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Re: Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter TPE-N150USBL



On Tue 05 May 2015 at 22:02:42 -0500, David Wright wrote:

> Quoting Charles Kroeger (ckrogrr@frankensteinface.com):
> > 
> > root@mundo:/home/charles# ifconfig -a
> > eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1b:21:4f:60:49  
> >           inet addr:192.168.0.102  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
> >           inet6 addr: fe80::21b:21ff:fe4f:6049/64 Scope:Link
> >           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:1051 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:502 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
> >           RX bytes:291611 (284.7 KiB)  TX bytes:82072 (80.1 KiB)
> >           Interrupt:17 Memory:fbfe0000-fc000000 
> > 
> > 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:65536  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:55 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:55 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
> >           RX bytes:15256 (14.8 KiB)  TX bytes:15256 (14.8 KiB)
> > 
> > wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:c0:ca:72:68:d4  
> >           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)
> > 
> > wlan0:avahi Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:c0:ca:72:68:d4  
> >           inet addr:169.254.10.111  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
> >           UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> > 
> > root@mundo:/home/charles# lsmod | grep ath
> > ath9k_htc              52702  0 
> > ath9k_common           12687  1 ath9k_htc
> > ath9k_hw              341687  2 ath9k_common,ath9k_htc
> > ath                    21417  3 ath9k_common,ath9k_htc,ath9k_hw
> > mac80211              358182  1 ath9k_htc
> > cfg80211              319971  3 ath,mac80211,ath9k_htc
> > usbcore               134993  6
> > usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid,ath9k_htc
> 
> At this stage, I would run wicd-curses (not as root) and type P.
> I would make sure the Wireless and Wired Interfaces were correctly
> named wlan0 and eth0, set automatic reconnection and any other options
> I wanted, save that, scan for APs with Fn5, select one and press ->
> to configure it. I would remove the ethernet cable because I have
> that set to take priority. After saving the configuration, I'd press
> Return and hope to have a wireless connection come up.

The wireless interface *does* exist *and* is named wlan0. The modules
for the chip are present, The firmware for the device is loaded. All
the basic conditions to estabish a connection with e/n/i are met.

If there is no connection (which does not happen here with a similar
chipset) then there is a deeper problem. wpasupplicant (on which wicd
depends for its operation) and four lines in /e/n/i is about as basic
as it gets.

   wlan0:avahi Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:c0:ca:72:68:d4

This also does not happen here. The OP's system has failed to get an
IP address on the wlan0 interface and has been provided with one by
avahi. Maybe the router and/or DHCP provision need exploring as a
cause for this.


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