| Paul Lutus 2002-11-26, 7:24 pm |
| On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 16:54:23 +0000, Brian Schwarz wrote:
> The scenario:
>
> RH 8.0 system with a Linksys 802.11b USB wireless adapter (Ver 2.6). Can't
> get an IP address assigned to the wireless NIC, either statically or
> dynamically, even though it does associate with the access point. Other
> wireless devices connect without difficulty, including the same system when
> booted into Windows 98.
>
> I tracked down the correct drivers for the Amtel chipset used in this
> device from http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker...v/atmeldrv.html
> after much pain, suffering, and gnashing of teeth figuring out that the
> linux-wlan-ng drivers only work with version 2.5 of this device.
>
> The device seems to be working and is associating with my access point,
> as shown by the output of iwconfig, but I can't get it to take an IP
> address either statically or through DHCP.
/ ...
> Any suggestions?
ifconfig eth1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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