On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 6:02 PM, osmicadu <> wrote:
>
> --- In "naturalwatt" <> wrote:
> >
> > I've had problems with this, so maybe my experiences will help.
> >
> > Look in the /etc/init.d/network file. This is the one that loops
> around, reading
> > /etc/sysconfig/network_cfg and ifcfg-XXX files.
> >
> > If there isn't one there, create a file ifcfg_wlan0, using
> ifcfg_eth0 as inspiration. All you
> > should need is
> > DEVICE=wlan0
> > BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> > ENABLE=yes
> >
> > As you can see from the script 'network', it will use /sbin/udhcp to
> get an IP address is the
> > BOOTPROTO variable is set to dhcp.
> >
> > But the problem I had was that it didn't work. It seemed to take
> too long to get the
> > interface up so that udhcp timed out. I inserted 'sleep 5' delays
> after 'ifip_function' and
> > although it slowed down boot times by 10 seconds (there are two
> interfaces - eth0 and
> > wlan0) it now worked.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Martin
> > --- In "osmicadu" <osmicadu@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In Triffid Hunter <triffid_hunter@>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 8 Mar 2008, osmicadu wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > Can somebody tell me how to setup dhcp on my wlan0 device. I
> am using
> > > > > TS-7250 with Iogear stick the driver I am using is zd_b.o and
> I have
> > > > > no problems with it.
> > > > >
> > > > > The problem is that after I get the wlan0 up with:
> > > > >
> > > > > ifconfig wlan0 up
> > > > >
> > > > > it does not get an IP address over dhcp. Now how do I start
> the dhcp.
> > > >
> > > > you need a dhcp client. ifconfig and friends have nothing to do with
> > > dhcp.
> > > >
> > > > I've had trouble compiling dhcp clients for my ts-7250, so I
> went with
> > > > static settings.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > but dhcp works ok with eth0 network interface so what is the problem
> > > with wireless it is simply a different interface wlano?
> > >
> >
>
> thanks,
>
> is the problem may bee that I start my wlan0 after I log in because I
> see that I says before login that it is doing something with wlan0 and
> it says that no device was found. that is correct as I do set wlan0
> after logging in. is there a way to start it before I log in how do i
> do this? I am quite new and confused :( because I don know will any of
> this make a difference as I start wlan0 after login and as I
> understand all this hapends before login. dont have my comp near to
> try now will do later
>
> Please help.
>
You should add the commands to /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-wlan0
The same commands you use to start wlan0
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