Hi.
I apologize for the length of this post.
I have been trying to figure out why my wifi card will not work (it
apparently should, and it almost does).
Hopefully someone may know whether something is simply misconfigured or maybe
knows for a fact that there are issues that cannot be addressed at this time
given the age of my computer and wifi card.
I have an IBM ThinkPad x60s with the internal Lenovo Atheros card listed
below.
Qualcomm Atheros AR5212 802.11abg NIC
IBM ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter (AR5BXB6)
I also am using (hopefully temporarily) an Etekcity USB wifi which uses
RTL8187. This wifi works just fine. A little slow at times but it works. No
issues at all but I'd rather use my internal card if possible as there is
nothing to attach and carry around and so on. The Etekcity uses a cord and
antenna, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Wireless-Computer-Network-RTL8187L/dp/B009SQ5YL2/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1378144468&sr=1-3&keywords=etekcity
At times I have included some information below from the Etekcity USB output
so as to compare it with the internal Atheros card.
My router is a dd-wrt router purchased from ThinkPenguin which I've had for a
few months and it seems to work just fine. Many other devices, computers,
phones, etc. connect without issue.
In a nutshell, I've found the Atheros card to be "ok" in my computer, no
problems there apparently, the drivers are there, it connects, sort of, to my
wireless router, sees SSIDs, however there is something about DHCP that is
not quite right.
I tried installing Trisquel 6 using text-based install and the Atheros card
was found and tried to connect but failed with a message that there was "no
DHCP" or a strange version of DHCP or something like that. I gave up and
installed using the Etekcity USB connection which is probably why that became
wlan0.
After Trisquel was installed I tried Network Manager every which way, then
removed it and installed wicd. When wicd was installed, and selecting "none"
in one of the preferences (don't remember which one, it was at the top), a
connection was established between the Atheros card and my router and showed
in the menu bar, but a web page would not load. I could ping at the terminal
but there was a 34% packet loss when usually I have none. Something wasn't
right.
Giving up on wicd, I tried using wpa_supplicant directly and with its GUI. I
couldn't get it set up as more files were needed to be configured and I was
burned out. This is all new to me. A lot to learn. I removed wicd and
reinstalled Network Manager. (I also briefly tried out an old tutorial that
uses all command lines to connect and disconnect, but many of the commands no
longer worked apparently.)
Once installed, Network Manager needed to be stopped in order to run
wpa_supplicant by itself. Apparently you can use wpa_supplicant by itself but
Network Manager must be stopped and other settings/files must be available to
wpa_supplicant for it to work. I never got that far with the extra config
files.
It seems there is a conflict in Network Manager, or between it and other
programs it relies on, but only with certain devices of course, like my
internal card; my usb wifi works fine. So does an ethernet cable.
Not sure of the extent of the mess I made in changing files, bumbling around,
and adding and removing programs, I re-installed Trisquel fresh. Then added
the Libre kernel shown a few lines down from here. I haven't altered much
since then. Am starting over so to speak.
Output follows below along with my notes when I had something to add...
===
**** NOTE: It doesn't seem to matter whether I use the standard Trisquel
kernel or the Libre one below, same results with both ***************
===
gnu@t6:~$ uname -a
Linux t6 3.4.60-gnu1 #1 SMP Fri Aug 30 04:28:46 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386
GNU/Linux
===
gnu@t6:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Trisquel
DISTRIB_RELEASE=6.0
DISTRIB_CODENAME=toutatis
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Trisquel 6.0"
gnu@t6:~$
===
gnu@t6:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet
Controller [8086:109a]
Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad X60s [17aa:207e]
Kernel driver in use: e1000e
--
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros AR5212 802.11abg NIC
[168c:1014] (rev 01)
Subsystem: IBM ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter (AR5BXB6)
[1014:058a]
Kernel driver in use: ath5k
===
gnu@t6:~$ sudo ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:d3:2b:3e:XX
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:16 Memory:ee000000-ee020000
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:183 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:183 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:27483 (27.4 KB) TX bytes:27483 (27.4 KB)
*** NOTE: wlan0 is the USB Etekcity ********************
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0f:13:08:03:XX
inet addr:192.168.1.133 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20f:13ff:fe08:XXX/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:643 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:386752 (386.7 KB) TX bytes:108876 (108.8 KB)
*** NOTE wlan1 is the Qualcomm Atheros card ****************
wlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:23:4d:85:7f:XX
inet6 addr: fe80::223:4dff:fe85:7XXX/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:127 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:369 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:10355 (10.3 KB) TX bytes:85530 (85.5 KB)
==
gnu@t6:~$ sudo nm-tool
NetworkManager Tool
State: connected (global)
- Device: wlan0 [router_nomap 1]
----------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: rtl8187
State: connected
Default: yes
