On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Paul Saenz <forensicneoph...@gmail.com> wrote: > My wireless doesn't work sometimes. > Sometimes it works great. > Before I go further into diagnosing, I > Sometimes my wireless adaptor does > not broadcast packets. > I wanted to shut down IPv6 because I > suspect it may be causing a conflict. > So I ran the following command: > > sudo ifconfig inet6 eth0 down > > This is the output of the command: > > eth0: Unknown host > > what am I doing wrong. > or is there a config file that I need to edit? > > Here are my ifconfig outputs: > (I I pinged it count=10 between ifconfigs) > > wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:44:9b:b3:bc > inet addr:10.167.102.104 Bcast:10.167.103.255 Mask:255.255.254.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::216:44ff:fe9b:b3bc/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:19710 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:102 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:1829455 (1.8 MB) TX bytes:12200 (12.2 KB) > > wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:44:9b:b3:bc > inet addr:10.167.102.104 Bcast:10.167.103.255 Mask:255.255.254.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::216:44ff:fe9b:b3bc/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:25962 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:112 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:2385423 (2.3 MB) TX bytes:13099 (13.0 KB)
IPv6 would hardly be a conflict that makes wireless not work properly. I'd suggest changing channel and/or encryption method first. In case you really have your mind set on disabling IPv6, try this instead: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-how-to-disable-the-ipv6-protocol.html -- Dante _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
