I had not modified the config at all after initial setup (using system-config-network). It stopped working after the initscripts upgrade.
[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 # Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter DEVICE=wlan0 HWADDR=00:19:7d:f0:c8:0f ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=dhcp USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes IPV6INIT=no NM_CONTROLLED=no TYPE=Wireless ESSID=mifsud MODE=Managed RATE=auto CHANNEL= [root@localhost ~]#
Message: 7 Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:18:36 -0500 From: Chuck Anderson cra@WPI.EDU Subject: Re: initscripts 8.86-1 bug with ipcalc To: fedora-test-list@redhat.com Message-ID: 20081130061836.GA1284@angus.ind.WPI.EDU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 09:23:07PM -0800, Kevin Mifsud wrote:
Looks like a bug with the latest initscripts (8.86-1).
Initscripts provides ipcalc, the offending program when trying to bring up my wireless.
Running in managed mode at the moment. Was working
fine prior to initscripts upgrade.
[root@localhost ~]# ifup wlan0
Determining IP information for wlan0...Nothing to
flush.
ipcalc: netmask or prefix expected
Please post your /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0
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