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Re: [ts-7000] Wlan0 doesn't go up at startup

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Wlan0 doesn't go up at startup
From: "Gonzalo A. de la Vega" <>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:03:08 -0300
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 7:55 AM, nibapa <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have configured a wireless usb dongle for ts7800 for my network,
> modifying /etc/network/interfaces file.
> The only problem is that to start it I need, after logging in, to stop
> and restart the wlan0 interface, typing ifdown wlan0 and ifup wlan0.

So this actually suggests the scripts work, but...

> It would seem that at boot, in spite of it has been configured in the
> interfaces file, the encryption key isn't set and to set it I need to
> stop and restart the wlan0 interface.
> In fact the iwconfig command gives:
> wlan0 RT73 WLAN ESSID:"AermaticaNet"
> Mode:Managed Frequency=2.412 GHz Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
> RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Encryption key:off
> Link Quality:141/100 Signal level:1 dBm Noise level:0 dBm
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> Moreover, this is an error message at boot:
>
> Configuring network interfaces...FATAL: Module p80211 not found.
> Failed to load p80211.o.
> run-parts: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/linux-wlan-ng-pre-up exited with
> return code 1
> done.

Strange, but it seems to work later without the module (I don't even
know what this module is)

> and this is my interfaces file:
> auto wlan0
> iface wlan0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.169
> network 192.168.1.0
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcast 192.168.1.255
> gateway 192.168.1.1
> pre-up ifconfig wlan0 up
> pre-up iwconfig wlan0 essid "AermaticaNet"
> pre-up iwconfig wlan0 key "MY_KEY"

I suggest you put some "sleep 1"  commands between the ifconfig and
iwconfigs lines. I had some problem with timing and had the same
symptoms.

Gonzalo

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