How to save iwconfig (network) settings?

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[pcm2a]

I have DSL 4.11rc2 installed to a Compaq LTE Elite 4/75 mhz laptop and I have an Orinoco prism wifi card.

I can execute the following commands from the prompt and have working wifi:
> iwconfig
- Shows my wifi card as eth0
> iwconfig eth0 essid NETGEAR-2.4-G
> iwconfig eth0 key myhexkeyhere
> iwconfig eth0 commit
- SET Failed on device eth0 ; Operation not supported.
> pump -i eth0

What is the proper way to save the network settings so it connects on startup?

[CNK]

You can put all the commands in the file "/opt/bootlocal.sh". Open a root terminal and use nano or another text editor to insert your commands.

Also, all the iwconfig commands (well at least the first two, I don't know what lead to you using the "commit" command) can be placed in the one line. eg. "iwconfig eth0 essid NETGEAR-2.4-G key myhexkeyhere".

[pcm2a]

When I ran iwconfig --help 'commit' was one of the options.  I wonder what it does.

[CNK]

From the man Page (http://linux.die.net/man/8/iwconfig):

commit

Some cards may not apply changes done through Wireless Extensions immediately (they may wait to aggregate the changes or apply it only when the card is brought up via ifconfig). This command (when available) forces the card to apply all pending changes.
This is normally not needed, because the card will eventually apply the changes, but can be useful for debugging.

I'd try starting the wifi without the "commit" command and if it still works, leave it out of the bootlocal.sh command. The "essid" and "key" commands are often all you need to connect with iwconfig (followed by "pump", of course).

[pcm2a]

Thanks for that info. The commit command definitely isn't needed, I stopped using it after it failed.

On a positive note, I also popped in a Cisco Aironet 340 card and it works out of the box too.