From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261819AbUKHFZv (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:25:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261820AbUKHFZv (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:25:51 -0500 Received: from services110.cs.uwaterloo.ca ([129.97.152.166]:46477 "EHLO services110.cs.uwaterloo.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261819AbUKHFZr (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:25:47 -0500 Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:25:44 -0500 (EST) From: Suihong Liang X-X-Sender: s2liang@hopper.math.uwaterloo.ca To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: acquireing IP address via DHCP Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Miltered: at rhadamanthus by Joe's j-chkmail ("http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr")! Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, I have a question about WLAN: how does Linux recognize that it has entered a 802.11 network? and how does it acquire an IP address via DHCP automatically? I've successfully configured the DHCP server and the mobile host to work together. However I want to know the detailed procesures carried out, such as how scan/authentication/association is triggered, how dhclient is triggered? My machine is a RH9 with kernel 2.4.26 or 2.6.7 (wireless extensions used), and the wireless adapter is Linksys WUSB11 v2.8 (driver from http://at76c503a.berlios.de/). Any information'd be appreciated. suihong