my router hates me

[Robert Holtzman]

On Thu, 11 Jun 2009, kitepilot at kitepilot.com wrote:

> OK, this is what we know:
> You are connected to your router via ethernet   :)
> Your wireless works...
>
> Is your ESSID one of:
>>                      ESSID:"linksys"
>>                      ESSID:"2WIRE860"

linksys

> And is the MAC address of the wireless interface of your router either of:
>>            Cell 01 - Address: 00:23:69:56:30:F9
>>            Cell 02 - Address: 00:1F:B3:00:01:A9

  00:23:69:56:30:F9 as listed.

> If so, your router is out there.
> Look at the syntax of iwconfig and do:
> ifconfig eth1 up
> iwconfig essid <your ESSID> eth1

iwconfig eesid linksys eth1 returns:

iwconfig: unknown command "linksys"

> dhclient eth1

this gives:

Listening on LPF/eth1/00:15:00:4a:a3:4c
Sending on   LPF/eth1/00:15:00:4a:a3:4c
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

> If you get an IP address, and can talk to your router, your issue is with
> the graphical interface.
> Maybe...   ;-)
> ET

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