Re: wireless illness

Scott Otterson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnome.ximian.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Yup, I've got the one that came with RH9:

127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost

This is OK, as far as I can tell.

On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 10:22, Mark Gordon wrote:
> Do you have a localhost entry in /etc/hosts? If you don't, that might
> explain the behavior you're seeing.
> 
> -Mark Gordon
> 
> On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 09:26 -0700, Scott Otterson wrote:
> > Any help with this XD2/wireless illness will be very welcome.
> > 
> > After starting an 802.11b connection, I see at least these problems:
> > 
> > - Mozilla freezes if I type while mozilla is in focus 
> >   (However, I can browse using the mouse until I type something)
> > 
> > - Nautilus hangs forever on startup.  No error messages.
> > 
> > - The panel and the rest of gnome eventually freeze.  
> > 
> > This happens only under certain circumstances -- the most common,
> > unfortunately.  
> > 
> > Problems occur when:
> > I boot my laptop without the ethernet cable plugged in and then connect
> > to a wireless network.  The mozilla freeze does not happen if, before
> > turning on the wireless, I type something into a text box (like the URL
> > window).  I still have the other problems, though.
> > 
> > Problems do not occur when:
> > I boot with a live ethernet cable connected, unplug it, and then start
> > the wireless.
> > 
> > I'm running stock XD2 with the latest redcarpet updates e.g. Mozilla
> > 1.4.2 and Nautilus 2.2.4.
> > 
> > I'm starting the wireless network with a script that does this:
> > 
> > sudo ifdown eth0
> > sudo iwconfig eth1 essid NETOWORK_NAME
> > sudo iwconfig eth1 mode managed
> > sudo iwconfig eth1 key KEY_VALUE
> >  
> > sudo dhclient
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
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