSE 9.3 and cannot find a /etc/dhcpcd.conf or a
    /etc/init.d/dhcpcd.

    How do I configure the DHCP client to not bring the interface up and down?

    Albert 

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