On 12/29/05, Mike Branda <realraccoon@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 18:35 -0500, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > On 12/29/05, Mike Branda <mike@wackyworld.tv> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 09:48 -0500, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > >
> > > > Actually this one is only the 2nd issue I can really say I have had. I still can
> > > > not get the stupid thing to pick up the gateway so I have to go in and manually
> > > > tell it the default gw. The rest of it works just fine, until this
> > > > one.
> > >
> > > Chuck, Is this a wired or wireless interface?? Have you done a Yast2
> > > --> Network Services --> Routing and enter in the Default Gateway there
> > > at the top and click finish?? I noticed a few years ago that I had a
> > > funny gw issue when playing with the if-scripts outside of YaST.
> > >
> > > What's the output of "cat /etc/sysconfig/network/routes"?
> > I have entered the routing and dns both via the GUI and manually, I still
> > end up with the same problem.
> >
> > Sorry, I looked and there is no such file under that path, I am trying to find
> > it elsewhere.
> >
> >
>
> huh? something is very wrong then. All my SuSE boxes since 9.0 have
> had that file.
>
> Are you using the Ndiswrapper or a native driver? What kind of card?
On the desktop it is a wireless card, it uses a broadcom chip. Right now I
am using Ndiswrapper, but there is a driver out there now that I plan on
using.
>
> Did you set the card/driver up through YaST or are you calling some
> script you created manually (i.e. a modprobe)?
>
YaST
> Humor me and follow this again anyway... Yast2 --> Network Services -->
> Routing and enter in the Default Gateway there at the top and click
> finish. If after that there's no /etc/sysconfig/network/routes file
> then there's something else going on and we'll take it from there.
>
OK, I did it again and the routes file is now there. Here is the
interesting thing
when I shut the machine down and start it back up I will have to go through
the whole process again, it appears that the file gets removed at some point.
The only reason I do not use it all the time is I can do the route add much
faster than open YaST and go through the screens in order to set it up.
I can bring up a CLI and check it all out and fix it in about 1/4 of the time
it takes for me to get through YaST and be done with it.
> There's dozens of things to try like calling the wireless later in the
> init scripts etc. I could probably do one up for you if it gets to
> that.
>
I have thought about that my self, I learned a lot about timing when I set up
the FPAC switch I am running here at home. You start something up when
something else is not ready for it and things do not always go right.
> In the other post you talk about having to scan for ssid's and have
> trouble getting it to lock on. Have you tried out wlassistant?? It's
> spectacular. No really! I was doing the whole iwlist iwconfig thing
> too. While glad I know how to do it.... this tool is great!
>
Yes, that looks like the sort of thing I could use. I am doing it all by
hand (getting a great idea of how it all works but it is still a mess.
> screenshots:
>
> https://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=134488
>
> 9.1 thru 9.3 rpms and src rpms:
>
> http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.php?cat=/Network/wlassistant
>
> If you have 10, which you do, guru hasn't built a i386 rpm for 10.
> only the x86_64 so I did a rpmbuild --rebuild. The i386 rpm for SuSE 10
> is only 97k so if you want it I can e-mail it to you as an attachment.
> Let me know if you want it.
>
Send it ASAP, I can really use it.
> Coincidentally, since this this is the second time today that I'm
> talking about building rpms...if anybody is interested our own Kwan Lowe
> has written a bunch on this at:
>
> http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/rpm/
>
> although Krpmbuilder builds a slightly different spec file that uses sed
> to separate out and sort the %files for dirs, files and man page stuff.
>
> There's also Deb, Knoppix and Slack packages available from the main
> page:
>
> http://wlassistant.sourceforge.net/
I will go and take a look. I am getting ready to build the Linux FPAC switch
for the main Tampa FPAC switch, I have 802.11 devices to set up a high
speed link between my home and down town Tampa, once that link is up
and running we will start looking at doing other 802.11 links so the more
tools I have to work with the better I will be able to do it. Of course I have
Ethereal and other tools to.
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal."----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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