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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 ...
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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?
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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:
If it IS an Atheros based device, is there a problem configuring it as ath0?Code:lspci | gep Wireless
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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
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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
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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 ath0Last edited by MikeTbob; 05-31-2008 at 05:17 PM. Reason: Grammar
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dhclient + pump both come up with command not found, any clues? lol
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Did you use sudo?
sudo dhclient ath0
or
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now i jus get sudo: pump: command not found xD
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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 Linux help, Please keep it on the forums only.
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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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