Re: Wireless networking help - can't find AP

[Wayne Topa <linuxtwo@gmail.com>]

Joel Roth wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a Toshiba Satellite L305 series laptop running sid
> with a recent, stock kernel:  Linux version 2.6.26-1-686
> (Debian 2.6.26-10).
>
> I am seeking to connect to a D-Link 614+ wireless router.
> For initial testing, the AP is unencrypted, unsecured.
>
> My wife's G3 i-Book with AfterTheMac USB wireless adapter
> connected just fine, on the first try.
>
> I'd appreciate some help troubleshooting my Linux
> wireless connection.
>
> I believe I have the modules I should have:
>
> $ lsmod | grep 80211
> mac80211              139680  1 ath5k
> cfg80211               21576  2 ath5k,mac80211
>
> My wireless network interface is present:
>
> $ iwconfig wlan0
>
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11  ESSID:""  
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
>           Tx-Power=0 dBm   
>           Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2352 B   
>           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
>
> However, I don't find the D-Link 614+:
>
> $ iwlist wlan0 scan
>
> wlan0     No scan results
>
> And of course, dhclient fails to find a server.
>
> Am I missing something? What could I try next?

It would help if you tell us what the Asus is using
as the wireless adapter, and what the /etc/network/interfaces file
looks like.

> I'd appreciate any pointers.
>
> Thanks.

WT