i tried you suggestion, got this error
wmaster0: unkown hardware address type 801
SIOCSIFADDR no such device
wlano: error while getting interface flags no such device
wlano: error while getting interface flags no such device
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
bind socket to interface: no such device

any other suggestions would be welcome, thanks ed

On Nov 27, 12:32 pm, tanguyr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK, do you know the name of your network interface? It's usually
> something like "wlan0" or somesuch. You should be able to get it by
> poking around under the panel icon menu (or maybe even just hovering
> over the icon)
>
> Anyways, if you do, try this:
>
> when you are connected to the network, open a terminal window and type:
>
> sudo dhclient <your interface name>
>
> Regs,
> /t
>
> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 7:04 PM, ed_giuliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > i can select the router, but i get a message saying connected (ip
> > address not acquired)
> > and i cant connect to the internet. ed
>
> > On Nov 27, 3:47 am, tanguyr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Normally you connect to the router by just selecting it (ie there is
> >> no explicit "connect" option, you just click on the panel icon to see
> >> all the routers, then click on the router you want to connect to)
>
> >> /t
>
> >> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:12 PM, ed_giuliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> > i constantly loose my wireless connection while surfing or worse  yet
> >> > while in the middle of a download.
>
> >> > when i click on the icon on the panel it shows the signal of the local
> >> > router but says disconnected, how can i connect? there doesn't seem to
> >> > be a connect option.
>
> >> > when the connection is lost i am forced to reboot, this seems to be
> >> > the only way to reestablish the connection. is there another option?
>
> >> > any help would be appreciated, thanks ed.
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