HW Address: 00:0F:13:08:03:XX
Capabilities:
Speed: 36 Mb/s
Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes
Wireless Access Points (* = current AP)
*router_nomap: Infra, F8:D1:11:96:E3:XX, Freq 2457 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 81 WPA2
IPv4 Settings:
Address: 192.168.1.133
Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS: 192.168.1.1
- Device: wlan1
----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: ath5k
State: disconnected
Default: no
HW Address: 00:23:4D:85:7F:XX
Capabilities:
Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes
Wireless Access Points
routerG_nomap: Infra, FA:D1:11:96:E3:XX, Freq 2457 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 52 WPA2
NETGEAR37: Infra, 4C:60:DE:2D:0D:XX, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 17 WPA2
jaxxxxxxx: Infra, 28:CF:DA:B9:76:XX, Freq 2412 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 5 WPA2
Jxxxxxxx: Infra, 00:22:75:9F:E1:XX, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 5 WEP
NETGEAR37-5G: Infra, 4C:60:DE:2D:0D:XX, Freq 5745 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 12 WPA2
NETGEAR13: Infra, 28:C6:8E:BB:92:XX, Freq 2447 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 4 WPA2
router_nomap: Infra, F8:D1:11:96:E3:XX, Freq 2457 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 34 WPA2
Pxxxxxx: Infra, 00:21:29:D3:4C:XX, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s,
Strength 14 WPA WPA2
- Device: eth0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Type: Wired
Driver: e1000e
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: 00:16:D3:2B:3:XX
Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes
Wired Properties
Carrier: off
===
gnu@t6:~$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML
and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27a0] (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS,
943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME,
943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High
Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express
Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express
Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express
Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express
Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI
Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI
Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI
Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI
Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI
Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
[8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface
Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE
Controller [8086:27df] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M
Family) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:27c5] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller
[8086:27da] (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet
Controller [8086:109a]
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros AR5212 802.11abg NIC
[168c:1014] (rev 01)
15:00.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II [1180:0476] (rev b4)
15:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller
[1180:0552] (rev 09)
15:00.2 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro
Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 18)
==
gnu@t6:~$ sudo iwlist scan
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: F8:D1:11:96:E3:XX
Channel:10
Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-39 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"router_nomap"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000054d7b83e7
Extra: Last beacon: 28ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000C726F757465725F6E6F6D6170
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
IE: Unknown: 03010A
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown:
2D1A6C111BFF00000000000000000000000100000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
3D160A001300000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
Cell 02 - Address: 4C:60:DE:2D:0D:XX
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=42/70 Signal level=-68 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"NETGEAR37"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000016e322bc2b9
Extra: Last beacon: 2312ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00094E4554474541523337
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2F0104
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown:
2D1AFD191BFFFFFF0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
3D1606081500000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown:
DD7B0050F204104A0001101044000102103B000103104700104D1F6EE6C42741108242B418098BCE0F1021000D4E4554474541522C20496E632E10230008574E44523435303010240008574E44523435303010420004343533361054000800060050F204000110110008574E445234353030100800020004103C000103
IE: Unknown: DD090010180202F03C0000
IE: Unknown:
DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
Cell 03 - Address: FA:D1:11:96:E3:XX
Channel:10
Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-40 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"routerG_nomap"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000054d650e80
Extra: Last beacon: 32ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000D726F75746572475F6E6F6D6170
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
IE: Unknown: 03010A
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown:
2D1A6C111BFF00000000000000000000000100000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
3D160A001300000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
irda0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wlan1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 4C:60:DE:2D:0D:XX
