Difference between revisions of "Linux Wireless"
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* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo WiFiHowTo] | * [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo WiFiHowTo] | ||
* [http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1490123.html Wireless not Working] | * [http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1490123.html Wireless not Working] | ||
+ | * [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/356807 Bug report] |
Revision as of 11:25, 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
At the GUI
In the upper right menu <uparror downarrow menu> and selected zdomeWLAN. This worked. Followed through.