1.0rc4 Wireless Setup, Wifi tips and troubleshooting. Options

[orodriguez]

I have added a new script to the ones provided by Guylhem in 1.0rc4 (just added wep stuff to net.wifi.local).

This one is to connect to a WEP enabled network.


STEP BY STEP GUIDE:

1) Download and unpack attached script (net.wifi.wep)
2) Change network setup on lines 3 to 24
3) On the Zaurus' console become root:
su <enter>
When asked for password, press <enter>.
4) Copy the file to the Zaurus' /usr/local/bin/
i.e. cp /mnt/cf/net.wifi.wep /usr/local/bin
5) Define script perms:
chown root:qpe /usr/local/bin/net.wifi.wep
chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/net.wifi.wep

To CONNECT:
net.wifi.wep

To DISCONNECT:
net.wifi.off

Optional:
You can edit /etc/resolv.conf to match the DNS servers provided by your ISP. Some may find that name resolution is faster that way

I have checked this setup just after a fresh NAND restore so I hope everyone is able to connect this time .

FIX: Sometimes wep keys do not get loaded by wlanctl-ng. Waiting a little bit more and setting up WEP keys after bringing up the network interface makes a big difference.

I have updated the attached script.

This post has been edited by orodriguez: Oct 30 2005, 01:51 PM

Attached File(s)

 net_wifi_wep_fixed.zip ( 926bytes ) Number of downloads: 220

 

[speculatrix]

*edit*

your wep setup script worked for me; I did the hack to set the chosen wep key to number 0. I also had to hack /etc/resolv.conf too. I usually have to run the script twice, it reports no such device the first time. Maybe it would be best to write a simply loop with timeout to wait for the device to appear?

And finally, because of my fascist security, I created the proxy config file using hluc's info on his 3100. Basically, you create a file called
/home/zaurus/Applications/Network/modules/Proxies.conf
with the proxy settings in it - I can post the file if people wish. The presence of the file is used automatically by Opera, you don't need to restart it. As far as I know from my Cacko/860 use, netfront also dynamically tracks this file.