[CUWiN] DHCPD setup

[Tim]

> On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 07:56:44AM -0500, Tim wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm having some problems getting the DHCP server working with wireless.
>> I've configured and started the interface and the daemon, but my Windows
>> client can't seem to connect with cuw. Below is my configuration. I'm
>> obviously missing something. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Have you set your windows client to ad hoc mode?  Does it get a DHCP
> lease?
>
> Is your client 802.11a, .11b, or .11g?

The client is a Dell Windowx XP Notebook using a Belkin 802.11b adapter. I
did set it to ad hoc mode, but I don't get a lease.

>
> BTW, what you are attempting is not a supported configuration of
> a C-U wireless node.  I don't expect for it to work, in general.
> The configuration we support has an access point plugged into the
> ethernet port.  Members in Urbana have had great success connecting
> clients this way.

That's what I figured after thinking about it. I'll find another way to
establish connectivity. Thanks for the response.

Tim.


> Dave
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim.
>> ---------------------
>> #ifconfig ath0
>> ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>>         ssid cuw
>>         powersave off
>>         bssid 02:02:6f:20:f8:26 chan 11
>>         address: 00:02:6f:20:f8:26
>>         media: IEEE802.11 autoselect adhoc
>>         status: active
>>         inet 10.0.151.4 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 10.0.255.255
>>         inet6 fe80::202:6fff:fe20:f826%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
>>
>> # cat /etc/dhcpd.ath0
>> # interface ath0 configured by /etc/rc
>> subnet 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 {
>>         # Let the DHCP server on-site have the first shot.
>> #       min-secs 1;
>>         # Give short-lived leases so that a DHCP server on-site
>>         # has a good shot at taking over from us.
>> #       max-lease-time 60;
>>         pool {
>>                 # do not answer our own requests.
>>                 deny members of "cuw-clients";
>>                 range 10.0.151.10 10.0.151.253;
>>                 option routers 10.0.151.4;
>>                 option domain-name "cuwireless.net";
>>                 # ns.cu.groogroo.com
>>                 option domain-name-servers 64.5.70.195;
>>         }
>> }
>>
>> # /usr/sbin/dhcpd ath0
>> Internet Software Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.1rc11
>> Copyright 1995-2003 Internet Software Consortium.
>> All rights reserved.
>> For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP
>> Wrote 0 leases to leases file.
>> Listening on BPF/ath0/00:02:6f:20:f8:26/10.0.0/16
>> Sending on   BPF/ath0/00:02:6f:20:f8:26/10.0.0/16
>> Sending on   Socket/fallback/fallback-net
>>
>>
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