On 12/18/06, Daniel Lenski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Scott, when you say "hangs", do you mean that the machine actually crashes, or that the attempt to access the network continues interminably without connecting? If the machine actually crashes, it sounds like a driver problem.
It just continues interminably. * Try connecting the laptop to the router WITH AN ETHERNET CABLE. If it
works with non-wired ethernet, then you can be sure the problem is with the wireless card configuration (either that or the wireless router is locking out the MAC address of the laptop).
I should have clarified. I am connected with a wire. * If it doesn't work with wired ethernet and DHCP, then try it with wired
ethernet and MANUAL address configuration. Set up thes address, netmask, and gateway for the ethernet adapter manually and see if you can connect. For example, if the router is at 192.168.0.1, I would do: # echo 'nameserver 192.168.0.1' >> /etc/resolv.conf # ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.64 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.0.1
Hmm... that command dies with... "gw: no address associated with name" ( is that what you meant?) # ifconfig eth0 up
# route -n ... If that works, then it is most likely a problem with how DHCP is setup on the laptop (broken package installation?).
Hmm. I'm worried maybe that isn't it (since it didn't work with from a boot cd either). still stumped, Scott
