Difference between revisions of "Linux Wireless"
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sudo touch /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat | sudo touch /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat | ||
sudo service network-manager restart | sudo service network-manager restart | ||
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=== Status === | === Status === | ||
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=== Configure === | === Configure === | ||
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+ | sudo ifconfig wlan0 up | ||
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+ | eepp@tabor:~$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "zdomeWLAN" key xxxxxxxxxx | ||
+ | [sudo] password for eepp: | ||
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+ | <pre> | ||
+ | eepp@tabor:~$ iwconfig | ||
+ | lo no wireless extensions. | ||
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+ | eth0 no wireless extensions. | ||
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+ | wlan0 RT2860 Wireless ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT2860STA" | ||
+ | Mode:Auto Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated | ||
+ | Bit Rate:1 Mb/s | ||
+ | RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off | ||
+ | Link Quality=70/100 Signal level:-75 dBm Noise level:-115 dBm | ||
+ | Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 | ||
+ | Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == |
Revision as of 10:47, 9 September 2012
At the Command Line
Initial Setup
Based on a problem reported in /var/log/messages. (See resources below.)
sudo mkdir -p /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA sudo touch /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat sudo service network-manager restart
Status
ifconfig iwconfig iwlist wlan0 scan lspci | grep Network sudo lshw -C network
Configure
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
eepp@tabor:~$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "zdomeWLAN" key xxxxxxxxxx
[sudo] password for eepp:
eepp@tabor:~$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 RT2860 Wireless ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT2860STA" Mode:Auto Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Bit Rate:1 Mb/s RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Link Quality=70/100 Signal level:-75 dBm Noise level:-115 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0