Jared, Here is a transcript of what I did. I booted the machine (it had been off all night). What is really strange, is that it looked as if the wireless card was configured properly when I booted up (note it actually got the right mac address for the ap) but I still could not ping a machine on my network. My comments are preceded by a '>': stingray:/home/mark# ifconfig ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:46:E3:68:2B inet6 addr: fe80::213:46ff:fee3:682b/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:13 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:1 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:200 RX bytes:780 (780.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:169 Memory:e08b1000-e08c1000 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:74:CC:3C:17 inet addr:192.168.25.125 Bcast:192.168.25.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::208:74ff:fecc:3c17/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:82 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:5248 (5.1 KiB) TX bytes:398 (398.0 b) Base address:0xdcc0 Memory:ff6c0000-ff6e0000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:164 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:164 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:11326 (11.0 KiB) TX bytes:11326 (11.0 KiB) > eth0 is configured because I forgot that the cable was plugged in, > so I took it down stingray:/home/mark# ifdown eth0 stingray:/home/mark# ifconfig ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:46:E3:68:2B inet addr:192.168.25.125 Bcast:192.168.25.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::213:46ff:fee3:682b/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:13 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:1 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:200 RX bytes:780 (780.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:169 Memory:e08b1000-e08c1000 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:74:CC:3C:17 inet6 addr: fe80::208:74ff:fecc:3c17/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:82 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:5248 (5.1 KiB) TX bytes:648 (648.0 b) Base address:0xdcc0 Memory:ff6c0000-ff6e0000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:164 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:164 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:11326 (11.0 KiB) TX bytes:11326 (11.0 KiB) > it looks as if ifplugd then brought ath0 up - cool stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"PMI" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:12:17:0A:57:85 Bit Rate:36 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=27/94 Signal level=-68 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. > ath0 is connected to the ap, or this is what I interpret from the output. I still have not run your suggested command... There is actually a link quality of 27/94 - is this too low? stingray:/home/mark# ifup ath0 ifup: interface ath0 already configured stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"PMI" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:12:17:0A:57:85 Bit Rate:36 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=29/94 Signal level=-66 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. > still looking good - I haven't broken anything yet stingray:/home/mark# ping gandalf PING gandalf (192.168.25.114) 56(84) bytes of data. ping: sendmsg: Network is unreachable ping: sendmsg: Network is unreachable ping: sendmsg: Network is unreachable --- gandalf ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 3998ms > I am seeing a lot of these messages when I run dmesg: > ath0: no IPv6 routers present stingray:/home/mark# route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.25.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 ath0 0.0.0.0 192.168.25.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ath0 > Looks good as well....so let's try your suggestion: stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig ath0 essid PMI nick stingray channel 6 mode master rate auto stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. ath0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"" Nickname:"stingray" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.417 GHz Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00 Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=0/94 Signal level=-95 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. > oops - the configuration is now broken; maybe quotes around PMI? stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig ath0 essid "PMI" nick stingray channel 6 mode master rate auto stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. ath0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"" Nickname:"stingray" Mode:Master Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00 Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=0/94 Signal level=-95 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig ath0 essid PMI nick stingray channel 6 mode master rate auto stingray:/home/mark# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. ath0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"" Nickname:"stingray" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.442 GHz Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00 Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=0/94 Signal level=-95 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. stingray:/home/mark# > Well, that didn't work as expected. What does the message > ath0: no IPv6 routers present > mean? Thanks! Mark On Tuesday 02 May 2006 05:59 pm, Jared Anderson wrote: > On Tuesday 02 May 2006 17:08, Mark Phillips wrote: > > On Tuesday 02 May 2006 05:01 pm, Jared Anderson wrote: > > > Link Quality=0/94 > > > > > > Generally, not good enough. :) > > > > > > What is the output of the following command? > > > > > > iwlist ath0 scan > > > > stingray:/home/mark# iwlist ath0 scan > > ath0 Scan completed : > > Cell 01 - Address: 00:12:17:0A:57:85 > > ESSID:"PMI" > > Mode:Master > > Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6) > > Quality=24/94 Signal level=-71 dBm Noise level=-95 > > dBm Encryption key:off > > Bit Rate:1 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:2 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:5 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:6 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:9 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:11 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:12 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:18 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:24 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:36 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:48 Mb/s > > Bit Rate:54 Mb/s > > Extra:bcn_int=100 > > > > try: > > iwconfig ath0 essid PMI nick stingray channel 6 mode master rate auto > > and then post results of iwconfig. > > Regards, > Jared > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Mark Phillips Phillips Marketing, Inc mark@phillipsmarketing.biz 602 524-0376 480 945-9197 fax --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss