wireless problem w/HDD install...

[shearroller]

The DNS addresses are correct - that I'm sure of. But the Gateway address, I have been using the 192.168.1.1 address since I've been playing with the LAN. It is the router's/AP IP and was arrived at by trial and error. If it should be some other IP, please let me know!

I will give you new script a try when I have time. Until then, have a good day!

Thanks!

[shearroller]

OK shah...I made the changes to the script. I put the 'ifdown/up' commands ahead of the 'network start' command but I got an 'ifdown eth2 - device not configured' error message on the subsequent reboot . And on login eth2 was using DHCP! However...

If all of this so far hasn't sounded a little crazy, what I'm about to say will - some boot ups eth2 will be using DHCP and other boot ups eth2 will be using a STATIC IP....and I cannot tell when it will be using what. Out of sheer curiousity, I rebooted the system 6 times and half the time DHCP was being used and the other half, of course, a static IP.

I'm having a hellava time trying to rap my brain around this. I think it's time for me to move on to another distro - naw, gotta figure it out, right?

Thanks!

[shah]

#!/bin/sh
/etc/c/init.d/networking stop
/etc/init.d/networking start
ifconfig eth2 address 192.168.1.210 up


Make sure this script runs after knoppix-autoconfig....check on the /etc/rc5.d/Sxknoppix-autoconfig.
x = value for our script must be higher than knoppix-autoconfig.

[shearroller]

Thanks again shah...I will try it over the next few days before rendering a opinion as I will be a little busy

FYI - I set the numerical value of /etc/init.d/mynet.sh to '21' - it was originally set to '20'...

[shearroller]

OK - it's Friday morning and I have rebooted the system at least 10 times since our last posts and this is what I have settled on for my /etc/init.d/mynet.sh:

<begin code>
#!/bin/sh
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth1 down
ifconfig eth2 down
/etc/init.d/networking stop
/etc/init.d/networking start
ifconfig eth2 up
<end code>

Shah, with the above script syntax Knoppix v-3.6 will (so far anyway) set my wireless to use a STATIC IP address. Ten reboots, ten with eth2 set to use a STATIC IP. Your last scrip syntax didn't set eth2 to STATIC IP all of the time, even tho' I set the numerical value of the script to '22'. The above syntax DOES seem to work but I will always check the IP upon logon. Thanks for your input.

FYI - after talking things over with a friiend, there possibly very relevant info I failed to convey - I have updated the system to a Debian Unstable (Sid) configuration. Also, I did a Debian HDD install.

Now for an off topic comment - I d/l'd Kanotix BH4 and as a live install it too has a problem with my Lucent wireless - a topic for a different time and place. But it does look interesting...

Ciao...