WPA and auto DHCP [solved]

natesully · n00b Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 49

What is the best way to have dhcpcd run automatically when wpa_supplicant connects to a network? I have wpa working well and connecting to networks in the background, but with not DHCP it still takes user intervention to get connected.

UberLord · Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:03 am Post subject:

If you installed wpa_supplicant via the ebuilds and use our net scripts then it should launch dhcp automatically if you have a dhcp client installed.
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natesully · n00b Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 49

I did, and it does not. What could go wrong? Is there a certain way I need to set the "net" file up?

natesully · n00b Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 49

D'oh. I had my net setup wrong. config_eth2 (that's my wireless) was set to "wpa_supplicant", setting it to "dhcp" instead made things work right.