I placed the ifup and ifdown commands in rc.local. The problem is solved. Thanks, Eugene
--- On Mon, 7/21/08, Vern Ceder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Vern Ceder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [fwlug] getting wireless card to work To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Fort Wayne Linux Users Group" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 12:06 AM I would guess that you've got a timing issue - that the driver for ath1 isn't completely loaded when it tries to use dhcp to get an address. We've run into that sort of problem before with laptop wifi card drivers and Ubuntu, as I recall. The workarounds usually involve throwing in a small delay after the network driver load, or starting the network later. You might try putting your ifdown and ifup lines into /etc/rc.local, which is the last automatic scrip run on start up and seeing if that achieves the desired result. Cheers, Vern Eugene Tsai wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
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