Wireless connection for ath0
Forum: Networking
Topic: Wireless connection for ath0
started by: rlwrenn
Posted by rlwrenn on Jan. 06 2005,21:04
I have a new Toshiba notebook (M35X-S149) with builtin wireless radio. I have to do the following steps to connect to hotspots using this radio:1) sudo su in an xterminal session
2) ifconfig ath0 up ( or if you choose to specify wifi settings, do Wlanconfig under DSL panal first)
3) pump -i ath0
Is there a better way? I know this isn't difficult but my Lucent pccard configures automaticly.
Posted by libretto on Jan. 07 2005,14:07
Hi there,Have to do a similar thing on my laptop.
If your going to use the same card all the time, you can add the console commands to say the .xinitrc file in your /home directory (I think thats the correct one). This should setup the card when you boot DSL and go into fluxbox. If you want the card setup earlier, eg before the x server loads, just find the correct file (don't know what its called).
HTH.
Posted by AwPhuch on Jan. 07 2005,17:33
| Quote (libretto @ Jan. 07 2005,09:07) |
| Hi there, Have to do a similar thing on my laptop. If your going to use the same card all the time, you can add the console commands to say the .xinitrc file in your /home directory (I think thats the correct one). This should setup the card when you boot DSL and go into fluxbox. If you want the card setup earlier, eg before the x server loads, just find the correct file (don't know what its called). HTH. |
That would be /opt/bootlocal.sh which is equivalent to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file in redhat
Brian
AwPhuch
Posted by libretto on Jan. 07 2005,18:39
Cheers Awpunch!Could I use that file, say to start Monkey webserver when the machine boots, even before the user login prompt (if its a hdd install)
Posted by AwPhuch on Jan. 07 2005,22:00
| Quote (libretto @ Jan. 07 2005,13:39) |
| Cheers Awpunch! Could I use that file, say to start Monkey webserver when the machine boots, even before the user login prompt (if its a hdd install) |
This would be affirmative...
I used it to activate my rc.firewall program and ssh and others and it worked beautifully...
Anything you want started at boot time put in there
Brian
AwPhuch
Posted by ke4nt1 on Jan. 07 2005,22:20
You can also startup your monkey webserver at boottime..at the boot prompt, add monkey to your bootline..
e.g. " dsl dma toram monkey "
73
ke4nt
Posted by libretto on Jan. 08 2005,15:31
ke4nt, I was aware of the boot options, but this DSL box is for a work project ( ) and they wanted a HDD install.73 2E1LOK