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sharpie

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From: Phoenix, AZ

Registered: 2008-11-16

Posts: 72

dhcpcd time out on encryptionless Wifi AP [SOLVED]

Hi guys, I'm running into some trouble with the above.  I've tried the standard:

ifconfig ath0 up
iwconfig ath0 essid <network_name>
dhcpcd ath0

And starting today after no major changes, it just times out.  I've tried it on two different APs.

I tried:

dhcpcd -d ath0

And it returned:

dhcpcd: version 5.0.6 starting
dhcpcd: ath0: executing '/usr/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks', reason PREINIT
dhcpcd: ath0: executing '/usr/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks', reason  CARRIER
dhcpcd: ath0: rebinding lease of 192.168.1.102
dhcpcd: ath0: sending DHCP_REQUEST (xid 0x72d6a53d), next in 4.13 seconds
dhcpcd: ath0: sending DHCP_REQUEST (xid 0x72d6a53d), next in 7.03 seconds
dhcpcd: ath0: broadcasting for a lease
dhcpcd: ath0: sending DHCP_REQUEST (xid 0x72d6a53d), next in 4.68 seconds
dhcpcd: ath0: sending DHCP_REQUEST (xid 0x72d6a53d), next in 7.44 seconds
dhcpcd: ath0: sending DHCP_REQUEST (xid 0x72d6a53d), next in 16.78 seconds
dhcpcd: ath0: timed out

I've also made sure it was in managed mode, and I've set it to 60 seconds.  Seems to happen every time.

I've even tried rmmod and modprobe ath_pci and it still returns the same.  I'm out of ideas guys, what do you think?

Last edited by sharpie (2009-08-18 19:48:42)

perbh

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From: Republic of Texas

Registered: 2005-03-04

Posts: 765

Re: dhcpcd time out on encryptionless Wifi AP [SOLVED]

Have you tried 'wicd' ??

sharpie

Member

From: Phoenix, AZ

Registered: 2008-11-16

Posts: 72

Re: dhcpcd time out on encryptionless Wifi AP [SOLVED]

Turns out the place I was trying to connect to's DHCP server was down.  I guess it's a lesson in never doubting the possibility that it is in fact not your fault.

Dheart

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From: Sofia, Bulgaria

Registered: 2006-10-26

Posts: 956

Re: dhcpcd time out on encryptionless Wifi AP [SOLVED]

Turns out the place I was trying to connect to's DHCP server was down.  I guess it's a lesson in never doubting the possibility that it is in fact not your fault.

When I realize that in fact something that's not working right isn't my fault, it surprises me more than if it was.

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