[driverloader] SuSE9.3, wlan0 doesn't start, but may be started...

[Verner Kjærsgaard]

Hi list,

My wireless on my SuSE9.3 with driverloader works fine, I know how to get it 
on-air, but of course, if it could work automatically... Initially this is 
what happens when I do (as root) "rcnetwork restart".

**********************************************''
Setting up network interfaces:
    lo
    lo        IP address: 127.0.0.1/8                                 done
    eth0      device: Intel Corporation 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller 
(Mobile) (rev 03)
    eth0      No configuration found for eth0                         unused
    wlan0     device: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI 
Adapter (rev 04)
    wlan0     Startmode is 'manual'                                   skipped
Setting up service network  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  done
IBM93:/home/vk # ifup wlan0
    wlan0     device: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI 
Adapter (rev 04)
ERROR: command 'iwconfig wlan0 key off' returned
       Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
       SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
ERROR: command 'iwconfig wlan0 key open 20B41AF4F3' returned
       Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
       SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
Starting DHCP Client Daemon on wlan0... . . . . . no IP address yet... 
backgrounding.
IBM93:/home/vk # ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:122 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:122 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:9352 (9.1 Kb)  TX bytes:9352 (9.1 Kb)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0C:F1:0C:6B:67
          inet6 addr: fe80::20c:f1ff:fe0c:6b67/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:18 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
**********************************************''

As you can see, I get errors and no DHCP and so forth. I remedy this situation 
by launching my browser and goes into http://localhost:18020 - I then select 
reload from the web-site. I then do a (as root) "ifup wlan0". This causes no 
errors and gives me an adress and all. Like this:

IBM93:/home/vk # ifup wlan0
    wlan0     device: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI 
Adapter (rev 04)
Starting DHCP Client Daemon on wlan0... . . . . . no IP address yet... 
backgrounding.
IBM93:/home/vk # ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:315 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:315 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:86128 (84.1 Kb)  TX bytes:86128 (84.1 Kb)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0C:F1:0C:6B:67
          inet addr:172.16.12.201  Bcast:172.16.12.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20c:f1ff:fe0c:6b67/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:13 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:784 (784.0 b)  TX bytes:1553 (1.5 Kb)

IBM93:/home/vk #

So, as you can see, all is ok and life is good :-)
Only, of course, if it could be brought to work in the first place, it'd be 
great. And, changing "manuel" to "auto" doesn't work...

Any hints?



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