my router hates me

[Eric Shubert]

Robert Holtzman wrote:
> 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"

That's "essid", not "eesid"

>> 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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-Eric 'shubes'