[Voyage-linux] wireless client (usb wireless) - only working if network plugged in

[Thomas Stranzl]

Hi,

I´ve voyage on an Alix board (development version). Connecting over eth0 works perfect (if a cable is plugged in, of course :)
I´ve bought a Belkin wireless usb stick (as I couldn´t wait a few days for delivering of a mini-pci card...). I recompiled the kernel with the additional driver, and changed /etc/network/interfaces to the following:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface eth0 inet static
	address 192.168.1.49
	netmask 255.255.255.0
	gateway 192.168.1.1

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
	wpa-ssid myESSID
	wpa-psk myPASS

after booting with eth0 connected, it connects to the access point automatically. SSHing to the acquired dhcp address works.

Now - if I have no wire plugged into eth0 - my router shows, that a client has requested a ip address (and it is shown under connected hosts..), but I could neither ssh into or ping the Alix board anymore.

Any ideas what´s going on there?
best,
Thomas
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