Networking :: home network - please help

well i have read a million pages of info, and i am more confused now than i was at the start. here is my situation, i have 2 boxes running DSL 2.2 frugal. Both have atheros based wireless cards that are recognized by DSL. i am just trying to get low-level connectivity at this point, a successful ping would be a great victory. this is what i've done so far:

- ifconfig ath0 up
- ifconfig ath0 192.xx.xx.xx
- ifconfig ath0 essid HELPME!
- ifconfig ath0 mode managed

i've done this on both machines (different IP's of course), and now when i

- iwlist ath0 peers

i get no scan results.....can anyone tell me what i am missing here? thanks in advance!

torp

Do you think setting the netmask would help, ie ifconfig netmask 255.x.x.x?

Hi,

There are two different commands used in configuing a wireless nic.

Your post included:

- ifconfig ath0 essid HELPME!
- ifconfig ath0 mode managed

These commands should have used 'iwconfig', like:

- iwconfig ath0 essid HELPME!
- iwconfig ath0 mode managed

But, why not just use the 'netcardconfig' in either DSL Panel or the desktop menu. For a wireless nic, this clever script will do all the 'ifconfig' and DNS stuff and then take you through the 'iwconfig' stuff.

Good luck.

hmmmmm......netcardconfig.......i was thinking this was for ethernet nic's. will certainly try this.
thanks for the help!

torp

well i am at a loss. netcardconfig doesnt see any card there to configure. i went to a rest area on the interstate (texas has wi-fi at all rest areas) and tried to get a connection. set the card up as described above. iwlist saw a beautiful signal, when i tried to connect using the gui i get the connection failed popup after several seconds. i know this is something simple. if i can get the signal i can connect if i am configured correctly. any help will be greatly appreciated!

torp

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