Art Fore wrote:

ifplugd -bfi eth1 route add default gw 192.168.11.1 route del default gw 10.18.32.1

What am I doing wrong?

I think you need to create a file like /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-xxxxx with a configuration that suits your wireless NIC. That way it'll get configured automagically by the SUSE init-sequence (in /etc/init.d/network I think). Here's a sample of what I'm using: /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan-id-nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn BOOTPROTO='dhcp' BROADCAST='' ETHTOOL_OPTIONS='' IFPLUGD_PRIORITY='10' IPADDR='' MTU='' NAME='AMBIT Microsystem AR5212 802.11abg NIC' NETMASK='' NETWORK='' REMOTE_IPADDR='' STARTMODE='ifplugd' UNIQUE='Kbch.qwn4nf+VyB8' USERCONTROL='yes' WIRELESS_AP='' WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='psk' WIRELESS_BITRATE='auto' [snip WIRELESS*] WIRELESS_WPA_PSK='passw' _nm_name='bus-pci-0000:04:02.0' /Per Jessen, Zürich -- http://www.spamchek.com/ - your spam is our business. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Art Fore wrote:

I really need some help on a networking problem that I have tried to solve for several months now. At least point me to where I can find the answer as I have searched the web and not found anything. (Could be I am not asking right question, but I am not a programmer)

After booting up, I open a root console and execute the following commands.

ifplugd -bfi eth1 route add default gw 192.168.11.1 route del default gw 10.18.32.1

This gets me internet access for linux on the wireless card. (eth0 is used by Windows under parallels, normal network card)

I put these commands in /etc/init.d/boot.local.

When I boot, It does not work. If I try to enter them again in a root console, the ifplugd -bfi eth1 seems to work, that is no error. The route add default gw 192.168.11.1 comes back network unreachable.

So, I remove the commands from boot.local, reboot, then everything works again after entering all of the commands in a root console.

What am I doing wrong?

Art

I suspect this may be because you are not explicitly associating the default gw with the appropriate devices.... otherwise it tries to work this out on its own which may in some circumstances give unpredictable results... try ... route add default gw 192.168.11.1 eth1 route del default gw 10.18.32.1 eth1 which might be more appropriate see man route and have a look at the LNAG book (it is available online)... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG1/voasN0sSnLmgIRAnccAJ4p70qcXHJnVgBUXVEKwUEuqk2uBQCfRDt2 0hpdcq2QBV4ZVUjD+QCSPpg= =2jdq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org