Wireless DHCP problem

I am running Slackware 12.2 on my Dell Vostro 1500 laptop with a
Broadcom BCM 4311 802.11b/g WLAN and a Belkin N150 wireless router set
for automatic dns. I am unable to connect wireless to the network using
Slackware rc.inet1 or wicd-1.5.6- noarch-SBO with
python-2.5.2-i486-4/pygtk-2.12.1-i486-2.

I have a desktop also on this network that is wired to the router. Both
my desktop and laptop can be booted into WINXP or Slackware 12.2. WINXP
connects DHCP on both machines as well as Slackware 12.2 on the desktop.
I can get the laptop Slackware connected wireless if I set the router
and laptop with an assigned ip address,gateway, and dns. I am moving my
office and must get my laptop working wireless DHCP.

When I try to connect with rc.inet1 it times out waiting for valid DHCP
server response. When I change my setup and make rc.wicd executable and
modify rc.inet1.conf with no entries I get no response from clicking xfce
Wicd Network Manager and I get an error message when I run wicd-client on
an xfce terminal.

Here are copies of all my associated files. Can anyone help? Thanks for
any response.

Bob


Setup and results for Slackware DHCP Wireless Network Setup
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** Results of running iwlist scan **

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 08:86:3B:14:38:38
ESSID:"belkin.838"
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.442 GHz (Channel 7)
Quality:5/5 Signal level:-29 dBm Noise level:-92 dBm
IE: Unknown:

DDA50050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010775B6680BFDE11D38D2F088
\63B1438381021001442656C6B696E20496E7465726E6174696F6E616C102300144E31353
\020576972656C65737320526F757465721024000746394B313030311042000E323031313
\13547313130343832381054000800060050F20400011011001B42656C6B696E204E31353
\020576972656C65737320526F75746572100800020086
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s

** Results of running rc.inet1 - boot and restart **
Polling for DHCP Server
Broadcast DHCP_DISCOVER
timed out waiting for valid DHCP server response

**** Results of running dhclient command ***

Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6 Copyright 2004-2007
Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit
http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/eth1/00:1e:4c:8d:b2:83 Sending on
LPF/eth1/00:1e:4c:8d:b2:83 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPREQUEST on
eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 255.255.255.255
port 67 DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 DHCPDISCOVER on
eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13 DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255
port 67 interval 12 DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
interval 2 No DHCPOFFERS received.
Trying recorded lease 192.168.2.3
PING 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data.

192.168.2.1 ping statistics
1 packets transmitted, 0 received, +1 errors, 100% packet loss, time 0ms

No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

** Result for running ifconfig command **

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0
dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0
overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0
B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

** Results of running iwconfig command **

lo no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"" Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:24 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption
key:off
Power Managementmode:All packets received Link Quality=5/5
Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=0 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx
invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0
Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0


** dhclient.conf file **
# dhclient.conf
#
# Configuration file for ISC dhclient (see 'man dhclient.conf') #

** dhcpd.conf file **

# dhcpd.conf
#
# Configuration file for ISC dhcpd (see 'man dhcpd.conf') #

** /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf **
#
# This file contains the configuration settings for network interfaces. #
If USE_DHCP[interface] is set to "yes", this overrides any other settings.
# If you don't have an interface, leave the settings null ("").

# You can configure network interfaces other than eth0,eth1... by setting
# IFNAME[interface] to the interface's name. If IFNAME[interface] is unset
# or empty, it is assumed you're configuring eth<interface>.

# Several other parameters are available, the end of this file contains a
# comprehensive set of examples.

#
=
# Config information for eth0:
IPADDR[0]=""
NETMASK[0]=""
USE_DHCP[0]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""

# Config information for eth1:
IFNAME[1]="eth1"
IPADDR[1]=""
NETMASK[1]=""
USE_DHCP[1]="yes"
DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]=""

# Config information for eth2:
IPADDR[2]=""
NETMASK[2]=""
USE_DHCP[2]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[2]=""

# Config information for eth3:
IPADDR[3]=""
NETMASK[3]=""
USE_DHCP[3]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[3]=""

# Default gateway IP address:
#GATEWAY="192.168.2.1"

# Change this to "yes" for debugging output to stdout. Unfortunately, #
/sbin/hotplug seems to disable stdout so you'll only see debugging output
# when rc.inet1 is called directly.
DEBUG_ETH_UP="yes"

