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@ Both of you:
1] Welcome to LQ!
2] You really ought to start a new thread for your problems, but at least you have both discovered the [Search] Button on this board
The trouble is that I am now trying to answer two of you at once, my mind is tired, and it is confusing for everyone, having two different questions in the same thread. So, please chewinette (as you came in 2nd, there is no offense intended) start a new thread, with a sensible title of course
@leoleta:
Quote:
Iam new to linux and hope that not a problem.
It's not a problem, we were all new once.
My interpretation of your post:
Quote:
sudo iwlist scanning
[sudo] password for leoleta:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
The network was indeed "down"
Quote:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
That looks OK to me (And thanks for posting your real key - I can see that there are no strange characters or spaces in it, but if that's your real phone number, please go back to that post and edit it out!)
Are you using WPA or WEP encryption? Your modem/router' setup will tell you what it is using.
This is interesting. Something happened between your post where "Network is down" and here. Here you can see that you have been given a LAN IP address by your modem / router. Your local LAN IP address is 192.168.1.2. This is an entirely acceptable address. What is more is that you have used this eth0 (ie probably ethernet cabled connection) to receive 1153542 B and send 286072 B. So your wired connection is working, and you seem to have used it successfully.
So, your wired connection is working, but your wireless isn't.
You can't have 2 connections at once (if you are going to keep things simple, and I am a simple-minded person). So if you are trying to connect wirelessly, you should disconnect your wired connection first. Then reboot, or just restart networking, if you know how.
If it is still not working we need more details:
I know your distro -"(K)ubuntu "Hardy""
(Most people put this in LQ-> Edit Profile, then it comes up in the sidebar, see mine, at the left?)
But what about your hardware? You say it's an Atheros chip (but which one?), and I know these are a PITA to get working, but it can be done (My eee has Atheros, and works, though I am still not quite sure exactly how!) lspci is likely to tell us what your wireless chip is, along with a lot of other hardware stuff.
If lspci doesn't list wireless stuff, try lsusb because maybe your wireless is on a USB interface. lsmod will tell us what kernel modules you have loaded, and we'll be able to see if you have the right one loaded for your hardware.
Once we know your hardware, we can maybe work out what needs to be done to get it working.
Last edited by tredegar; 05-29-2008 at 02:05 PM.
Reason: Clicked "Post", when I meant "Preview". Damn!
OK, lspci shows your wireless is BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI
I put that into http://www.google.co.uk/linux
And this is the first link: http://hardware4linux.info/component/20872/
There it says your hardware is linux compatible, which is good news, but you'll have to jump through some hoops to get it working:
You need to use eitherndiswrapper and the 64-bit windows driver
-or-
the bcm43xx module and the bcm43xx-fwcutter (again with the 64-bit windows driver). The "firmware cutter" cuts some code out of the windows driver which then needs to be uploaded to your wireless chip to make it work.
You do not seem to have any of the above modules loaded, so that's why it is not working.
Additionally, your life is complicated slightly because you are using a 64-bit distro (for which drivers tend to lag a bit behind the 32 bit distros). Note: if you are going to need windows drivers "wrapped up" it is essential that you use the 64-bit windows drivers as you cannot mix 32 with 64. Try searching for AMD64 ndiswrapper and you'll see what I mean.
So, I suggest you get searching using the above terms, find a guide, and follow it.
thank you tredegar for the help. I enjoyed talking with someone so far away. I have the 32 bit verison so I guess Ill uninstall and put it on. Right now I have to figure out how to get grub to reconize vista. When I uninstalled and reinstall the 62bit verison it was removed from the list, so off I go into the vast internet to see what I can find. Thanks again!!! first ill check some of your post.
I have the 32 bit verison so I guess Ill uninstall and put it on. Right now I have to figure out how to get grub to reconize vista. When I uninstalled and reinstall the 62bit verison it was removed from the list, so off I go into the vast internet to see what I can find.
Errr, not sure I understand you here.
You don't need windows installed to use the drivers. You just need the "64-bit win" driver file(s) if you are using a 64-bit linux kernel, not the 32-bit win file(s).
Or maybe you are saying you'll install a 32 bit (AKA .686) version of linux? That will run just fine on your AMD64 (but in 32-bit mode).
As for getting grub to recognise windows, you'll need to find which partition windows is on.
Code:
fdisk -l
as root, in linux, will tell you what is where.
Then, there are plenty of guides to setting up grub to make windows load.
Good luck.
ok your saying I can keep the 64bit verison but I need to find a 64bit driver? But I have already uninstall and got vista working again. I did search for the 64bit driver. So I know now why dnwrappper wasnt working for me I was trying to use a 32bit driver. But I wouldnt know a 32bit from a 64 bit if it bit me. I am assuming they will tell you. My computer has vista home basic which is 32bit. I searched dell.com but they dont say it they are 64s or 32s. I know your probably getting a kick out this, remember Ive alway use windows and it does all this for you. Ha ha
I've always had problems with wireless on my laptop in the Ubuntu OS. I've recently upgraded to Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, but wireless is still not working. My wireless card is not the source of the problem. This is the problem:
I've never been able to get Network Manager to work. Neither the applet nor in terminal have ever gotten me results. However, the applet under the name "Network-Monitor" has always been around. This, I believe, is linked to "Network" under System->Administrator->Network. Sometimes this will show wireless networks, other times it will not, but there is no clear way to update which networks it sees, etc... Yet, using this I am able to connect to some wireless network, but only the unprotected kind.
I tried installing other programs, most recently the much hailed "WICD," but this was also a disappointment. The applet also failed to work, and when I tried to connect to a network with WPA security, it absolutely failed to connect.
Please help me as I am new to Linux and am in need of guidance.
this is what i did...after hours of trying 2 figure out...it was so simple
open terminal and type:
sudo modprobe -r iwl3945
press enter (it will probably ask you for ur password...type ur password and press enter)
after that, type:
sudo modprobe iwl3945 disable_hw_scan=1
thats all i did and everythins workin perfectly now....let me know if it worked 4 u
I am trying to follow what has been written. cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface wlan0 inet loopback
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
address 169.254.7.237
netmask 255.255.0.0
gateway 127.0.0.1
wireless-key A1BAE2C018
wireless-essid Sodd_off_54
auto wlan0
I noticed the advice above 'to amend interfaces' but am at a loss as to how to do it as I cannot go back to retype it? Something obvious no doubt. In my iconfig eth0, lo, wlan0 all mention ethernet, am I on the wrong tack?
Any advice most welcome as I am trying to swap distros so that I can send in my tax return which has to be done through a recommended software,all msoft, because I need a 'minister' page. all very frustrating.
Cuddy
Last edited by cuddy; 10-30-2008 at 05:13 AM.
Reason: Oops wrong thread. I wanted wireless problems. Sorry.
I am trying to follow what has been written. cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface wlan0 inet loopback
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
address 169.254.7.237
netmask 255.255.0.0
gateway 127.0.0.1
wireless-key A1BAE2C018
wireless-essid Sodd_off_54
auto wlan0
I have had to swap distros so that I can make my tax return, which must use commercial software because I need a 'minister' page, but my Dell Latitude is a pig with XP and wireless, and sound drivers, so it's swap. Now I cannot get Tenda 514U USB wireless to work with the Dell.
Any help would be most appreciated please. I tried to copy the coding above but could not get cursor to go back up to do it. Something obvious, but it is getting me very frustrated as I am now two months into trying to find a solution to this tax return.
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