Karl Larsen wrote:
Andrew Robinson wrote:
John W. Linville wrote:
On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 01:44:28PM -0400, Andrew Robinson wrote:
[root@proteus ~]# lsmod | grep bcm43xx
bcm43xx_mac80211 397601 0 ssb 35141 1 bcm43xx_mac80211 mac80211 145865 2 rc80211_simple,bcm43xx_mac80211
[root@proteus ~]# ifconfig
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:96:79:86:70 inet addr:192.168.1.25 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::290:96ff:fe79:8670/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:71 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:89 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:4118 (4.0 KiB) TX bytes:9175 (8.9 KiB)
[root@proteus ~]# ping -c 3 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. From 192.168.1.25 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable From 192.168.1.25 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 0 received, +2 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2008ms , pipe 2
[root@proteus ~]# modprobe bcm43xx-mac80211
[root@proteus ~]# ifup eth1
[root@proteus ~]# ping -c 3 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.87 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=3.31 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=2.95 ms
Did you leave something out? The lsmod showed that you already had bcm43xx-mac80211 loaded ('-' == '_' for lsmod), and you already had eth1 marked up and with an IP address assigned. I can't think of any reason why those commands should make any difference.
Is this repeatable? Did you move the laptop during this process?
It's repeatable. I found I did not need to do the 'modprobe bcm43xx-mac80211', just the 'ifup eth1' to get the network working. It seems like some kind of timing problem, like ifcfg-eth1 is getting run before the bcm43xx-mac80211 module has made eth1 the network interface. If eth1 were a wired network interface, it would be like I forgot to plug in the ethernet cable. Does that make any sense or help describe the problem?
Thanks!
Andrew
Hi Andrew are you using the normal "network" or are you using "Network Manager"?
I use configuration files. I set up ifcfg-eth1 one parameter at a time with iwconfig back in FC4 using ndiswrapper. I haven't had to change it since.
I've tried Network Manager a couple of times, but it caused some problems and I didn't stick with it long enough to figure out what they were. I just like seeing the setting in a parameter file. Yes I know I need to join the 21st century :).
Andrew