## Example config information for wlan0. Uncomment the lines you need and
fill ## in your info. (You may not need all of these for your wireless
network) #IFNAME[1]=""
#IPADDR[1]=""
#NETMASK[1]=""
#USE_DHCP[1]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]="vostro"
#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes"
#DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes"
#DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes"
#DHCP_IPADDR[4]=""
WLAN_ESSID[1]=my_essid
WLAN_MODE[1]=Managed
WLAN_RATE[1]="54M auto"
WLAN_CHANNEL[1]="auto"
WLAN_KEY[1]="s:my_key"
##WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="set AuthMode=WPAPSK | set EncrypType=TKIP | set
WPAPSK–389dc66eaf7e6efd5b5523ae43c7925ff4df2f8b7099495192d44a774fda16"
WLAN_WPA[1]="wpa_supplicant"
WLAN_WPADRIVER[1]="wext"

## Some examples of additional network parameters that you can use. ##
Config information for wlan0:
#IFNAME[4]="wlan0" # Use a different interface name nstead of
# the default 'eth4'
#HWADDR[4]="00:01:23:45:67:89" # Overrule the card's hardware MAC address
#MTU[4]="" # The default MTU is 1500, but you might
need
# 1360 when you use NAT'ed IPSec traffic.
#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes" # If you dont want /etc/resolv.conf
overwritten #DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes" # If you don't want ntp.conf
overwritten #DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes" # If you don't want the DHCP
server to change
# your default gateway
#DHCP_IPADDR[1]="192.168.2.3" # Request a specific IP address
from the DHCP
# server
#WLAN_ESSID[4]ÚRKSTAR # Here, you can override _any_ parameter
# defined in rc.wireless.conf, by
prepending # 'WLAN_' to the parameter's
name. Useful for # those with multiple
wireless interfaces.
#WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="set AuthMode=WPAPSK | set EncrypType=TKIP | set
WPAPSK=thekey"
# Some drivers require a private ioctl to
be # set through the iwpriv command. If
more than # one is required, you can place
them in the # IWPRIV parameter (separated
with the pipe (|) # character, see the
example).

** wpa_supplicant.conf file **

# See /usr/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.5.10/wpa_supplicant.conf.sample # for many
more options that you can use in this file.

# This line enables the use of wpa_cli which is used by rc.wireless # if
possible (to check for successful association)
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant # By default, only root (group 0)
may use wpa_cli ctrl_interface_group=0 eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

network={
scan_ssid=0
proto=WPA WPA2
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwiseÌMP TKIP
groupÌMP TKIP
ssid="my_network"
#psk="my_psk"
psk=<actual wpa_passphrase result>
}

# WPA protected network, supply your own ESSID and WPAPSK here: #network={
# scan_ssid=0
# ssid="your_essid_here"
# proto=WPA
# key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
# pairwiseÌMP TKIP
# groupÌMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40
# psk=your_psk_here
#}

# Plaintext connection (no WPA, no IEEE 802.1X), # nice for hotel/airport
types of WiFi network. #network={
# key_mgmt=NONE
# priority=0
#}








Results for WICD Setup with rc.wicd executable
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** Results from running wicd-client **
** error message **

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/wicd/wicd-client.py", line 50, in <module>
import wicd.gui as gui
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/wicd/gui.py", line 2006, in
<module>
setup_dbus()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/wicd/gui.py", line 174, in
setup_dbus
proxy_obj = bus.get_object("org.wicd.daemon", '/org/wicd/daemon')
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in
get_object
follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 241, in
__init__
self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 183, in
activate_name_owner
self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 281, in
start_service_by_name
'su', (bus_name, flags)))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 622, in
call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown:
The name org.wicd.daemon was not provided by any .service files

** Results from running iwlist-scan after rc.wicd executed **

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 08:86:3B:14:38:38
ESSID:"belkin.838"
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.442 GHz (Channel 7)
Quality:5/5 Signal level:-23 dBm Noise level:-92 dBm
IE: Unknown:

DDA50050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010775B6680BFDE11D38D2F088
\63B1438381021001442656C6B696E20496E7465726E6174696F6E616C102300144E31353
\020576972656C65737320526F757465721024000746394B313030311042000E323031313
\13547313130343832381054000800060050F20400011011001B42656C6B696E204E3135
\020576972656C65737320526F75746572100800020086
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s

** Results from running iwconfig with rc.wicd executed **

lo no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"" Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:24 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption
key:off
Power Managementmode:All packets received Link Quality=5/5
Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=0 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx
invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0
Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

** Results from running ifconfig with rc.wicd executed **

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:4c:8d:b2:83
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0
errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0
dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX
bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) Interrupt:17 Base
address:0xc000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0
dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0
overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0
B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

** /etc/rc.inet1.conf before executing rc.wicd **

# /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf
#
# This file contains the configuration settings for network interfaces. #
If USE_DHCP[interface] is set to "yes", this overrides any other settings.
# If you don't have an interface, leave the settings null ("").

