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neuxioz

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Registered: 2011-06-18

Posts: 2

Wireless Problem

I have just finished installing Archlinux *Phew*, got Xorg server and xfce4 up and running, everything went well but with one small problem.
My wireless interface is disabled every time I reboot, and I have to do 'ifconfig wlan0 up' every time to enable my wireless. How would I be able to enable the wireless automatically without me having to type the command every time I boot up?
BTW I use a compaq 147TX.

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Wireless Problem

http://www.archlinux.org/news/deprecation-of-net-tools/
There are many threads about how to best manage your Internet connection(s).

neuxioz

Member

Registered: 2011-06-18

Posts: 2

Re: Wireless Problem

I meant that I was able to ENABLE wlan0 through 'ipconfig wlan0 up' or using netcfg, it's just that it's too cumbersome to activate the interface manually every time i boot up so I am searching for simpler methods. Any ideas?

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Wireless Problem

The interface should come up automatically.

Does xfce has some kind of autorun file / folder? If it does, you can put it in there. (I've heard about /etc/xdg/autostart/ but I've never used it)

If you start xfce via .xinitrc, you can add any command you like to your .xinitrc.

HeSaid

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From: southwest Florida USA

Registered: 2010-07-02

Posts: 53

Re: Wireless Problem

wicd will auto-manage your connection upon rebooting.  Also, you can add wicd-gtk for a nice little tray icon.
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