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Author Re: Wireless problem: Linksys (Amtel based) USB wirless adapter won't take an IP address (static or
Brian Schwarz

2002-11-26, 8:24 pm

> ifconfig eth1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Okay, that seems to work - I guess I was focussing so much on getting it to
work by modifying configuration files in /etc/ (such as
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1) that I didn't think to try the
manual way.

So, both of these commands work:

/sbin/ifconfig eth1 192.168.76.101
/sbin/dhclient eth1


Manually configuring the interface seems to work - now I just have to figure
out why /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 isn't being used when I
bring the interface up.

Thanks,

Brian


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"Paul Lutus" <nospam@nosite.zzz> wrote in message
newsan.2002.11.27.00.45.30.205432@nosite.zzz...
> 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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> Paul Lutus
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>
>



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