Enabling Wireless network without NetworkManager

[Steven Stern]

On 12/29/2012 04:53 PM, Jim wrote:
> On 12/29/2012 05:50 PM, g wrote:
>> On 12/29/2012 10:08 PM, Jim wrote:
>> <>
>>
>>
>>> Now I want to get the Wireless card working on this laptop.
>>> But when I try to reboot to load Wireless , the Network won't start, it 
>>> FAILs .
>> i do not have any wireless working with my desk top box at this time,
>> but i did some reading a while back and some skimming just now.
>>
>> i may be looking at this wrong, tho i am curious if you have run
>> "iwconfig" to set up your wireless interface.
>>
>>
>>
> ifcfg-wlan below
> 
> # Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt
> # for the documentation of these parameters.
> BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> TYPE=Wireless
> HWADDR=00:15:af:e5:0b:49
> GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
> ONBOOT=yes
> USERCTL=yes
> PEERDNS=no
> IPV6INIT=no
> ESSID=dd-wrt
> MODE=Managed
> RATE=auto
> NM_CONTROLLED=no
> DNS2=8.8.0.0
> DNS1=8.8.8.8
> CHANNEL=
> 
> 
OK, this may be dumb, but you referred to "wlan0" in an earlier message.
What if you rename this file to "ifcfg-wlan0" then try "ifup wlan0"?

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-- Steve