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Hello,
After some headache, I've successfully gotten wireless to work in Arch Linux, and learned something(s) in the process, too. However, for some reason, it only works when I configure it manually. I've probably exhausted the possibilities for parameter variations in rc.conf, conf.d/wireless, wlan/wlan.conf, resolve.conf, etc., but fruitlessly. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips to help me get this automated.
Here's what I do to get it working every time I load up Arch:
iwconfig wlan0 essid <name of an essid I know exists>
dhcpcd wlan0 -k
dhcpcd wlan0
If I don't do the -k line, I get an error saying that dhcpcd is already running on such and such pid.
Here are the relevant excerpts from my configuration files:
rc.conf:
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
wlan0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo wlan0)
ROUTES=()
conf.d/wireless:
wlan_wlan0="wlan0 mode managed essid myESSID"
WLAN_INTERFACES=(wlan0)
On bootup--with these parameters--DHCP will invariably timeout and use the default DHCP configuration file for wlan0. Substituting myESSID in conf.d/wireless with other possibilities (such as off, any, default) all result in the same behavior.
Thanks for the help.
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Thanks. I should have clarified--I am interested in learning how to set this up without resorting to external network management tools. Call it masochism, or curiosity. Anyone know what I could be doing wrong with my default configuration files?
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