i found out that 'allow-hotplug' made wlan0 start at startup. here's how i
setup my interfaces file...
sudo pico /etc/network/interfaces
#auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
#auto wlan0
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid ”<name>”
wpa-psk ”<pass>”
wireless-power off
sudo ifup wlan0
On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 10:28:23 PM UTC+1, Graham wrote:
>
> It is a boot order problem.
> I reported it a month ago, or so.
>
> Debian is trying to start WiFi before the USB interface is fully up,
> therefore it fails.
>
> If you wait until after the USB interface is fully up and running, you can
> manually start the WiFi.
>
> Or, write a systemd service to start it automatically. I found waiting
> until 30 seconds after
> the start of boot worked fine, to have systemd start WiFi successfully.
>
> --- Graham
>
> ==
>
> On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 11:06:22 AM UTC-5, Nathaniel Johnson wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have been trying to get wifi to work on the latest debian image. It
>> does work but requires me to manually start it after logging in. If I log
>> in and type 'ifup wlan0' It works fine. Even putting 'ifup wlan0' in
>> /etc/rc.local does not work.
>>
>> Here is a link to my etc/network/interfaces http://pastebin.com/37AjV6tG
>>
>> I also noticed this repeating over and over in /var/log/wicd/
>>
>> 2015/03/01 22:03:16 :: Autoconnecting...
>> 2015/03/01 22:03:16 :: No wired connection present, attempting to
>> autoconnect to wireless network
>> 2015/03/01 22:03:18 :: Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually
>> connect
>>
>>
>> The full file http://pastebin.com/8sznu2bB
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>
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