Dlink-g520 Wireless and WEP more

[Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN]]

On Tuesday 26 October 2004 15:59, you wrote:
> Here's what I got:
>
> This is my ifconfig for this device ath0 before
> executing a new ifconfig command:
>
> pluto# ifconfig ath0
>
> ath0:
> flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu
> 1500
>         inet6 fe80::20f:3dff:fea9:3645%ath0 prefixlen
> 64 scopeid 0x2
>         ether 00:0f:3d:a9:36:45
>         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet
> autoselect (DS/11Mbps)
>         status: associated
>         ssid XXXX 1:XXXX
>         channel 5 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF
> powersavesleep 100
>         wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1
>         wepkey 1:40-bit
>
> See it says it's associated and has picked up a
> channel, but no IP!
>
> pluto# ifconfig ath0 inet 192.168.2.180 netmask
> 255.255.255.0 ssid XXXX wepmode on weptxkey
> 1:0x123456789
> ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists

ifconfig says this if you already have another interface with an ip-address in 
the same range. I think you have another interface on your system with an 
192.168.2.X ip address. Remove the address from the other interface and try 
again.

grtz,
Daan