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Old 03-18-2024, 09:35 AM   #1
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Turning wifi on and connecting to BT hub


NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS"
Running KDE

Hi Folks

Two weeks ago BT changed my hub to Fibre.

Two weeks of plestering on the machine and on the internet have not moved me forward one inch.

The nclmi cmmd has provided me with information but I'm not intelligent enough to either use it or modify it without express instructions.

I shall attach a photo of the nclmi output and perhaps when you've stopped laughing, you could give me guidance,

FOR INFORMATION'S sake the hub identity is shown there, so a wifi link must exist.

Thanks
Chris

ADDENDUM

nclmi output has this line:
NAME UUID TYPE DEVICE
lxcbr0 d32cde etc bridge lxcbr0
BT-JCXXXX 5acoce etc wifi --

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i'll try again

Nah!

Can't prove i'm human
 
Old 03-18-2024, 11:32 AM   #2
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Don't use a photo. They are actually quite hard to read. Run nclmi again and this time add >nclmi.txt to the command line. That will divert the output into a plain text file, which you can more easily upload to your post. And if Cloudflare still don't let you upload (because they've been playing up lately), you can simply copy and paste the text into your post, bracketed by [code][/code] tags.

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Old 03-18-2024, 02:19 PM   #3
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Hi Hazel,

my communication is via Android, typed with one finger on a square Messagease keyboard, as this is my only internet portal I have.

While there was extra info in the picture, I believe I typed the critical info.

I take you point about photos but that remains the easiest of the difficult routes open to me until I get the wifei restored
 
Old 03-20-2024, 05:47 AM   #4
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I'm really surprised that, except for the complaint, there's been no offer of help
 
Old 03-20-2024, 06:55 AM   #5
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I'm really surprised that, except for the complaint, there's been no offer of help
You are trapped in a loop . No one can help you without more information (such as the output of nmcli), and you apparently can't provide that information because your tech doesn't work and cloudflare is not allowing you to post a snap of your screen via your phone. This is ridiculous and I would probably be angry in your shoes too, but it really isn't the fault of anybody here and, believe me, no one is trying to ghost you.

I know the virtual keyboards on phones are rubbish, but could you perhaps manage to transcribe your nmcli output? Or you could put the output onto a memory stick, take it to a friend's house or your nearest public library/internet cafe and post it from there.

It might also be an idea to start a thread in the LQ Suggestions Forum describing the upload problem you have encountered and how it is preventing you from getting help. I think we need to complain when "clownflare" get in the way of the proper operation of this forum.

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Old 03-20-2024, 07:58 AM   #6
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Thank you Hazel.

Sorry but the simple answer to most of your 'Can you?' questions is no, sorry.

What I can do though, (I think), is provide a far better photo.

If you deem that unacceptable, please let me know asap.

Up the stairs and down again is as much as I can manage in a day.

Regards

Chris
 
Old 03-20-2024, 08:04 AM   #7
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If you can post a photo, that would be be better than nothing. But you had a problem with that, didn't you, when you last tried it.
 
Old 03-20-2024, 08:12 AM   #8
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Thank you Hazel.

Sorry but the simple answer to most of your 'Can you?' questions is no, sorry.

What I can do though, (I think), is provide a far better photo.

If you deem that unacceptable, please let me know asap.

Up the stairs and down again is as much as I can manage in a day.

Regards

Chris
 
Old 03-20-2024, 09:07 AM   #9
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Thank you Hazel.

Sorry but the simple answer to most of your 'Can you?' questions is no, sorry.

What I can do though, (I think), is provide a far better photo.

If you deem that unacceptable, please let me know asap.

Up the stairs and down again is as much as I can manage in a day.

Here's todays results.

is there another nmcli command that could help further?

Regards

Chris

nmcli general
STATE. CONNECTIVITY. limited
WIFI-HW. enabled
WIFI. enabled
WWan-HW. enabled
WWan. enabled
========
nmcli connection show
NAME. lxcbr0
UUID. 93aba05-72b7-4070-a581-2188e7f17722
TYPE. bridge
DEVICE lxcbr0

Name BT-JFCXX
UUID 5ac0ce36-dbff-4f15-9f72-d228f3609f08
TYPE. wifi
DEVICE. --
=======
nmcli device status
DEVICE. lxcbr0
TYPE. bridge
STATE. connected
CONNECTION. lxcbr0

DEVICE. eno1
TYPE. ethernet
STATE. unavailable
CONNECTION. --

DEVICE. lo
TYPE. loopback
STATE. unmanaged
 
Old 03-20-2024, 09:33 AM   #10
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It should be a matter of selecting the new SSID and entering the password. From the desktop app search tool select select settings -> wifi and click on the new SSID.

If you really want to use nmcli:
To find the SSID if not known.

nmcli dev wifi list

To connect
sudo nmcli --ask dev wifi connect SSID

enter wifi password.
 
Old 03-20-2024, 01:52 PM   #11
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}thank you michaelk

I hope to try that tomorrow.
 
Old 03-21-2024, 08:57 AM   #12
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Hi, no luck.

"
nmcli dev wifi list" returns a blank line.

and

nmcli --ask dev wifi connect BT JCFxxx

returns

error: no wifi device found
 
Old 03-21-2024, 09:27 AM   #13
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Sorry, did you use sudo for both commands?
Code:
sudo nmcli dev wifi list
IN-USE  BSSID              SSID                  MODE   CHAN  RATE        SIGNAL  BARS  SECURITY  
*       DE:47:32:80:FA:2E  my_wifi               Infra  1     195 Mbit/s  35      ▂▄__  WPA1 WPA2 
        40:E1:E4:33:31:2B  3Ehouse-TMOBILE-3122  Infra  6     260 Mbit/s  10      ▂___  WPA1 WPA2 
        E0:1F:2B:88:E0:6F  Holloway              Infra  11    260 Mbit/s  10      ▂___  WPA1 WPA2 
        E6:1F:2B:88:E0:6F  Holloway2.4           Infra  11    260 Mbit/s  5       ____  WPA2
On my debian system...

Have you tried using the KDE wifi settings versus nmcli?
 
Old 03-21-2024, 03:28 PM   #14
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I did use sudo,results were the same

I haven't looked at KDE

perhaps tomorrow.
 
Old 03-21-2024, 06:22 PM   #15
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Code:
nmcli d
DEVICE                   TYPE      STATE                   CONNECTION 
wlx2c9ffbc5d6c4          wifi      connected               my_wifi    
lo                       loopback  connected (externally)  lo         
enp2s0                   ethernet  unavailable             --
We have never established your wifi adapter although there is a type wifi...

What is the output of the command rfkill for your wifi device
rfkill list
 
  


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