[ale] Script won't assosciate my wireless?

[Robert L. Harris]

I split it up into 3 lines, and ran it.  Failed the first time, but did
work the second.  I'll keep mucking with it.  Thanks.

Thus spake Jim Popovitch (jimpop at yahoo.com):

> Hi Rob,
> 
> I have a near identical setup, what you need to do is break the iwconfig
> commands up into multiple steps.  I also have to rmmod and insmod the
> ipw2100 module when switching between WEB and t-mobile.  Basically what
> to make life easy I just wrote a bunch of short scripts to use sudo and
> manually config the correct network.  Linux sucks when it comes to
> wireless auto config.
> 
> Here's my ifup-home script
> 
> -------------
> # reset networking....
> sudo ifconfig eth0 down      > /dev/null 2>&1
> sudo ifconfig eth1 down      > /dev/null 2>&1
> sudo iwconfig eth1 essid any > /dev/null 2>&1
> sudo modprobe -r e1000
> sudo modprobe -r ipw2100
> sudo modprobe -r ieee80211_crypt_wep
> sudo modprobe -r ieee80211_crypt
> sudo modprobe -r ieee80211
> 
> # load network modules
> sudo modprobe e1000
> sudo modprobe ipw2100
> 
> # config home network
> sudo iwconfig eth1 essid home-net
> sudo iwconfig eth1 key ****************************
> sudo ifup eth1
> ---------------------------
> 
> hth,
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
> On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 09:05 -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > 
> > Sorry, wanted to send before I forgot :>
> > 
> > Linux, Debian unstable
> > 2.6.9 Kernel
> > Latest KDE
> > Centrino Drive ipw2100-0.55
> > 
> > The exact command line is:
> > 
> > /sbin/iwconfig eth1 mode Managed essid wepkey key 66796fad63387358696e6e6763
> > (Obviously a diff key and SID)
> > 
> > If I put that command in a bash script it won't associate.  If I run it
> > by hand it works fine.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thus spake Jerald Sheets (jsheets at yahoo.com):
> > 
> > > Platform?
> > > Distro?
> > > Version?
> > > Boot Loader?
> > > 
> > > --jms 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Robert
> > > L. Harris
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:55 AM
> > > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > > Subject: [ale] Script won't assosciate my wireless?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I've recently gotten wireless access in my office.  I'm trying to script the
> > > association to the AP.  I've created a short bash script which reloads the
> > > drivers (Centrino in an IBM Laptop), downs the interface, and then runs the
> > > association.  If I run the script it never associates.
> > > If I put an echo of the exact iwconfig command into the script and run the
> > > command by hand it comes up fine.
> > > 
> > > Any one have any ideas?
> > > 
> > > 
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Robert L. Harris                     | GPG Key ID: E344DA3B
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DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS             With Dreams To Be A King,
       ALONE.  I speak for              First One Should Be A Man
       no-one else.                       - Manowar

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