When my wireless link quality gets so bad I disconnect I can't get back on the
network without rebooting. I'm not sure how to make the card scan and
reconnect to my router. The wireless card is a belkin in a belkin cradle
f5d6000/f5d6020. It was set up automatically when I installed the OS
(MDK9.1). The network uses fixed IPs.
I have tried this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] init.d]# su
[EMAIL PROTECTED] init.d]# cd /etc/init.d
[EMAIL PROTECTED] init.d]# ./network restart
Shutting down loopback interface: [ OK ]
Setting network parameters: [ OK ]
Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ]
Bringing up interface eth0: Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device eth0 ; Invalid argument.
Failed to bring up eth0.
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy [FAILED]
If I do the same thing when everything is working (after booting for example)
I get:
Shutting down interface eth0: [ OK ]
Shutting down loopback interface: [ OK ]
Setting network parameters: [ OK ]
Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ]
Bringing up interface eth0: [ OK ]
other stuff:
var/log/messages - when I ran ./network restart after losing connectivity:
Sep 7 02:34:57 localhost kernel: eth0: Error -110 disabling MAC port
Sep 7 02:34:57 localhost network: Shutting down interface eth0: succeeded
Sep 7 02:34:57 localhost network: Shutting down loopback interface:
succeeded
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost network: Setting network parameters: succeeded
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost network: Bringing up loopback interface: succeeded
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost kernel: hermes @ IO 0xd000: Timeout waiting for
command completion.
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost kernel: hermes @ IO 0xd000: Error -16 issuing
command.
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost last message repeated 7 times
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost ifup: Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost ifup: SET failed on device eth0 ; Invalid
argument.
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost kernel: hermes @ IO 0xd000: Error -16 issuing
command.
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost kernel: eth0: Error -16 setting MAC address
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost kernel: eth0: Error -16 configuring card
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost ifup: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost ifup: Failed to bring up eth0.
Sep 7 02:34:58 localhost network: Bringing up interface eth0: failed
Sep 7 02:35:04 localhost rwhod[1271]: sendto(192.168.0.255): Network is
unreachable
Sep 7 02:38:04 localhost rwhod[1271]: sendto(192.168.0.255): Network is
unreachable
Sep 7 02:41:04 localhost rwhod[1271]: sendto(192.168.0.255): Network is
unreachable
# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"RUPERT" Nickname:"localhost"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452GHz Access Point: 00:3B:AF:19:E8:26
Bit Rate:11Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm Sensitivity:1/3
Retry min limit:8 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:28/92 Signal level:-74 dBm Noise level:-149 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
Its not a huge problem as it occurs infrequently, but I would rather not have
to reboot. Unfortunately I'll have to wait for the link to fail again before
trying out any suggestions.
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