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=19/70 Signal level=-91 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"NETGEAR37"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000016e32542809
Extra: Last beacon: 3824ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00094E4554474541523337
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2F0104
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown:
2D1AFD191BFFFFFF0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
3D1606081500000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown:
DD7B0050F204104A0001101044000102103B000103104700104D1F6EE6C42741108242B418098BCE0F1021000D4E4554474541522C20496E632E10230008574E44523435303010240008574E44523435303010420004343533361054000800060050F204000110110008574E445234353030100800020004103C000103
IE: Unknown: DD090010180202F03C0000
IE: Unknown:
DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
Cell 02 - Address: F8:D1:11:96:E3:XX
Channel:10
Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"router_nomap"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000054d859f27
Extra: Last beacon: 36ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000C726F757465725F6E6F6D6170
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
IE: Unknown: 03010A
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown:
2D1A6C111BFF00000000000000000000000100000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
3D160A001300000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
Cell 03 - Address: FA:D1:11:96:E3:XX
Channel:10
Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"routerG_nomap"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000054d85bae3
Extra: Last beacon: 36ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000D726F75746572475F6E6F6D6170
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
IE: Unknown: 03010A
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown:
2D1A6C111BFF00000000000000000000000100000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
3D160A001300000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
Cell 04 - Address: 4C:60:DE:2D:0D:XX
Channel:149
Frequency:5.745 GHz
Quality=15/70 Signal level=-95 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"NETGEAR37-5G"
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000016e3213503a
Extra: Last beacon: 564ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000C4E45544745415233372D3547
IE: Unknown: 01088C129824B048606C
IE: Unknown: 050401020000
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown:
2D1AFF091BFFFFFF0001000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
3D16950D0400000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown:
DD270050F204104A0001101044000102104700104D1F6EE6C42741108242B418098BCE0F103C000103
IE: Unknown: DD090010180202F03C0000
IE: Unknown:
DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
===
*** NOTE: When the Atheros fails, this is the typical message (below)
*************************
There is a boatload of info to be found online re: "deauthenticating by local
choice reason 3"
Looking at many many (many many) posts, I found little to be common among
those who found solutions. I did see some that appeared to be similar to my
situation, but no solutions that worked for me.
===
gnu@t6:~$ dmesg | grep wlan1
[ 118.356466] udevd[662]: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan1
[ 118.385626] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[ 127.425722] wlan1: authenticate with f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX
[ 127.434379] wlan1: send auth to f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (try 1/3)
[ 127.436229] wlan1: authenticated
[ 127.444035] wlan1: associate with f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (try 1/3)
[ 127.447970] wlan1: RX AssocResp from f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (capab=0x411
status=0 aid=4)
[ 127.448498] wlan1: associated
[ 127.448697] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes ready
[ 137.696044] wlan1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 173.208637] wlan1: deauthenticating from f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX by local choice
(reason=3)
[ 180.160897] wlan1: authenticate with f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX
[ 180.169990] wlan1: send auth to f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (try 1/3)
[ 180.171886] wlan1: authenticated
[ 180.180054] wlan1: associate with f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (try 1/3)
[ 180.183073] wlan1: RX AssocResp from f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (capab=0x411
status=0 aid=4)
[ 180.183793] wlan1: associated
[ 183.615088] wlan1: deauthenticating from f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX by local choice
(reason=3)
[ 187.812935] wlan1: authenticate with f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX
[ 187.822752] wlan1: send auth to f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (try 1/3)
[ 187.825722] wlan1: authenticated
[ 187.836050] wlan1: associate with f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (try 1/3)
[ 187.839072] wlan1: RX AssocResp from f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (capab=0x411
status=0 aid=4)
[ 187.839789] wlan1: associated
[ 198.096070] wlan1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 217.813920] wlan1: deauthenticating from f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX by local choice
(reason=3)
[ 264.177521] wlan1: authenticate with f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX
[ 264.187513] wlan1: send auth to f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (try 1/3)
[ 264.189424] wlan1: authenticated
[ 264.196053] wlan1: associate with f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (try 1/3)
[ 264.199072] wlan1: RX AssocResp from f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX (capab=0x411
