can't get wireless to work
I can't get wireless to work
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Subsystem: Dell Device 06b0 Code:
dmesg | grep iwlwifi |
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You're not alone. I read all of the Arch Linux Documentation on how to get the wifi working and it's not the easiest to understand. If I understand it correctly you need to set up the wifi one of the three ways. Wicd, iw, or wpa_supplicant. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php..._configuration If I find a way to get the wireless working I'll certainly post it for you. Good Luck-:) |
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#!/bin/bash |
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so what isn't working exactly? how are you connecting (try what the previous poster suggested)? |
No offense but those commands don't work in arch. It uses iw, I'm trying to use wpa_supplicant because according to the wiki if you use wpa you have to. I can get this far
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# wpa_supplicant -D nl80211,wext -i wlan0 -c <(wpa_passphrase "your_SSID" "your_key") |
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Wireless network configuration ArchLinux |
I've tried all that trust me.
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rfkill - but chances are the package that deals with that called, rfkill is not installed as that is more common place then not in every Linux Distro I've tried.
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I had to install rfkill. this is what I got
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rfkill list all |
I googled "arch linux Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 arch linux driver" because that is what it is looking like it is boiling down to? Their were a few hits for this Intel 3160 and archLinux issues. you'd probably be better off looking into that yourself, because that is all I can do is google for you.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=193570 |
Thanks I appreciate. I'll keep googling.
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It's not that easy in arch. It has network manager also. The problem is you still need wpa_supplicant. I tried googling some more but the posts I found were old. Arch now (supposedly) has built in support. I've been messing with this for too long. Any suggestions about other distros that would be challenging but not impossible?
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I'd suggest straight Debian, Slackware, VOID before going with the "knockoffs." |
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in fact it seems you simply copied over text from "man wpa_supplicant". i also suspect that you don't necessarily need to specify the driver at all. i also don't think your interface is called "wlan0". from rfkill output, i'd say "phy0", but make sure with the command "ip link". |
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