fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Wed, 10 Nov 2004, Don Levey wrote: > >> So... I got home, downloaded and compiled/installed madwifi >> according to >> the instructions in the README file they included. Didn't seem that >> there was much to it, really. However, as far as I can tell it isn't >> working, and I'm not getting an error. >> >> ... >> It's there - but I get no IP address, and I can't connect out using >> it. Any ideas what I've missed? I may go back to the Linuxant >> loaders, just because they claim to have a solution that will work >> for me, but I'd rather not... > > Well - when I tried madwifi with FC3 - I just copied my config from > FC1. Basically - I have > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/[ifcfg-ath0,keys-ath0] files > > --- > [balay@n-gage network-scripts]$ cat ifcfg-ath0 > DEVICE=ath0 > ONBOOT=yes > BOOTPROTO=dhcp > TYPE=Wireless > USERCTL=no > PEERDNS=yes > IPV6INIT=no > ESSID=*** > > [balay@n-gage network-scripts]$ cat keys-ath0 > KEY=********** > > -- > > I've primarily used it with 802.11b - and start the network with: > ifup ath0 > That *appears* to have done it (the machine is at home, and I'm at work connected via ssh). I added the ifcfg-ath0 file (as above, without the ESSID and with gateway, hostname, and netmask). I now get an IP for ath0, my dhcp server shows a connection for that interface. When I get home I'll confirm that it's running correctly. Thanks for the help! -Don
