Configure WiFi as WAN in mlinux

[Usman Asghar]

Hi,

I had AEP multitech conduit which i converted to mlinux following the instructions (http://www.multitech.net/developer/software/mlinux/using-mlinux/flashing-mlinux-firmware-for-conduit/). Right now, i am using ethernet connection (set as dhcp) but now i want to use WiFi to connect to my conduit. I tried this (https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/92799/connecting-to-wifi-network-through-command-line) but no success.
I get following responses.

root@mtcdt:/# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:00:4A:37:2B
inet addr:192.168.0.101 Bcast:0.0.0.0 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::208:ff:fe4a:372b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2109 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1601 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:245916 (240.1 KiB) TX bytes:253319 (247.3 KiB)
Interrupt:23 Base address:0xc000

gre0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-62-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
NOARP MTU:1476 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

gretap0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1462 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

ip_vti0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-62-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
NOARP MTU:1364 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

tunl0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-62-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

This shows that WIFI is not enabled on the device. How should i proceed so that i can connect my conduit to internet using the WiFi and not the ethernet connection

Thanks and best regards

[John Klug]

For WiFi access point, see this:

http://www.multitech.net/developer/software/mlinux/using-mlinux/wifi-access-point/

For station, see this:

http://www.multitech.net/developer/software/mlinux/using-mlinux/wifi-station/

For access point you will probably want dnsmasq, which is available from the feeds using the opkg command.

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