Re: Laptop wireless problem

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Saturday 02 July 2016 14:07:45 deloptes wrote:
> Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > Where next?
>
> reload wifi kernel modules and get dmesg
>
> try iwlconfig

iwlconfig doesn't seem to exist, anyhow in Debina so:

root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

eth1      IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed  Channel:0  Access Point: Not-Associated
          Bit Rate:0 kb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=8/0
          Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          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

root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# 
>
> check if you have the appropriate firmware

Julroot@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# inxi -F
System:    Host: debian-wheezy Kernel: 3.16.0-4-686-pae i686 (32 bit) Console: 
tty 0 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 8
Machine:   System: Dell product: Inspiron 9300 serial: 863R12J
           Mobo: Dell model: 0C5668 serial: .863R12J.CN129615CJ6274. Bios: 
Dell v: A05 date: 09/19/2005
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB clocked at 1867 
MHz
[snip]
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX driver: b44
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 
00:14:22:e7:6f:21
           Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection 
driver: ipw2200
           IF: eth1 state: unknown mac: 00:16:6f:00:3a:b3
           Card-3: ASUSTek USB-N13 802.11n Network Adapter (rev. B1) [Realtek 
RTL8192CU] driver: rtl8192cu
           IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
[snip]
root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah#

root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# grep ipw2200 /proc/modules
ipw2200 130216 0 - Live 0xf8446000
libipw 29891 1 ipw2200, Live 0xf821d000
cfg80211 350041 4 rtlwifi,mac80211,ipw2200,libipw, Live 0xf84a3000
lib80211 12829 2 ipw2200,libipw, Live 0xf81b3000

root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# grep rtl8192cu /proc/modules
rtl8192cu 61344 0 - Live 0xf8472000
rtl_usb 17368 1 rtl8192cu, Live 0xf83f9000
rtlwifi 45511 2 rtl8192cu,rtl_usb, Live 0xf840b000
rtl8192c_common 39642 1 rtl8192cu, Live 0xf8467000
mac80211 425575 3 rtl8192cu,rtl_usb,rtlwifi, Live 0xf8390000
usbcore 171098 6 rtl8192cu,rtl_usb,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_pci,ehci_hcd, Live 
0xf7e5e000
root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# 

Should I still do the first?  I have rebooted several times one way and 
another, always with the same results.  I keep hoping that it will connect!!

Lisi