On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 1:57 PM, David Rosenstrauch <darose@darose.net> wrote:
Sergey Manucharian wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:22:31 -0400 Adam Stokes <adam.stokes@gmail.com> wrote:
/etc/rc.d/network start fails with Could not associate wlan0 - try increasing WIRELESS_TIMEOUT and check network is WEP or has no security.
However, running dhcpcd wlan0 when system is up works. I dont use wep but have wireless mac filters setup on the router and I've increased the WIRELESS_TIMEOUT in /etc/conf.d/wireless. Has anyone run into this recently?
specs: 2.6.29-ARCH, x86_64 using iwl3495 driver, intel pro/wireless 3945abg
Thanks
I would suggest using "netcfg" (/etc/rc.d/net-profiles). I found it much more suitable and flexible for wireless networks. It works fine for me for long time with and without wep/wpa.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netcfg
"wifi-select" package can be useful as well, it actually can use the profiles created for "netcfg".
Cheers, Sergey
+1 on the netcfg recommendation. It works pretty flawlessly for me.
I don't use it daily, as I prefer a GUI solution like knetworkmanager for desktop use, but I still use it frequently - i.e., when knetworkmanager is broken or flakey, or if I'm working from a command line only - and it's great.
DR
thanks guys, the netcfg setup works like a champ -- ( adam stokes ) || ( adam.stokes@gmail.com )