On Friday 24 August 2007, Thierry de Coulon wrote: > Hello, > > Trying to show that we could use Linux in our chool, I am trying to connect > a machine per wifi to a rather Macintosh oriented network. > > I know I can connect from a (PC) laptop running Mac OS, and the Linux > machine is so far that I know the card works and I can see the network. > It's an open network (no wep) as the students should be able to connect as > well. > > The problem is that I don't get an IP, and it seems I don't get the access > point either (both are probably linked). > > If I run net-setup it fonds the card and configures it by simply asking if > i use DHCP, but that info obviously is not enough. > > I very nood when it comes to DHCP, as my local network uses fixed IP and I > had no problem connecting to it with the same machine. I've found a lot of > infos as to how to tell which channel or which network I want to connect > to, but I can't solve this "no IP, no AP" problem. > > If anyone can give me a hint I'd be glad.
Hi Thierry, Try switching on the AP name broadcast on the rooter so that your card reports it. Then run iwconfig and set up the ESSID name that the AP broadcasts. This may be required because some less developed wireless adaptor drivers need an ESSID name to be able to get an IP address - it has happened to me with rt2500. Hope this helps. -- Regards, Mick
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