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#1 2010-11-07 00:46:31

maxarch
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Registered: 2010-11-07
Posts: 4

Intel 5300 wireless problem, dhcpcd timeout

Hello,

I just intalled arch on my laptop and been having problems getting it connected to my wireless ap.

I have followed instructions in the wiki to set up wireless. wlan0 is connecting ("associating") successfully with my AP but when I issue the command dhcpcd wlan0, it is timing out.

I tried using netcfg (saw someone's thread with same problem which was solved by netcfg). But, the same deal, I increased the TIMEOUT and DHCP_TIMEOUT fields to 60, but still netcfg spouts out the DHCP lease failed message.

Any help appreciated.

My wlan0 is correctly detected and also driver loads properly. I have used opensuse for a long time. The dmesg shows that AP deauthenticates with reason 3 locally. I am sensing thats the main source of problem, but how do I go about solving it?

Thanks!

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#2 2010-11-08 03:39:06

Hyugga
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From: Santiago, Chile
Registered: 2010-03-26
Posts: 335

Re: Intel 5300 wireless problem, dhcpcd timeout

I know there's an alternative to dhcpcd: dhclient
You could try installing it.
Also, have you tried using a network manager like wicd or something?

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#3 2010-11-08 03:49:50

maxarch
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Registered: 2010-11-07
Posts: 4

Re: Intel 5300 wireless problem, dhcpcd timeout

Thanks for your reply, but I dont know how it got working, but wireless is working now. I really didnt change anything on my installation. I did however logged into my router and fiddled with some channel and power setting. Now my laptop is working properly. I dont know what the issue was previously sad

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#4 2010-11-08 03:55:07

Hyugga
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From: Santiago, Chile
Registered: 2010-03-26
Posts: 335

Re: Intel 5300 wireless problem, dhcpcd timeout

Glad to hear it...

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