Help with WiFi setup.

I'm trying to set up my wifi and my sound. I searched the arch wiki and arch linux forums for the past few days and couldn't find a solution.
When I input #dhcpcd wlan0 I receive
wlan0: waiting for carrier
timed out
My output for $lspci | grep -i net
02:00,0 Network Controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. device 8723
03:00,2 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 0a)
I had to install the drivers manually with an ethernet connection from http://askubuntu.com/questions/139632/wireless-card-realtek-rtl8723ae-bt-is-not-recognized. I followed their instructions and managed to install the drivers.
#netcfg Brandon
Brandon [BUSY]
WPA Authentication/Association Failed [FAIL]
even though I have an open network.
When I tried the Arch Wiki manual wireless setup, the timed out message appeared. I tried Mode: Managed and Mode: Ad-Hoc, but was unable to change the Mode into auto with "#iwconfig wlan0 channel auto" for some reason.
#iwconfig
eth0 no wireless extensions
lo no wireless extenstions
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID off/any Mode: Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Powe=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr: off
Encryption key: off
Power Management: off
I can associated the wlan0 with #iwconfig wlan0 essid Brandon but it still gives the timed out message when waiting for carrier.
Last edited by kenshin421 (2012-08-07 03:06:51)

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Brandon"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: 00:22:6B:54:E8:E8
Bit Rate=7.2 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=56/70 Signal level=-54 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
That is a successful association !
I still received a timed out message when attempting dhcpcd wlan0.
With the iwconfig output above ? It should not do that.
What happens (when you are associated) with dhcpcd -B -d wlan0 ?? edit As root
Last edited by ewaller (2012-08-07 05:17:32)

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And as for IP routing, are all your hosts, network printers, network gateways, DHCP servers, etc., all in the range of 192.168.4.1 to 192.168.4.254? (They should be, if you're using a /24-class 255.255.255.0 subnet mask.)
But then I don't know where this configuration has gone off the rails... (Over the years, I've seen and have made my own configuration errors, I've been "bagged" by DNS caches, and I've hit various bugs in DNS implementations.) What you have stated here should work.
I'd start at the top of the DNS configuration article, and not stray from what is written there.   That there has been Google DNS and have had ISP DNS configured at the gateway does mean there were some areas that have strayed from the article.   I'd suggest following the DNS server configuration directions exactly.
Setting up DNS services with OS X Server isn't difficult, but it can be a little fussy.
If you don't understand something that's written in that article -- or if you believe you need to enter something different than what's listed there -- then please stop and ask about it. Either ask here, or ask over there. (This feedback also helps improve that article.)
Straying from what's written in that article is certainly and entirely feasible, but that's something best left until after the adminstrator is more familiar with running a DNS server. Once you know how and why and where you can stray, there are all sorts of things you can do within a DNS configuration.

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