OK, here is the output right after boot from ifconfig, ping, sudo ifdown ath1, 
sudo ifup ath1:


[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ifconfig
ath0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:90:96:59:d8:fa  
          inet6 addr: fe80::290:96ff:fe59:d8fa/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

ath1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:14:6c:d5:15:e0  
          inet6 addr: fe80::214:6cff:fed5:15e0/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

ath1:avahi Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:14:6c:d5:15:e0  
          inet addr:169.254.8.32  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:3f:81:ef:28  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:17 Base address:0x3000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:1470 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1470 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:73692 (71.9 KB)  TX bytes:73692 (71.9 KB)

wifi0     Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 
00-90-96-59-D8-FA-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:63 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:2268 (2.2 KB)
          Interrupt:19 

wifi1     Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 
00-14-6C-D5-15-E0-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:654 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:81
          TX packets:51 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 
          RX bytes:165888 (162.0 KB)  TX bytes:2346 (2.2 KB)
          Interrupt:16 

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ping -n 4.2.2.2 -c 4
PING 4.2.2.2 (4.2.2.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
>From 169.254.8.32 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 169.254.8.32 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 169.254.8.32 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 169.254.8.32 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable

--- 4.2.2.2 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +4 errors, 100% packet loss, time 3008ms
, pipe 3
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo ifdown ath1
[sudo] password for eugene: 
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.ath1.pid with pid 5785
killed old client process, removed PID file
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6
Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

wifi1: unknown hardware address type 801
wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
wifi1: unknown hardware address type 801
wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
Listening on LPF/ath1/00:14:6c:d5:15:e0
Sending on   LPF/ath1/00:14:6c:d5:15:e0
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPRELEASE on ath1 to 10.0.1.1 port 67
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo ifup ath1
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.ath1.pid with pid 134519072
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6
Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

wifi1: unknown hardware address type 801
wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
wifi1: unknown hardware address type 801
wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
Listening on LPF/ath1/00:14:6c:d5:15:e0
Sending on   LPF/ath1/00:14:6c:d5:15:e0
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on ath1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on ath1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
DHCPOFFER of 10.0.1.198 from 10.0.1.1
DHCPREQUEST of 10.0.1.198 on ath1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK of 10.0.1.198 from 10.0.1.1
bound to 10.0.1.198 -- renewal in 6614 seconds.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ifconfig
ath0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:90:96:59:d8:fa  
          inet6 addr: fe80::290:96ff:fe59:d8fa/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

ath1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:14:6c:d5:15:e0  
          inet addr:10.0.1.198  Bcast:10.0.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: 2002:45f5:df95:0:214:6cff:fed5:15e0/64 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fe80::214:6cff:fed5:15e0/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:29 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:1882 (1.8 KB)  TX bytes:4873 (4.7 KB)

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:3f:81:ef:28  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:17 Base address:0x3000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:1474 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1474 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:74140 (72.4 KB)  TX bytes:74140 (72.4 KB)

wifi0     Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 
00-90-96-59-D8-FA-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:117 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:4212 (4.1 KB)
          Interrupt:19 

wifi1     Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 
00-14-6C-D5-15-E0-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1625 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:149
          TX packets:119 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 
          RX bytes:411148 (401.5 KB)  TX bytes:10796 (10.5 KB)
          Interrupt:16 




--- On Sun, 7/20/08, 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: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:30 PM

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
>         > 
>         > 
>         > 
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