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Am I the dick? |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172766 |
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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Daevid Vincent [mailto:daevid@××××××.com] |
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> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 10:20 PM |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: [gentoo-user] How can I force net.ath0 to use a |
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> certain channel? |
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> I have an atheros (mad-wifi) internal mini-pci 802.11 a/b/g |
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> card in my Dell |
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> i8200 notebook running Gentoo. I also have an Engenius hostap 802.11b |
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> card/antenna in my Gentoo server. What is frustrating, is that it's a |
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> crap-shoot when my ath0 will (or won't) start properly. I |
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> have no control |
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> over what channel (either numeric like 6, or alpha such as b |
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> vs. g) to |
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> connect to my AP ("MATRIX"). |
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> |
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> Please tell me there is some way to tweak my |
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> /etc/conf.d/wireless (or anything |
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> for that matter), so that I can tell it, "hey, when |
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> connecting to 'MATRIX', |
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> always use 802.11b and/or a certain channel range (presumably |
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> in the 'b' |
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> range)". |
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> Furthermore, it would REALLY be great if I could do something |
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> whereby, if I |
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> have net.eth0 (i.e. CAT5 cable) then don't start net.ath0, |
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> else try net.ath0. |
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> Right now I have net.ath0 disabled by default because I hate |
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> when it starts |
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> up when I'm plugged in at work, as my traffic seems to go |
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> over the "slower" |
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> ath0 rather than the faster eth0 port. ?! I have ifplugd |
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> installed, but I |
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> don't think it can manage this kind of (seemingly obvious and |
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> intelligent) |
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> decision. |
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> |
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> locutus ~ # /etc/init.d/net.ath0 start |
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> * Starting ath0 |
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> * Configuring wireless network for ath0 |
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> * ath0 connected to ESSID "MATRIX" at 00:00:00:00:00:00 |
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> * in managed mode on channel 52 (WEP disabled) |
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> * Configuration not set for ath0 - assuming DHCP |
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> * Bringing up ath0 |
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> * dhcp |
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> * Running dhcpcd ... |
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> Error, timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response |
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> [ !! ] |
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> locutus ~ # /etc/init.d/net.ath0 start |
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> * Starting ath0 |
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> * Configuring wireless network for ath0 |
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> * ath0 connected to ESSID "MATRIX" at 00:00:00:00:00:00 |
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> * in managed mode on channel 7 (WEP disabled) |
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> * Configuration not set for ath0 - assuming DHCP |
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> * Bringing up ath0 |
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> * dhcp |
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> * Running dhcpcd ... |
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> Error, timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response |
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> |
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> [ !! ] |
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> locutus ~ # /etc/init.d/net.ath0 start |
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> * Starting ath0 |
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> * Configuring wireless network for ath0 |
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> * ath0 connected to ESSID "MATRIX" at 00:02:6F:09:B2:B4 |
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> * in managed mode on channel 6 (WEP disabled) |
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> * Configuration not set for ath0 - assuming DHCP |
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> * Bringing up ath0 |
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> * dhcp |
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> * Running dhcpcd ... |
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> [ ok ] |
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> * ath0 received address 10.10.10.69/24 |
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> locutus ~ # |
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