ifup fails but iwconfig and dhclient works?

2007-08-04 Thread pinniped
It sounds like your network script is running while the wireless driver hasn't finished setting up. I have an EPX form computer out in the field and it's got an rt2570 in it. Because of the peculiar way that machine operates, I use pre-up/post-down to load and unload the driver; the driver it

Re: ifup fails but iwconfig

2007-08-04 Thread Agricolae Maximus
On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:30:19 +0200, pizzapie_linuxanchovies wrote: > Agricolae--thanks for the suggestion. There is no Network-Manager on my > install, but fortunately your idea kept me going long enough to *nearly* > find the solution. > > Turns out I made a mistake in my original post. If the

Re: ifup fails but iwconfig

2007-08-03 Thread pizzapie_linuxanchovies
Agricolae--thanks for the suggestion. There is no Network-Manager on my install, but fortunately your idea kept me going long enough to *nearly* find the solution. Turns out I made a mistake in my original post. If the ifup command fails, then the iwconfig command will also fail: $sudo ifu

Re: ifup fails but iwconfig and dhclient works?

2007-08-02 Thread Agricolae Maximus
On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:20:08 +0200, pizzapie_linuxanchovies wrote: > Under Etch, I did the make, make install, and modprobe of the driver > without problems. > > But here's the problem: > > $sudo ifup rausb0 -- snip > Whenever this happens, I fail to get a DHCP offer. I believe these > messag

ifup fails but iwconfig and dhclient works?

2007-08-02 Thread pizzapie_linuxanchovies
Hello, Sorry in advance if this is a bit long--I tried to keep it very clear. Having some trouble establishing my wireless connection. I recently upgraded Sarge to Etch. Now using the stock 2.6.18 686 kernel. No problems with the main part of the upgrade. However, I like to use the latest