[Eug-lug] Linux WiFi troubleshooting?

[Bob Crandell]

> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:00:49 -0800, Bob Miller <kbob at jogger-egg.com> wrote:
>
> > Anyone know what a BSSID is?  That's what kismet reports, and
> > I kind of assumed that's the access point's MAC.  But is it?
> >
> > Anyway, I used ifconfig, iwconfig (frustratingly), and kismet.  What
> > else should I be using when the wireless doesn't work?
> >
> > > Take your laptop and yell out:
> > > "Can a brother get a ip address?"
> >
> > Uh, yeah.  That's what I tried to do. (-:
> >
>
My laptop dual-boots between WinXP and Suse (I miss Slackware).  At a motel
that offered wireless, Windows worked, Suse didn't.  I even used all the
routing info from Windows.  Still no joy,  DHCP in SuSE did pick up an address
and mask but it didn't get a default route.

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