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.

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Lan Barnes

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