Start Network in init 3

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How do i start network in init 3?
If i boot up in init 3 there is no network running. Im trying to fix gfx-installation and i need yast with network.

“rcnetwork restart” doesnt work in CLI.

And i also need to know how to configure WLAN in CLI.

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I tried that. When I booted to level 3, the network started automatically.
These work if you log in as root : rcnetwork start or stop or restart or status.
If you logon as a normal user, you have to do: sudo /sbin/rcnetwork start etc

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Ok thax!
Since i have a wlan-card; Intel 2200BG there is som CLI-cmd like iwlist and iwconfig.
Is possible to scan wlan network, but i cant find out how to connect to an SSID and set WPA Passphrase.

Anyone?

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iwlist scan: will give you the local network like this:

suse111:~ # iwlist scan

wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:14:6C:3D:81:8A
                    ESSID:"swerdna"
                    Mode:Master
                    Channel:9
                    Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9)
                    Quality=31/100  Signal level:-79 dBm  Noise level=-99 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Extra:tsf=0000000aee0b8f88
                    Extra: Last beacon: 172ms ago

Then to connect, have a study of “man iwconfig”.

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If you want to connect via a script that activates each time you boot up, configure the wlan in Yast by running this command as root: yast lan

That will get the text-based version up and running. At the end of the process, a script is saved for future connections to activate at boot time or with the command “ifup wlan0” or “ifdown” wlan0 (yours may not be called wlan0).