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andrew123456

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Registered: 2008-08-31

Posts: 32

getting dhcp at boot

hey guys, so here's my problem;
some of you may remember my whole problem with ssh (now fixed) but my issue now is with dhcp. when i boot my machine, it connects to the wifi essid, but it won't get an IP unless i tell it to manually (dhclient ath0)

here's how i have it configured in my rc.conf:

eth0="eth0 192.168.0.12 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
ath0="dhcp"
wlan_ath0="ath0 essid numberthree key s:tyrannosaurus"
INTERFACES=(eth0 ath0)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)

i'm feeling pretty confident about how that's configured, but i just don't know why it won't get an IP automatically.

any ideas?

RobertoVanto

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From: Chiampo(VI) - Italy

Registered: 2008-09-04

Posts: 32

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Re: getting dhcp at boot

Add wlan0="dhcp"

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andrew123456

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Registered: 2008-08-31

Posts: 32

Re: getting dhcp at boot

oh i thought it was supposed to be ath0, based on the device, but i'll give wlan0 a try

andrew123456

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Registered: 2008-08-31

Posts: 32

Re: getting dhcp at boot

nope, that did not fix it.

asmodaous

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From: Austin, TX

Registered: 2008-07-29

Posts: 19

Re: getting dhcp at boot

eth0="eth0 192.168.0.12 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
ath0="dhcp"
wlan_ath0="ath0 essid numberthree key s:tyrannosaurus"
INTERFACES=(eth0 ath0)

Are you using network Manager? If so all you need is eth0="dhcp", wlan0="dhcp", ath0="dhcp". so it should look like this.
Also what does your daemons look like?

eth0="dhcp"
ath0="dhcp"
wlan0="dhcp"
wlan_ath0="ath0 essid numberthree key s:tyrannosaurus"
INTERFACES=(lo !eth0 !ath0 !wlan0)

Last edited by asmodaous (2008-09-08 03:04:42)