good luck
]]>Now how do I do this without a GUI?
]]>lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
(I set the gateway as the router ip, but don't use it hence the !)
I have no idea about WEP as i don't use, just remember its the hex key not the passphrase. Maybe try it without WEP to make sure everything can run ok (ping something), then reenable WEP and try using the key again.
Does your essid have a space in it (i don't even know if that allowable) but they maybe affecting the conf.d/wireless settings.
]]>sudo iwconfig eth0 essid myessid
sudo iwconfig eth0 key mykey
sudo dhcpcd -n eth0
ping router-ip-address
iwconfig essid "MyESSID" key "mykey" restricted
And the file to configure wireless nics on startup is /etc/conf.d/wireless.
]]>paul_au wrote:as you stated seems that your essid isn't being set correctly.
Maybe try manually setting it, as root try?
iwconfig eth0 essid "MyEssid"
and see if that gives you at least a valid access point.
That got a connection to my router! Now, how do I set up my WEP key? I can't connect without it
Take it a step further...
iwconfig eth0 essid "MyEssid" key "####"
All possible parameters are in the man page.
]]>as you stated seems that your essid isn't being set correctly.
Maybe try manually setting it, as root try?
iwconfig eth0 essid "MyEssid"
and see if that gives you at least a valid access point.
That got a connection to my router! Now, how do I set up my WEP key? I can't connect without it
EDIT: Also, how do I get it to set the essid when I start up?
]]>Maybe try manually setting it, as root try?
iwconfig eth0 essid "MyEssid"
and see if that gives you at least a valid access point.
]]>ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
iwconfig
eth0 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"S" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: Invalid
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:906F-FB8A-39 Security mode:open
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
echo "ifconfig"|tee info.txt
ifconfig|tee -a info.txt
echo "iwconfig"|tee -a info.txt
iwconfig|tee -a info.txt
And put info.txt on a usb drive and post it here.
]]>copy and paste it into a text file on a usb key and then post it might be the easiest option...
]]>wlan_eth0="eth0 essid MyEssid key MyWirelessKey"
WLAN_INTERFACES=(eth0)
my /etc/rc.conf
...
eth0="dhcp"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
...
Can't remember the rest. Are these right? Do I need to add anything? I've read the wiki article, but I don't understand what I need to add/remove. I'm using WEP security (because the DS doesn't accept WPA).
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