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torp

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Posted: Feb. 23 2006,23:31

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

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larkl

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Posted: Feb. 24 2006,22:53

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

gjhicks

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Posted: Feb. 25 2006,04:55

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.

torp

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Posted: Feb. 25 2006,05:27

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

torp

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torp

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Posted: Feb. 27 2006,14:04

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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