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On Wednesday 18 November 2009 15:11:05 Michael P. Soulier wrote: |
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> On 18/11/09 Alan McKinnon said: |
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> > Forget all about conf.d/net, and disable the init scripts for it. |
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> > Install and run wicd instead. |
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> I'll look into it, but the Gentoo Handbook still points at conf.d/net, so |
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> should there not be an update if it has fallen out of favour? Should the |
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> bugs in conf.d/net not be fixed? |
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I don't think that there bugs in conf.d/net just a matter of preference. Alan |
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suggested that wicd is a simpler way to have your wireless configured and it |
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does not need /etc/init.d/*net scripts to function. |
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I am running wpa_supplicant: |
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modules=( "wpa_supplicant" ) |
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wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dwext" |
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and it just works™ for my wireless card. |
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You may want to try something like this in your /etc/conf.d/net: |
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sleep_scan_wlan0="1" |
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config_wlan0=( "dhcp" ) |
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fallback_wlan0=( "192.168.0.5 netmask 255.255.255.0" ) |
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fallback_route_wlan0=( "default via 192.168.0.1" ) |
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in case there is a dhcp problem with how the router releases IP address |
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leases. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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