On Jan 7, 2008 11:40 PM, Mark Weaver <mdw1982 at mdw1982.com> wrote: > Alain Spineux wrote: > > On Jan 7, 2008 6:10 PM, Mark Weaver <mdw1982 at mdw1982.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I've got a Dell Inspiron 1501 with a Broadcom 1390 Wlan mini card > >> (integrated) wireless lan chipset. I've got an init script setup to > >> activate the wireless connection at boot time, however when the system > >> boots the adapter doesn't connect. I'm not able to get a connection > >> until after the desktop is done loading and I run the script from the > >> command line. > > > > what about running your script from the > > /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit. > > Start it at the end of it, but be careful if your scrip block the boot > > process, your systm will block! Be sure to have a rescue CD ready. > > > > Regards > > > > well... I've got it starting as a service, however it doesn't make the > connection. when the system starts to run the script the script runs > fine but the wireless doesn't make the connection. "Network is down" is > reported to the console as the system is booting. > > Once the desktop loads and I'm logged in, if I issue "service wireless > restart" (I've got it setup as a sysV init script) the wireless connects > perfectly every time. Are you using NetworkManager ? NM require the user to be logged to access to the crypted key. > > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Alain Spineux aspineux gmail com May the sources be with you