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Old 01-18-2008, 08:40 AM
Antoine EMERIT
 
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Default Re: problem setting up a NetGear WG511T wireless card w/ Debian 3.1 and Linux 2.6.12.5

"drb" <drb@physics.arizona.edu> écrivait news:1128444333.181143.102060
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> luetin:~# iwconfig
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
> lo no wireless extensions.
> dummy0 no wireless extensions.
> sit0 no wireless extensions.
> ip6tnl0 no wireless extensions.

Maybe a little indentation may help for the warning message :

iface ath0 inet dhcp
wireless_key 46F4E9FD15
wireless_ap 00:0F:B5:1D:B1:46
wireless_channel 6
wireless_essid ChezBallantyne
wireless_rate 54MB
wireless_keymode restricted


> No DHCPOFFERS received.
> No working leases in persistent database.
> Exiting.
>
> Failed to bring up ath0.
> luetin:~#


- First, did you try with a static IP to be sure, this is not a link or
generic network problem ?

- Second, is there any DHCP server on the "other side" (I suspect yes if
you made it working on Windows) ?


Regards
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