ATT wireless a no-go

[Tom Wilson]

Ed Jabbour wrote:
> I just had AT&T Uverse service installed, replacing Comcast cable.  The
> desktop, running Debian etch, performs with an ethernet connection, but I
> can't get wireless going on a  laptop, IBM T30, also etch. 
> 
> The card is recognized:
>         dmesg|grep wlan0:
>         wlan0: vendor: 'NETGEAR WG511 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card'
>         wlan0: ethernet device [MAC addreess] using NDIS driver
>          netwg511 . . .
> 
> /etc/network/interfaces:
>         iface wlan0 inet dhcp
>                 wireless-essid 2wire341
>                 wireless-mode managed
>                 wireless key ******
> 
> iwlist s finds 3 ssid, including mine.  (How does iwlist find anything with
> no connection?)
> 
> Running /etc/init.d/networking restart, I see:
>         DHCPRELEASE on wlan0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67
>         send_packet: Network is unreachable
> 
> 192.168.1.1 was the IP of the old router I had, now disconnected.  The
> ATT "RG" - the router -  is 192.168.1.254.  I
> haven't a clue where that wrong IP is coming from:
>         grep -r 192.168.1.1 /etc
>         /etc/ppp/options:# ms-dns 192.168.1.1
> 
> route -n comes up blank, of course.  route -n on the desktop gives
> 192.168.15.0 as the Destination.  I think the ATT system is DSL.  Win2k
> connects with no problems, as does the lap when connected with cat5.  
> 
> Any hints, answers, pointers, etc. greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Can you assign a static IP to the wireless card and see if it works that
way?

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Tom Wilson