Re: Need help setting up wireless LAN on Debian

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Author: Austin Godber
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Need help setting up wireless LAN on Debian
> Austin,
>
> Thanks for responding!
>
> I tried iwconfig and I ended up with wlan0 and eth0 running. When I
> disconnect the LAN cable I cannot access the Internet. So, my second
> problem is how to switch between the two connections - eth0 and wlan0.
>
> Thanks!


If you can verify that the iwconfig command really gets you associated
to your AP (can you see a real MAC address when you iwconfig wlan0) then
you can shutdown the eth0 interface and get a dhcp lease for your wlan0
interface.

ifconfig eth0 down
dhclient wlan0

Austin
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