[PLUG] A Different Wireless Connection Question
Carlos Konstanski
ckonstanski at pippiandcarlos.com
Tue Oct 23 04:58:11 UTC 2007
At 22 Oct 2007 21:03:47 -0700,
Russell Senior wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Rich" == Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> writes:
>
> Rich> [...] What have I missed here, or what step should I take to figure
> Rich> out why it's not connecting? Obviously, /etc/resolv.conf is the
> Rich> same regardless of the interface and connection via cat5 or air.
>
> Call me a genius if you want. I won't argue. But here is your
> problem. You have two interfaces on the same network. Your packets
> are going out the wrong one. Anyway, that's my guess. It happens to
> me from time to time, leading to momentary confusion. When you
> disconnect your wired connection, type this (assuming eth0 is your
> wired interface):
>
> ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 down
>
> then configure your wireless interface:
>
> iwconfig eth1 essid foo
> ifconfig eth1 ...
> route add default via ...
>
> Just try to tell me that isn't your problem. I dare you!
>
>
> --
> Russell Senior ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.''
> seniorr at aracnet.com
You've always been a genius in my book, Russell. How many times have
you bailed me out when I had lisp questions? But I digress, for I've
had a few beers. I just want to say that my money is on you ($10, $20
tops), because it's the classic "vpn into work and then hit a
wan-accessible work website and watch it choke" play.
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