amigamia wrote:
@amigamia - Is there a specific sequence to get the network running over Wi-Fi? I keep getting issues. I managed to make it work 2 out of 10 times and when I reboot, I have to fiddle with the Wireless manager and network configs.
Here is my process:
1. I change the net0 interface driver to bwfm.device
2. I add my access point ID + Pass phrase and WPA
3. Wireless manager comes up sometimes after step 1 and other times after step 2
4. After step 2, if I re-enter the same pass phrase for the correct access point ID, I get an IP and I can ping google.com
5. If I reboot, I am back to no IP address via DHCP
6. if manage to bring up the wireless manager and then set "start network on reboot" it won't save and it gives an error.
7. Also why does Wireless manager not have a close option? When I am good to go, this thing just floats on the screen and can't get rid of i unless I reboot.
Is there a simpler way to setting up Wi-Fi on AROS? I recount the same but to a lesser extent on AROS on Intel.
It's a frustrating experience that no one should go through and honestly a deterrant to new users.
Similar experience - but after 2 days I think I have perfected it for my network. (The settings do not seem to save however).
1. Go to "Wireless" panel first and put in my Network name, "WPA" and password
2. "Edit" the net0 interface
2a. change the driver to bwfm.device
2.b set IPV4 to "DHCP"
2.c set IPV6 to "DHCP"
2.d set net0 to "DHCP"
2e. set Primary DNS to 10.0.0.1 and Secondary DNS to 10.0.0.1 (for my network)
3. Press "Save"
This seems to start AROSTCP, the Wireless Manager and the DHCP client.
In a console/terminal type "status" to see if it is running. The following should be running.
- AROSTCP
- WirelessManager
- AROSTCP DHCP Client
But even after all of this, the Wireless manager may not be authenticating with the access point. I've found starting a second WirelessManager so I can see "stdout" in a terminal gives me a log of what the wireless manager is going (it is wpa_supplicant under there)
run wirelessmanager device=bwfm.device
