Wireless Problems

[Jarod Wilson]

On Jan 18, 2008, at 7:39 AM, TARogue wrote:

> The really weird part of this is the fact that wireless was working  
> when
> we left to get my boy from school. After shopping in Concord we got  
> back
> around 18.00 and now nothing I know can make it go again.
>
> /var/log/messages says this:
> Jan 18 07:05:03 newfear dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address  
> type 801
> Jan 18 07:05:03 newfear dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address  
> type 801
> Jan 18 07:05:03 newfear dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to  
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
> Jan 18 07:05:11 newfear dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to  
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
> Jan 18 07:05:23 newfear dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to  
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
> Jan 18 07:05:33 newfear dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to  
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
> Jan 18 07:05:43 newfear dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to  
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 19
> Jan 18 07:06:02 newfear dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to  
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
> Jan 18 07:06:04 newfear dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
>
> First question: what is wmaster0?

If I'm thinking clearly, that's a NetworkManager-ism. Its a pseudo- 
device that sits on top of your actual wireless device, which is  
usually either wlan0 or eth1 these days.


> Second question: what does "unknown hardware address type 801" mean?

Not certain, but it kinda sounds like your wifi driver gave up the  
ghost.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com