>>>>> "Nigel" == Nigel Allen <[email protected]> writes:
Nigel> Peter Chubb wrote: >> Stupid question --- but are you using static or DHCP-assigned >> addresses? >> Nigel> No such thing as a stupid question :) Nigel> Unfortunately we are all static IP addresses throughout our Nigel> networks. I don't even believe we have a dhcp server anywhere. Then here's what I'm *guessing* is happening. You do the ifconfig up and assign addresses and routes. Fine. Then at a later stage, the card loses association with the access point (for whatever reason -- interference, temporary loss of signal, or whatever). (iwconfig will show you this). Ater a bit the driver times out and brings down the interface. Because it's a static address, nothing notices to bring it back up again. If this *is* the problem, then what you need is a daemon to reassociate and reestablish the interface for you. I'm not sure of the best way to do that in Puppy; maybe install wpa-supplicant? Dunno. -- Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia A university is a non-profit organisation only in the sense that it spends everything it gets ... Luca Turin. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
