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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux
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Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Client Adapter
Additional Procedures
Follow these steps to configure DHCP with the linuxconf utility.
Step 1 At the command prompt, type linuxconf and press Enter.
Step 2 Under the Config tab, select Networking > Client tasks > Basic host information.
Step 3 Select the appropriate adapter tab for your Cisco Aironet client adapter.
Note Your client adapter’s number is Adapter 1 if it is the only Ethernet adapter card installed.
Step 4 Verify that the box marked Enabled is checked.
Step 5 For Config mode, select Dhcp.
Step 6 Next to Net device, use the drop-down menu, or enter your client adapter’s device name.
Note Your client adapter’s name is eth0 if it is the only Ethernet adapter card installed. If you are
unsure about the device name and number, you can verify this information by running the ACU
and using the Commands menu to select Status. The Device field of the Status screen shows the
name and number of the adapter being used.
Configuring for a Static IP Address
If your computer does not get its IP address from a DHCP server, contact your network administrator
and obtain the following information:
• The IP address assigned to your computer
• The subnet mask and default gateway addresses of your computer
How you configure your computer for a static IP address depends on the linux distribution you are
running. On Red Hat and other distributions that include it, you should use the linuxconf utility to
configure your computer. If you are using a distribution that does not includes linuxconf, follow the
distributions recommendations for configuring IP addressing.
Follow these steps to configure a static IP address by using linuxconf.
Note You must be logged in as root or have equivalent superuser privileges.
Step 1 At the command prompt, type linuxconf and press Enter.
Step 2 Under the Config tab, select Networking > Client tasks > Basic host information.
Step 3 Select the appropriate adapter tab for your Cisco Aironet client adapter.
Note Your client adapter’s number is Adapter 1 if it is the only Ethernet adapter card installed.
Step 4 Verify that the box marked Enabled is checked.
Step 5 For Config mode, select Manual.
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