On Sun, June 8, 2008 9:43 pm, Carl Lowenstein wrote: > On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> But I'm not connecting. It's probably me (tired, hurried() and as soon >> as >> I remember how to configure a box, it'll fall into place. >> > >> iwcongig >> >> wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"marconi" Nickname:"clinton" >> Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.437 GHz Cell: 02:E0:1C:55:45:16 >> Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power:20 dBm Sensitivity=0/3 >> RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=2346 B >> Power Management:off >> Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 >> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >> > I think something isn't turned on. This isn't much help, but when I > look at mine with iwconfig I see the "Link Quality Signal level Noise > level" line with real data in it not all 0. Like below: Also note > "Mode Managed" which I think is the one to use for connecting a mobile > system to an access point. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] local]$ /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 > wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"lowix.net" > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: > 00:14:6C:3B:9C:F2 > Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B > Link Quality=81/100 Signal level:-49 dBm Noise level=-63 dBm > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >
Good catch on the "Mode:Managed". My config is set for Auto. I'll try forcing Managed and see if that makes magic. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
