[SOLVED] Wireless installation

Question

My wireless internet connection works like a charm with Ubuntu and the network-manager applet only by providing the wireless pass phrasse, but it seems like I can't get it work in my archlinux fresh install.
1- I installed required wireless_tools and drivers
2- I almost read the related "beginners guide" and "wireless setup" page and followed the instructions
the specifications of my wireless network is:
device name       : Linksys WAP54G
network           : Static IP
IP address        : 192.168.1.245
subnet mask       : 255.255.255.0
default gateway   : 192.168.1.1
SSID              : linksys
channel           : 6
network mode      : mixed mode
security          : WPA Personal
encryption        : TKIP
the ubuntu's nm-applet settings:
Mode                 : infrastructure
MTU                  : automatic
wireless security  : WPA & WPA2 Personal
IPv4 Method       : automatic (DHCP)
# lspci | grep -i net
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
03:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2915ABG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"linksys"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:90:4C:91:00:01
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0
Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=86/100 Signal level=-43 dBm Noise level=-85 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:1 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:3
eth1 no wireless extensions.
The networking section of /etc/rc.conf
# NETWORKING
HOSTNAME="myhost"
eth0="eth0 192.168.1.254 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
The contents of /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1    localhost.localdomain    localhost,myhost
anyone could help me config my connection please?
Regards
Last edited by mahan_h (2009-03-14 14:42:05)

Answer 1

You need to authenticate with your access point with wpa_supplicant. The only two methods that will permit you to have automatic configuration on boot are wicd and netcfg. Please, read on and inform yourself on which one best suites your need.
Just as a quick hint, save this code as /etc/network.d/wpa-home:
Code:
CONNECTION="wireless"
DESCRIPTION="Home LAN"
INTERFACE=eth0
SCAN="yes"
SECURITY="wpa-config"
ESSID="linksys"
KEY="your-wpa-psk-passphrase"
IP="dhcp"
TIMEOUT=100
Try save these lines in the file indicated, then launch as root:
Code:
netcfg wpa-home
I tried netcfg wpa-home after creating that file and setting correct values, but I got:
:: wpa-home up  - wpa_supplicant did not start, possible configuration [FAILED]
Last edited by mahan_h (2009-03-13 18:30:58)