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#1 2008-12-09 03:23:41

draze
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wireless client

Hello. I currently have been facing problems with my wireless. I wrote about them in the following post: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=58901

So, my question is: Is there a an easy way to get a graphical way to search and connect to networks, no matter WEP or WPA encryption? Also, if not, then is it possible to embed Ubuntu's wireless client into Arch?

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#2 2008-12-09 10:52:18

Ramses de Norre
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Re: wireless client

Take a look at wicd, there is a wiki entry about it.

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#3 2008-12-09 12:12:39

zenlord
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Re: wireless client

ubuntu uses networkmanager and the nm-applet. I think it is available in Arch.

Zl.

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#4 2008-12-09 15:29:25

arch0r
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Re: wireless client

wicd and wicd-client is much better + you don't need any gnome dependencies

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#5 2008-12-09 21:28:33

draze
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Re: wireless client

followed wiki's instructions, loaded wicd-client, found my network, when connecting get stuck on obtaining ip adress.

my guess is dhcp problems....router works fine. when trying to manually connect to network:

sudo ifocnfig eth1 down
sudo ifconfig eth1 up
sudo iwconfig eth1 essid draze key aaaaaa123
sudo dhcpcd eth1
err, eth1: timed out
warn, eth1: using IPV4LL address 169.254.145.57

Last edited by draze (2008-12-09 21:36:22)

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#6 2008-12-10 16:25:25

draze
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Re: wireless client

up, still need help plz

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#7 2008-12-10 17:46:46

zenlord
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Re: wireless client

Some people are having problems with the dhcpd-package. Remove it and use dhclient to see if that works. The devs are building new versions of dhcpd and are trying numerous possible problems.

Zl.

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#8 2008-12-10 21:36:08

draze
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Re: wireless client

my /etc/network.d/draze :

CONNECTION="wireless"
INTERFACE=eth1
SCAN="yes"
SECURITY="wpa"
ESSID="draze"
KEY="whatever"
IP="dhcp"
TIMEOUT=20

when entering  'netcfg draze'

::draze up - DHCP IP lease attempt failed    [FAIL]

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#9 2008-12-11 15:19:19

zenlord
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Re: wireless client

Install dhclient
remove dhcpcd
add
DHCLIENT="yes"
to your profile

and try again. These changes are really easy to revert if your problem is still not solved.

Zl.

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#10 2008-12-11 17:17:14

draze
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Re: wireless client

says draze is up but no connection, plus it takes very long to connect. And i need graphical way to connect not netcfg. I need to fix my WICD. I get stuck at obtaining IP. so dhcp.

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#11 2008-12-12 17:04:48

draze
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Re: wireless client

up

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#12 2008-12-22 18:11:07

draze
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Re: wireless client

up

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#13 2008-12-22 18:53:24

R00KIE
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Re: wireless client

Is your router running the dhcp service for your wireless? Try without any encryption and see if it works. Also select the appropriate option on wicd, for wep you have three options select the correct one.


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