Archlinux/atheros WLAN configuration troubles
- by GrinReaper
I'm trying to config archlinux to use my wireless network adapter. It's quite troublesome. From what I've gathered, it's an atheros network adapter, using the ath5k driver/module...
I can't get it to work; any ideas? Here's some of the output from my tinkering:
# lspci | grep -i net
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia corporation MCP67 Ethernet (reva2)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: atheros communications inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev01)
# lsusb
...
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 03f0:17d Hewlett Packard Wireless (Bluetooth + WLAN Interface [Integrated Module]
# ping -c 3 www.google.com
ping: unknown host www.google.com
#ping -c 3 8.8.8.8
ping: network is unreachable
# lspci -v
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: atheros communications inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev01)
...
Kernel driver in use: ath5k
Kernel modules: ath5k
# dmesg |grep ath5k
registered as phy0
registered led device
ath5k: atheros chip found
PCI INT A disabled
registered led device
registered as phy1
# ip addr | sed '/^[0-9]/!d;s/: <.*$//'
1: lo
2: eth1
3: eth0
# ip link set <interface> up/down
RNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
Also, is there a way to dump text from command-line to a text file so i can just copy pasta? Sorry, first time using a linux distro...
EDIT: So I just tried this:
I actually just did this twice. (I can't tell which setting is on/off for my wireless adapter. The lights are blue all the time now.)
#rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: wireless lan
softblocked: no
hardblocked :yes
1: hp-bluetooth: bluetooth
softblocked: no
hardblocked :yes
3: phy1: wireless lan
softblocked: no
hardblocked :yes
#rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: wireless lan
softblocked: no
hardblocked :no
1: hp-bluetooth: bluetooth
softblocked: no
hardblocked no
3: phy1: wireless lan
softblocked: no
hardblocked :yes
7: hci0: bluetooh
0: hp-wifi: wireless lan
softblocked: no
hardblocked :no
I've dug around some other articles and it seems like ath5k is supposed to be preferable to madwifi, so should i be using madwifi? I'm 99% sure I disabled the hardblock (by turning it ON) but, as shown above, phy1 wireless lan is STILL hardblocked. What gives? Maybe I've made some more fundamental error in a basic config file?
EDIT: I've fixed the hardblock. I've tried pinging www.google.com, but to no avail. I get:
ping: unknown host www.google.com
In the arch wiki:
Edit /etc/hosts and add the same HOSTNAME you entered in /etc/rc.conf:
127.0.0.1 archlinux.domain.org localhost.localdomain localhost archlinux
To my understanding, hostname is just a user-specified and based on preference(?)
My /etc/rc.conf:
HOSTNAME="gestalt"
My /etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost gestalt
but should it be the following?
120.0.0.1 localhost.domain.org localhost.localdomain localhost gestalt
