Re: Problems installing madwifi_pci, ath0 missing

From: Joachim Mæland (jm-news_at_profine.net)
Date: 03/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:58:36 +0200

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:40:21 +0200, Knut wrote:

> Then on to the next: Now I can see my wireless network and also my
> neighbours unsecured.

The card is working...

> But I am not able to configure the network connection correctly. I know
> I'm using the right Essid, key and frequency but I am not able to ping
> any other machines. Any hints? Any good source to read about configuring
> wireless TCP/IP, preferably under Mandrake.

Except the README file and man iwconfig and man ifconfig?

iwconfig from the wireless-tools package is a must... When struggling to
get your card working: Disable WEP in your AP and other security features.
tail -f /var/log/messages in a terminal window will reveal important
information.

You have created a /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ath0 file
containing:?

DEVICE=ath0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes

What's the output of:?

ifconfig ath0
iwconfig ath0

What happens if you do "ifup ath0" ?

> I get a message in my log saying ath0: no ipv6 router. Does this mean
> that my configuration locks on ipv6?

AFAIK: No, this is not relevant. It's more like a ipv6 readiness feature
for the future, not to be used in this context... 

-- 
Regards/Med vennlig hilsen 
Joachim Mæland 
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. 
-Mario Andretti

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