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05-31-2008	#1 (permalink)
DarkBelthazor Just Joined! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	wlan0 problem im trying to configure my wireless card to be wlan0 on my laptop, but when i use iwconfig, all my wireless card info is on ath0 instead of wlan0, and wlan0 doesn't even show up, any clues?

05-31-2008	#2 (permalink)
Dapper Dan Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Sovereign State of South Carolina Posts: 4,132	My guess is that you have an Atheros based card which in most cases is going to come in as ath0. Is it a PCI device? To see what chip set it is using, do from the command line: Code: lspci \| gep Wireless If it IS an Atheros based device, is there a problem configuring it as ath0? __________________ CRUX 2.5 + IceWM Registered:#371367 New Members: click here

05-31-2008	#3 (permalink)
DarkBelthazor Just Joined! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	the problem is, scanning for wireless networks etc doesnt work with ath0, even when its up :S any ideas why? EDIT: Yes, it is an atheros card

05-31-2008	#4 (permalink)
Dapper Dan Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Sovereign State of South Carolina Posts: 4,132	I don't know what you have and have not done so forgive me if you've tried these already. From the command line try: Code: iwlist ath0 scan Code: ifconfig ath0 up Code: dhclient ath0 __________________ CRUX 2.5 + IceWM Registered:#371367 New Members: click here Last edited by Dapper Dan; 05-31-2008 at 05:20 PM..

05-31-2008	#5 (permalink)
MikeTbob Trusted Penguin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Panther City, Tx Posts: 4,059	I believe Knoppix uses Pump instead of dhcpclient, or it may be both. Last time I used Knoppix I used pump -i ath0 instead of dhclient ath0 __________________ I do not respond to private messages asking for help. Please keep it on the forums only. Last edited by MikeTbob; 05-31-2008 at 06:17 PM.. Reason: Grammar

05-31-2008	#6 (permalink)
DarkBelthazor Just Joined! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	dhclient + pump both come up with command not found, any clues? lol

05-31-2008	#7 (permalink)
MikeTbob Trusted Penguin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Panther City, Tx Posts: 4,059	Did you use sudo? sudo dhclient ath0 or sudo pump -i ath __________________ I do not respond to private messages asking for help. Please keep it on the forums only.

05-31-2008	#8 (permalink)
DarkBelthazor Just Joined! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	now i jus get sudo: pump: command not found xD

05-31-2008	#9 (permalink)
MikeTbob Trusted Penguin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Panther City, Tx Posts: 4,059	And the same thing for dhclient? Which version of knoppix are you using? You didn't actually type "sudo: pump:" did you? that won't work. It must be as specified above. __________________ I do not respond to private messages asking for help. Please keep it on the forums only.

05-31-2008	#10 (permalink)
DarkBelthazor Just Joined! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	I'm actually using the Backtrack 2 live cd, which is based off knoppix. I need it to prove to my brother WEP keys aren't secure xD I typed it EXACTLY as you said

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