Wireless internet

[Janina Sajka]

Juan Hernandez writes:
> HI there,
> 
> I have had more success now.  I got the modules working.
> 
> When I do 'iwconfig' it shows me all of the nterfaces that I have on my
> system, and which ones have wireless capabilities.
> 
> Now I did iwconfig eth1 mode managed key abcdefghi essid myaccesspoint
> 
> It connects to the access point, but, I get no internet.  It does not get
> any ip data from my router's dhcp.
Right, this is only the first, though all important step. The iwconfig
is all about the radio portion of wireless.

I would next assign an ip address by hand, just to eliminate any
potential dhcp issues. Use your knowledge of your network to assign an
appropriate ip address, netmask, and default route:

ifconfig eth1 192.168.xxx.yyy netmask 255.255.255.0
route add default gw 192.168.xxx.zzz eth1

The above illustrative only, of course.

Now, ping your gateway address. If successful, you can bring down the
interface:

ifconfig eth1 down

and start playing with:

dhclient eth1

PS: If you already have a dhclient running, you may need to kill it
first.

Janina