wireless problems...

[yee]

I am unable to start wireless networking with the usual networking scripts. Using the command

/etc/init.d/net.w1p3s0 start

results in the error message:

* Bringing up interface w1p3s0
* ERROR: interface w1p3s0 does not exist
* Ensure that you have loaded the correct kernel module for your hardware
* ERROR: net.w1p3s0 failed to start

There are NO dmesg errors. I doubt there is kernel module loading issues.

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However, the message MUST be misleading since I can use the command:

/etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant start

* Starting WPA Supplicant Daemon ...
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device [ ok\ ]

which successfully connects to wirelessly but without dhcp. the command ifconfig gives:

wlp3s0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::a11:96ff:fe56:e758 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 08:11:96:56:e7:58 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 136 bytes 12434 (12.1 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 19 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 8 bytes 808 (808.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

Running dhcpcd gives me FULL network capability. ifconfig then gives:

iwlp3s0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 172.27.8.70 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 172.27.8.255
inet6 fe80::a11:96ff:fe56:e758 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link
ether 08:11:96:56:e7:58 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 413 bytes 62646 (61.1 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 48 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 15 bytes 1710 (1.6 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

What am I missing? What is the advantage of setting rfkill in configuring the kernel?

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The relevant parts of /etc/conf.d/net

wpa_supplicant_w1p3s0=( "-Diwlwifi" )
config_w1p3s0="dhcp"

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The contents of /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
update_config=1
ap_scan=1

network={
key_mgmt=NONE
priority=-999
}

Should I place the contents of wpa_supplicant.conf into /etc/conf.d/wpa_supplicant?

[Buffoon]

wlp3s0 or w1p3s0 ?

[yee]

[khayyam]

[bbgermany]

[yee]

Shoot! Thanks everyone.
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