# You can configure network interfaces other than eth0,eth1... by setting
# IFNAME[interface] to the interface's name. If IFNAME[interface] is unset
# or empty, it is assumed you're configuring eth<interface>.

# Several other parameters are available, the end of this file contains a
# comprehensive set of examples.

#
=
# Config information for eth0:
IPADDR[0]=""
NETMASK[0]=""
USE_DHCP[0]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""

# Config information for eth1:
IFNAME[1]=""
IPADDR[1]=""
NETMASK[1]=""
USE_DHCP[1]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]=""

# Config information for eth2:
IPADDR[2]=""
NETMASK[2]=""
USE_DHCP[2]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[2]=""

# Config information for eth3:
IPADDR[3]=""
NETMASK[3]=""
USE_DHCP[3]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[3]=""

# Default gateway IP address:
#GATEWAY="192.168.2.1"

# Change this to "yes" for debugging output to stdout. Unfortunately, #
/sbin/hotplug seems to disable stdout so you'll only see debugging output
# when rc.inet1 is called directly.
DEBUG_ETH_UP="yes"

## Example config information for wlan0. Uncomment the lines you need and
fill ## in your info. (You may not need all of these for your wireless
network) #IFNAME[1]=""
#IPADDR[1]=""
#NETMASK[1]=""
#USE_DHCP[1]=""
#DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]="vostro"
#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes"
#DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes"
#DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes"
#DHCP_IPADDR[4]=""
#WLAN_ESSID[1]=belkin.838
#WLAN_MODE[1]=Managed
#WLAN_RATE[1]="54M auto"
#WLAN_CHANNEL[1]="auto"
#WLAN_KEY[1]="s:8e4a6862"
##WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="set AuthMode=WPAPSK | set EncrypType=TKIP | set
WPAPSK–389dc66eaf7e6efd5b5523ae43c7925ff4df2f8b7099495192d44a774fda16"
#WLAN_WPA[1]="wpa_supplicant"
#WLAN_WPADRIVER[1]="wext"

## Some examples of additional network parameters that you can use. ##
Config information for wlan0:
#IFNAME[4]="wlan0" # Use a different interface name nstead of
# the default 'eth4'
#HWADDR[4]="00:01:23:45:67:89" # Overrule the card's hardware MAC address
#MTU[4]="" # The default MTU is 1500, but you might
need
# 1360 when you use NAT'ed IPSec traffic.
#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes" # If you dont want /etc/resolv.conf
overwritten #DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes" # If you don't want ntp.conf
overwritten #DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes" # If you don't want the DHCP
server to change
# your default gateway
#DHCP_IPADDR[1]="192.168.2.3" # Request a specific IP address
from the DHCP
# server
#WLAN_ESSID[4]ÚRKSTAR # Here, you can override _any_ parameter
# defined in rc.wireless.conf, by
prepending # 'WLAN_' to the parameter's
name. Useful for # those with multiple
wireless interfaces.
#WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="set AuthMode=WPAPSK | set EncrypType=TKIP | set
WPAPSK=thekey"
# Some drivers require a private ioctl to
be # set through the iwpriv command. If
more than # one is required, you can place
them in the # IWPRIV parameter (separated
with the pipe (|) # character, see the
example).

** /etc/wicd/manager-sttings.conf file **

[Settings]
wireless_interface = eth1
link_detect_tool = 0
flush_tool = 0
signal_display_type = 0
dhcp_client = 1
window_height = 400
wired_connect_mode = 1
pref_width = 490
wired_interface = eth0
wpa_driver = wext
debug_mode = 1
pref_height = 590
global_dns_1 = None
global_dns_2 = None
global_dns_3 = None
use_global_dns = False
window_width = 605
always_show_wired_interface = False
auto_reconnect = True


** /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf file **

bssid = 08:86:3b:14:38:38
essid = belkin.838
mode = Managed
enctype = wpa-psk
encryption_method = WPA
key = 8e4a6862
automatic = True
use_static_dns = False
use_settings_globally = 0