trouble connecting to wifi

[shimmikins]

i have modified my network interfaces from DHCP to static and chnaged the 2 needed lines in wpa_supplicant and am having issues connecting to wifi.. is there a step i am missing for it to auto connect upon bootup?

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auto lo

iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet static

  address 192.168.0.99
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  network 192.168.0.0
  broadcast 192.168.0.255
  gateway 192.168.0.1

allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet manual
wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet static

  address 192.168.0.98
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  network 192.168.0.0
  broadcast 192.168.0.255
  gateway 192.168.0.1

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ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
        ssid="Belkin_G_Wireless_2F43E1"
        psk="********"
        proto=RSN
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        pairwise=CCMP
        auth_alg=OPEN
}

thx for any help, as i am getting frustrated with this..

edit: it has connected to the AP a few times, but when i reboot it always disconnects and wont reconnect

[pjc123]

The following command is for connecting at boot for wlan0:

auto wlan0

[shimmikins]

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shim@shodan ~ $ auto wlan0
-bash: auto: command not found
shim@shodan ~ $ sudo auto wlan0
[sudo] password for shim:
sudo: auto: command not found
shim@shodan ~ $

[shimmikins]

just tryed adding the " auto wlan0 " at the top of the wlan section in my /etc/network/interfaces and still no avail.. worked on the reboot, but as soon as i powered off the device, it wont connect

[Mobius]

Have you tried changing the "manual" to "static" in your wlan0 line? Other than that, it might be an issue with your wireless device. I had similar problems with a Ralink device and eventually gave up and bought an Edimax. No problems since.

[pjc123]

Have you tried changing the "manual" to "static" in your wlan0 line? Other than that, it might be an issue with your wireless device. I had similar problems with a Ralink device and eventually gave up and bought an Edimax. No problems since.

If you mean this line:
iface wlan0 inet manual

It must be set to "manual" for this line to work:
wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

I have also seen others with boot up problems with specific devices, although I never tried to correlate the brands or chipsets. I bought the Edimax right off the bat many months ago because of the good reviews and it works great.