Difference between revisions of "Linux Wireless"
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eepp@tabor:~$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "zdomeWLAN" key xxxxxxxxxx | eepp@tabor:~$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "zdomeWLAN" key xxxxxxxxxx | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 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
The following didn't work. Why?
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
