Hrm. I'm not sure. Can you run ifconfig after boot and copy the output here?
On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 09:33 -0700, Eugene Tsai wrote: > iface ath1 inet dhcp > auto ath1 > > Thanks for the response. I checked the file /etc/network/interfaces. > Those commands are already in the file as shown above. Does the order > of the two lines matter? > > Eugene Tsai > > > --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [fwlug] getting wireless card to work > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Fort Wayne Linux Users Group" > <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 10:08 AM > > You'll want to add an entry for it to /etc/networking/interfaces, it > will look similar to this: > > auto ath0 > #iface ath0 inet dhcp > > The auto directive will make it come up automatically at boot, > and > shutdown cleanly when you power down. > > The iface line (which is commented out in the example above) will let > you set options such as dhcp, or nameservers, or a wireless network to > autoconnect to. > > If you want to just automatically do the ifup/ifdown the > auto line is > all you need. > > Happy hacking!! > > On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 01:07 -0700, Eugene Tsai wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am a linux newbie and recently installed ubuntu onto a Toshiba > > laptop (Satellite P25-S607). I have a couple questions about a > Netgear > > WPN511 PCMIA card that worked under Windows to connect wirelessly to > > my router at home. Initially, the card did not work. But after a bit > > of internet research and trial and error, I am able to get the card > to > > work, but not automatically. That is, when I first boot up, the card > > does not work, until I use the Terminal program and enter the > > following > lines: > > sudo ifdown ath1 > > sudo ifup ath1 > > After those two commands, the wireless card works. How do I set up > the > > computer so that I don't have to manually type in those two > commands? > > Can someone explain what is going on and why is it that these > two > > commands are able to get the card to work? > > > > Thanks, > > Eugene Tsai > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fwlug mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > -- > -- > Jon Bartels > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org -- -- Jon Bartels [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
