2009/11/20 Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com>: > On Wednesday 18 November 2009 23:38:22 Michael P. Soulier wrote: >> On 18/11/09 Mick said: >> > I don't think that there bugs in conf.d/net just a matter of preference. >> > Alan suggested that wicd is a simpler way to have your wireless >> > configured and it does not need /etc/init.d/*net scripts to function. >> > >> > I am running wpa_supplicant: >> > >> > modules=( "wpa_supplicant" ) >> > >> > wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dwext" >> > >> > and it just works??? for my wireless card. >> > >> > You may want to try something like this in your /etc/conf.d/net: >> > >> > sleep_scan_wlan0="1" >> > >> > config_wlan0=( "dhcp" ) >> > fallback_wlan0=( "192.168.0.5 netmask 255.255.255.0" ) >> > fallback_route_wlan0=( "default via 192.168.0.1" ) >> > >> > in case there is a dhcp problem with how the router releases IP address >> > leases. >> >> I'm not using dhcp, just a static address. > > Does your router know this? I'm not being funny, but I had run into a problem > sometime in the past where a change in the dhcpcd version caused the router to > not read the NIC MAC address correctly. That created a clash with the IP > address lease. > >> All I want the damn scripts to >> do is this >> >> modprobe ndiswrapper > > OK, have you looked in your logs/dmesg? I think that the ndiswrapper has to > load first and probe your NIC, before /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 launches. It may > pay to keep an eye on the router logs while your machine boots. > > My line above with sleep_scan_wlan0="1" or say "3" seconds delay may help, if > this is the problem. > >> iwconfig wlan0 essid digitaltorque >> ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.5 netmask 255.255.255.0 >> route add default gw 192.168.0.1 >> >> After looking at the net.example again maybe I need this >> >> modules=( "ifconfig" "iwconfig" "!wpa_supplicant" ) > > If you have not installed wpa_supplicant you don't need this. Just make sure > #modules=( "wpa_supplicant" ) is commented out. iwconfig is the default > anyway. ifconfig or iproute2 will work so I don't think that you need to > define that either. Your entries: > > essid_wlan0="digitaltorque" > config_wlan0=( "192.168.0.5/24" ) > routes_wlan0=( "default via 192.168.0.1" ) > > are correct - so the error is not because of these. > >> Or maybe I should just run an rc.local script. > > You could use the preup scripts in /etc/conf.d/net, if for some reason the > ndiswrapper takes for ever to kick into action.
I just noticed that the latest dhcpcd-4.0.15 is playing up when it comes up. It seems that on 3 out of 5 it will time out when my machine boots up. It works fine if I bring it up manually thereafter, or run /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart. The previous version worked without timing out. This may be related to how dhcpcd interacts with my router - or it could also be related to your problem? I haven't had time to troublshoot it yet. -- Regards, Mick
