How do I get an IP address over wifi on a laptop?
I think I have everything configured apart from running dhcp.
This is my story so far about getting the correct drivers etc.
How to setup wifi connection on a laptop - #56 by balanga.
Please note I am unable to use LUCI.
That's the default behavior, if it doesn't work, you screwed up your config.
NOT running a DHCP probably doesn't help though, then you'll need a static IP on the client, or a DHCP elsewhere in your LAN.
My broadband router runs DHCP and my only means of accessing it is via wifi.
If I've screwed something up, how can I tell where? Is there some log which will tell me what has been going on?
If I give my laptop a static IP will it automagically connect to the router?
It'll probably be in /etc/config/network, unless the issue's with the wifi, not the IP.
It also depends on how you'd like it to connect, static or DHCP, both will work.
That's a good place to continue it.This is also why the orginal thread can be use instead of this duplicate thread.
I would like to automatically connect to the wifi router via DHCP on booting. I guess I'll try static if I can't get it working.
I know the wifi works fine because I have no problem connecting when booting FreeBSD which uses wpa_supplicant.conf to provide connection details.
I take it that OpenWrt does not use wpa_supplicant.conf since I haven't seen any mention of it.
That was a long thread which was initially about getting the correct drivers installed, and that problem has been resolved, so it's pointless going over the whole thread.