Spoke too soon - was Re: Back to ubuntu

[Pete Holsberg]

Nils Kassube pounded out the following on his or her keyboard on 
9/14/2007 2:10 AM:
> Pete Holsberg wrote:
>> Had to use iwconfig to configure the wireless card ath0 (why is is
>> called "unknown interface"?), and then I could ping anything on my LAN.
>>
>> But "network not reachable" when I try to ping a computer on the
>> Internet!!
>>
>> Just looked at the router/WAP and it can see the wireless NIC!!!!
>>
>> I'm using a static IP address.
>
> For a static setup don't forget to set your router as gateway.
> In /etc/interfaces the section for your ath0 then might look like this:
>
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.111
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> gateway 192.168.1.1

iface ath0 inet static
address 192.168.1.30
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
wireless-essid 26harrington
wireless-key s:xxxxxx

auto ath0

is what I have..

Thanks.

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Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

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