trying wireless for the first time
I'm trying to connect to my wireless router at school. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but it's probably a simple problem. Maybe somebody could look at this and help me out. I have to modprobe bcm43xx right now, so the network is not up automatically when I reboot. eth2 is in my 'interfaces' file, though.
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# ifup eth2 Code:
# iwconfig Code:
# cat /etc/network/interfaces EDIT: My profile says 'Debian Etch' but I'm using a 2.6.22 stock kernel from unstable. I read that in 2.6.18 bcm43xx didn't work well - and I couldn't get it to work either - but I think bcm43xx should work with this kernel. EDIT: My card is a Dell Wireless 1390. Another post mentions the same card. I will watch both posts. |
First, what does 'iwlist scan' give?
Install wireless_tools from unstable - just to match wireless extensions version. Rest assured that even if you fail to configure bcm43xx quickly, you will be able to use your wireless card with Windows drivers using ndiswrapper. |
This is the output of 'iwlist scan' after 'iwconfig eth2 essid newpaltz' and 'modprobe bcm43xx':
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# iwlist scan 'iwconfig' lists the same as before but only without the warning. 'dhclient eth2' returns the same as before. Thanks. |
What is in dmesg output about bcm43xx ?
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Well, I'm at home now, BUT maybe this will be helpfull. This is the output from dmesg after I removed bcm43xx from '/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist' from home with no wireless router nearby. First it says this:
Code:
bcm43xx driver Code:
bcm43xx: Chip ID 0x4311, rev 0x1 Code:
bcm43xx: PHY connected |
Looks promising. But signal level less than noise level was alarming. Sorry, noticed only now..
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I've just compared outputs of iwlist/iwscan on my system, and everything seems similar to yours except for the noise level. Mine is -95dBm and yours is -60dBm or -62dBm. So maybe that's the problem. An interfering wireless device perhaps?
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Thanks for the advice. The solution was that the computer had to be closer to the wireless router... I don't know why the first location worked with Windows Vista and not linux, but it doesn't matter... now I can connect using both. Thanks again.
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I'm pretty desperate. My wireless worked for a while, but I had to scrap the 2.6.22 kernel I was using, as it took 8 minutes to boot up. I also re-installed. I'm back to square one and am now trying to install ndiswrapper. Please look at this thread and offer any suggestions you might have. I am using a 2.6.18 kernel, and debian etch. The link to the thread is: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=576995 . For reasons unknown to me people don't want to answer my thread. Maybe my situation is that bad. The thread has been on the forum for several days. Thanks.
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