status=0 aid=4)
[ 264.199869] wlan1: associated
[ 274.968075] wlan1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 309.209124] wlan1: deauthenticating from f8:d1:11:96:e3:XX by local choice
(reason=3)
gnu@t6:~$ dmesg | grep ath5k
[ 117.646377] ath5k 0000:03:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
[ 118.330022] Registered led device: ath5k-phy0::rx
[ 118.330054] Registered led device: ath5k-phy0::tx
[ 118.330067] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR5414 chip found (MAC: 0xa3, PHY: 0x61)
gnu@t6:~$ dmesg | grep rtl8187
[ 732.671932] rtl8187: Customer ID is 0x00
[ 732.672055] Registered led device: rtl8187-phy1::radio
[ 732.672112] Registered led device: rtl8187-phy1::tx
[ 732.672161] Registered led device: rtl8187-phy1::rx
[ 732.673171] rtl8187: wireless switch is on
[ 732.673969] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8187
===
gnu@t6:~$ rfkill list
bash: rfkill: command not found
gnu@t6:~$ cat /etc/modules
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
loop
lp
===
gnu@t6:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless
Adapter
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
===
gnu@t6:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
rtl8187 56176 0
eeprom_93cx6 13169 1 rtl8187
arc4 12474 4
snd_hda_codec_analog 75012 1
snd_hda_intel 32240 2
snd_hda_codec 109272 2 snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13273 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 76278 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
thinkpad_acpi 73004 0
snd_seq_midi 13133 0
ath5k 143020 0
snd_rawmidi 25329 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14476 1 snd_seq_midi
ath 19125 1 ath5k
snd_seq 51133 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 24488 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14131 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
mac80211 437578 2 rtl8187,ath5k
coretemp 13200 0
cfg80211 170279 4 rtl8187,ath5k,ath,mac80211
nsc_ircc 22981 0
irda 180832 1 nsc_ircc
pcmcia 39543 0
bnep 17641 2
rfcomm 37087 0
bluetooth 179397 10 bnep,rfcomm
yenta_socket 27031 0
pcmcia_rsrc 18192 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 21506 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
parport_pc 31969 0
snd 62117 14
snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,thinkpad_acpi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
microcode 14017 0
tpm_tis 18172 0
mac_hid 13038 0
snd_page_alloc 14037 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
dm_multipath 22389 0
soundcore 14557 1 snd
psmouse 71575 0
scsi_dh 14198 1 dm_multipath
ppdev 12841 0
serio_raw 13028 0
crc_ccitt 12628 1 irda
nvram 13958 1 thinkpad_acpi
lp 13322 0
parport 36544 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
ext2 63035 1
dm_crypt 22237 1
raid10 38730 0
raid456 64460 0
async_raid6_recov 12808 1 raid456
async_pq 12839 2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
raid6_pq 88235 2 async_raid6_recov,async_pq
async_xor 12682 3 raid456,async_raid6_recov,async_pq
xor 21861 1 async_xor
async_memcpy 12482 2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_tx 13124 5
raid456,async_raid6_recov,async_pq,async_xor,async_memcpy
raid1 34702 0
raid0 16960 0
multipath 12971 0
linear 12767 0
dm_mirror 21586 0
dm_region_hash 15985 1 dm_mirror
dm_log 18073 2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
btrfs 723654 0
zlib_deflate 26420 1 btrfs
libcrc32c 12544 1 btrfs
firewire_ohci 35265 0
sdhci_pci 18129 0
sdhci 31608 1 sdhci_pci
firewire_core 56853 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 12628 1 firewire_core
i915 422498 3
e1000e 137116 0
drm_kms_helper 45267 1 i915
drm 215813 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13191 1 i915
video 18622 1 i915
===
Below are iwconfig's from several attempts. I notice the "Invalid misc:#"
changed but I don't know what that means if anything.
===
gnu@t6:~$ sudo iwconfig
irda0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan1 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"router_nomap"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: F8:D1:11:96:E3:XX
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=47/70 Signal level=-63 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:6 Missed beacon:0
===
gnu@t6:~$ sudo iwconfig
irda0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan1 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"router_nomap"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: F8:D1:11:96:E3:XX
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:4 Missed beacon:0
===
This has both wlan0 (the USB) and wlan1 (my internal card)
===
gnu@t6:~$ sudo iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"router_nomap"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: F8:D1:11:96:E3:XX
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-39 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:15 Invalid misc:16 Missed beacon:0
irda0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan1 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=30 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
===
/etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
#NetworkManager#auto eth0
#NetworkManager#iface eth0 inet dhcp
===
NOTE: I saw a message one time from the terminal saying I should unblacklist
this.
===
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf
# For some Atheros 5K RF MACs, the madwifi driver loads buts fails to
# correctly initialize the hardware, leaving it in a state from
# which ath5k cannot recover. To prevent this condition, stop
# madwifi from loading by default. Use Jockey to select one driver
# or the other. (Ubuntu: #315056, #323830)
# blacklist ath_pci
===
Thank you for your help and thank you for looking this over.
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