Re: [gentoo-user] configuring wlan0

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

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On Wednesday 18 November 2009 15:11:05 Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> On 18/11/09 Alan McKinnon said:
> > Forget all about conf.d/net, and disable the init scripts for it.
> >
> > Install and run wicd instead.
> 
> I'll look into it, but the Gentoo Handbook still points at conf.d/net, so
> should there not be an update if it has fallen out of favour? Should the
>  bugs in conf.d/net not be fixed?

I don't think that there bugs in conf.d/net just a matter of preference.  Alan 
suggested that wicd is a simpler way to have your wireless configured and it 
does not need /etc/init.d/*net scripts to function.

I am running wpa_supplicant:

modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )

wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dwext"

and it just works™ for my wireless card.

You may want to try something like this in your /etc/conf.d/net:

sleep_scan_wlan0="1"

config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )
fallback_wlan0=( "192.168.0.5 netmask 255.255.255.0" )
fallback_route_wlan0=( "default via 192.168.0.1" )

in case there is a dhcp problem with how the router releases IP address 
leases.
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Regards,
Mick

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