2009/1/20 Micha Feigin <[email protected]>
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:43:58 +0800
> "Umarzuki Mochlis" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > 2009/1/20 Umarzuki Mochlis <[email protected]>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > 2009/1/20 Micha Feigin <[email protected]>
> > >
> > >> On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:11:56 +0800
> > >> "Umarzuki Mochlis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > 2009/1/20 Micha Feigin <[email protected]>
> > >> >
> > >> > > On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:15:55 +0800
> > >> > > "Umarzuki Mochlis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > [...]
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > Looks like it's pointing in the right direction. Does it see
> you
> > >> > > wireless
> > >> > > > > when
> > >> > > > > you open the window (under available wireless connections)
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > If so, you need to choose your ap click that little triangle
> by
> > >> the
> > >> > > name,
> > >> > > > > check
> > >> > > > > automatically connect to this network if you wish and click
> > >> advanced
> > >> > > > > settings
> > >> > > > > to setup things like wep password and such.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Unfortunately nothing appears when I did that which leads me to
> make
> > >> this
> > >> > > > post in the first place.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > what does iwlist eth1 scan show? (that is what wicd is supposed to
> use
> > >> > > behind
> > >> > > the scenes)
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >> > eden:~# iwlist eth1 scan
> > >> > eth1 Failed to read scan data : Invalid argument
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> That is why wicd doesn't find any wireless networks, if iwlist doesn't
> > >> work
> > >> manually it won't work for wicd, so your problem (apart for what's
> > >> mentioned
> > >> bellow) is enabling scanning on the wireless interface.
> > >>
> > >> Looks from this thread
> > >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=790778
> > >> that the driver may be problematic, he recommends using ndiswrapper.
> see
> > >> if
> > >> that makes iwlist work for you
> > >>
> > >
> > > when i got to the last step to load the .inf file, it says i didn't
> install
> > > the module.
> > >
> > >> http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ndiswrappertp5.png
> >
> > >
> > >> >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > did you check that /etc/network/interfaces doesn't mention the
> > >> wireless
> > >> > > interface?
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> When using wicd and network manager your /etc/network/interfaces
> should
> > >> contain
> > >> only the loopback device
> > >>
> > >> > # The loopback network interface
> > >> > auto lo
> > >> > iface lo inet loopback
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> You should comment out everything below this for wicd and network
> manager
> > >> ...
> > >>
> > >
> > did that, still iwlist eth1 scan produced the same output as before
> >
>
> does iwconfig say that you are still getting eth1 as the wireless
> interface?
> changing drivers can change the interface name
>
yes it does
eden:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"" Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:off
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Managementmode:All packets received
Link Quality=5/5 Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=0 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
ppp0 no wireless extensions.
>
> > >
> > >> > #iface eth0 inet dhcp
> > >> >
> > >> > allow-hotplug eth1
> > >> > iface eth1 inet dhcp
> > >> > wireless-essid my-office
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > iface eth0 inet dhcp
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Some public access points also have a transparent proxy that
> > >> requires
> > >> > > you
> > >> > > > > to
> > >> > > > > authenticate when you start browsing (my uni is that way, you
> need
> > >> to
> > >> > > enter
> > >> > > > > a
> > >> > > > > wpa key and then enter your username/password in the browser
> > >> before you
> > >> > > can
> > >> > > > > access outside connections).
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Same situation in my office but the network cannot be detected
> which
> > >> > > leads
> > >> > > > me to think there must but something amiss.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > [... snip ...]
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
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> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Umarzuki Mochlis
> > > http://gameornot.net
> > >
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