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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=609024015-22042005>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=609024015-22042005></SPAN>Have
you tried simply adding "ifconfig wlan0 up" at the end of the configuration
script, to bring the card up with new settings??</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just an idea!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul.M.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Message: 3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 09:42:44 +0100</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: Colin Tuckley
<colin@tuckley.org></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: [Sussex] Debian
/etc/network/interfaces</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan F wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Well this has totally left me out of ideas.
I'm trying to work out the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> mapping stuff in debian's
/etc/network/interfaces. I have this simple </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> shellscript which returns the value of
something ($1) which was </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> specified on the kernel boot line. The idea
behind this is that I can </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> specify ath0=home or ath0=work at the boot
line and debian will </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> configure my wireless settings
accordingly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> So the script seems to be working fine. But
for some reason, my </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> wireless settings aren't being configured.
:-\</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been having the same problems with
/etc/network/interfaces with my cardbus WiFi card. I've been trying to configure
different configurations without any luck. Like you, the script seems to work
but the configuration doesn't get set.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been using the "ifscheme" package for my
script. I also looked at various places on the web for help
including:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/HOTPLUG.txt"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/HOTPLUG.txt</FONT></U></FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My simple single config which works
is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>auto lo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>iface lo inet loopback</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mapping hotplug</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>script grep</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>map wlan0</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>iface wlan0 inet dhcp</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wireless_essid charmandean</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wireless_channel 6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wireless_mode managed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The switchable one - which fails to configure the
i/f is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>auto lo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>iface lo inet loopback</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mapping hotplug</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>script echo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>map wlan0</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mapping wlan0</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>script /sbin/ifscheme-mapping</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>iface wlan0-home inet dhcp</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wireless_essid charmandean</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wireless_channel 6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wireless_mode managed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>iface wlan0-any inet dhcp</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wireless_essid any</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wireless_mode managed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone got any ideas? I've tried various versions
of the switchable one, they seem to bring the interface up (as shown by
iwconfig) but never configure it, so it's never shown in ifconfig</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Colin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-- </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is well known that Discworld trolls loose
intelligence</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>as they warm up. Does this mean that a particularly
hot headed troll would be a lava lout?</FONT></DIV>
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