Re: argh -- can't get wireless in someone else's house

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On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, John W. Linville wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 01:19:29PM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> >   from /var/log/messages, upon running system-config-network and
> > trying to activate wlan0:
> >
> > ...
> > Feb  8 13:13:47 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
> > Feb  8 13:13:47 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
> > Feb  8 13:13:47 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
> > Feb  8 13:13:55 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
> > Feb  8 13:14:07 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
> > Feb  8 13:14:17 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 19
> > Feb  8 13:14:36 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
> > Feb  8 13:14:48 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
>
> I was hoping to see something other than the dhclient messages.
> Is there no other pertinent information?

that is the *entire* contents being dumped to /var/log/messages from
the time i try to activate wlan0 to the time it fails and gives up.
nothing else.

i'll try more of your suggestions and report back shortly.

rday
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