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LAPIII 06-13-2014 01:23 PM

I can't connect to the Internet.
 
I've tried many distributions and I can't connect to the Internet where I always have with Windows. Lubuntu displayed a message that says something like,

Wi-Fi is enabled. Use network manager to configure.

jdkaye 06-13-2014 01:41 PM

Not much information given. To begin with, have you used your network manager to configure your network connection as suggested? Have you supplied a password? Are you using wpa(2) encryption? Have you supplied the password?
jdk

schneidz 06-13-2014 02:47 PM

this info mite be helpful:
Code:

echo uname: && uname -a -m -p && echo lspci: && lspci && echo lsusb: && lsusb && echo lsmod: && lsmod && echo ifconfig: && ifconfig && echo ifconfig -a: && ifconfig -a && echo iwconfig: && iwconfig && echo resolv.conf: && cat /etc/resolv.conf && echo route: && route -n && echo ping router: && ping -c 1 `route | awk '/default/ {print $2}'` && echo ping dns-server: && ping -c 1 `awk '/nameserver/ {print $2}' /etc/resolv.conf | head -n 1` && echo ping using ip: && ping -c 1 64.235.229.141 && echo ping using dns: && ping -c 1 www.02144.com

Pearlseattle 06-13-2014 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schneidz (Post 5187762)
this info mite be helpful:
Code:

echo uname: && uname -a -m -p && echo lspci: && lspci && echo lsusb: && lsusb && echo lsmod: && lsmod && echo ifconfig: && ifconfig && echo ifconfig -a: && ifconfig -a && echo iwconfig: && iwconfig && echo resolv.conf: && cat /etc/resolv.conf && echo route: && route -n && echo ping router: && ping -c 1 `route | awk '/default/ {print $2}'` && echo ping dns-server: && ping -c 1 `awk '/nameserver/ {print $2}' /etc/resolv.conf | head -n 1` && echo ping using ip: && ping -c 1 64.235.229.141 && echo ping using dns: && ping -c 1 www.02144.com

Hahaha.... clever & simple! :D

LAPIII 06-14-2014 11:52 AM

On every distoro, my network is listed and the context menu of the network indicator icon in the panel, but Network Connections reads"

Code:

Ethernet
Wired Connection 1

The code given by schneidz

Code:

echo uname: && uname -a -m -p && echo lspci: && lspci && echo lsusb: && lsusb && echo lsmod: && lsmod && echo ifconfig: && ifconfig && echo ifconfig -a: && ifconfig -a && echo iwconfig: && iwconfig && echo resolv.conf: && cat /etc/resolv.conf && echo route: && route -n && echo ping router: && ping -c 1 `route | awk '/default/ {print $2}'` && echo ping dns-server: && ping -c 1 `awk '/nameserver/ {print $2}' /etc/resolv.conf | head -n 1` && echo ping using ip: && ping -c 1 64.235.229.141 && echo ping using dns: && ping -c 1 www.02144.com
uname:
Linux luis-LT31 3.11.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 9 16:20:46 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (Internal gfx)
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 1)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 2)
00:12.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI0)
00:13.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI1)
00:13.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI3)
00:13.4 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB (OHCI4)
00:13.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270]
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
04:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0159 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5159 Card Reader Controller
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b175 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 4-Port Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:07b2 Microsoft Corp.
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 054c:0268 Sony Corp. Batoh Device / PlayStation 3 Controller
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
lsmod:
Module                  Size  Used by
hid_sony              13205  0
nls_iso8859_1          12713  1
ums_realtek            18029  0
usb_storage            62062  2 ums_realtek
zram                  18525  2
parport_pc            32701  0
ppdev                  17671  0
vesafb                13828  0
rfcomm                69070  0
bnep                  19564  2
bluetooth            371874  10 bnep,rfcomm
hid_generic            12548  0
joydev                17377  0
usbhid                53014  0
hid                  101512  3 hid_sony,hid_generic,usbhid
acer_wmi              32522  0
sparse_keymap          13948  1 acer_wmi
kvm_amd                59958  0
uvcvideo              80885  0
videobuf2_vmalloc      13216  1 uvcvideo
snd_hda_codec_realtek    51465  1
videobuf2_memops      13362  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core        40469  1 uvcvideo
kvm                  431315  1 kvm_amd
snd_hda_intel          48171  1
videodev              133390  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
snd_hda_codec        188738  2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              13602  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm              102033  2 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc        18710  2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq_midi          13324  0
snd_seq_midi_event    14899  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            30095  1 snd_seq_midi
psmouse                97626  0
serio_raw              13413  0
sp5100_tco            13979  0
k8temp                12978  0
arc4                  12608  2
snd_seq                61560  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device        14497  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer              29433  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
edac_core              62312  0
edac_mce_amd          22617  0
snd                    69141  12 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
ath9k                151173  0
ath9k_common          13859  1 ath9k
soundcore              12680  1 snd
ath9k_hw              444645  2 ath9k_common,ath9k
ath                    23827  3 ath9k_common,ath9k,ath9k_hw
mac80211              596969  1 ath9k
i2c_piix4              22106  0
cfg80211              479757  3 ath,ath9k,mac80211
radeon              1402449  2
ohci_pci              13561  0
ttm                    83995  1 radeon
drm_kms_helper        52651  1 radeon
drm                  296739  4 ttm,drm_kms_helper,radeon
i2c_algo_bit          13413  1 radeon
shpchp                37032  0
video                  19318  1 acer_wmi
wmi                    19070  1 acer_wmi
mac_hid                13205  0
lp                    17759  0
parport                42299  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
pata_acpi              13038  0
pata_atiixp            13242  0
r8169                  67341  0
ahci                  25819  2
libahci                31898  1 ahci
mii                    13934  1 r8169
ifconfig:
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr c8:0a:a9:b8:2e:e1 
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:800 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:800 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:63680 (63.6 KB)  TX bytes:63680 (63.6 KB)

wlan0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 78:e4:00:01:bd:8a 
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

ifconfig -a:
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr c8:0a:a9:b8:2e:e1 
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:800 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:800 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:63680 (63.6 KB)  TX bytes:63680 (63.6 KB)

wlan0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 78:e4:00:01:bd:8a 
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

iwconfig:
eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0    IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any 
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated  Tx-Power=14 dBm 
          Retry  long limit:7  RTS thr:off  Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
         
resolv.conf:
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
#    DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
route:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination    Gateway        Genmask        Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface

Would I be able to diagnose the issue with one of these 10 tools to connect to wireless networks in Linux

schneidz 06-14-2014 03:27 PM

i would debug in command-line first (the gui is just a wrapper for the command-line anyways). what does this yield:
Code:

sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
?

LAPIII 06-14-2014 05:44 PM

Code:

wlan0    Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:1F:90:BB:FE:74
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=62/70  Signal level=-48 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"24PW5"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000103b4119e7f
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00053234505735
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B1B
                    IE: Unknown: 200100
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F010100200000
          Cell 02 - Address: F8:E4:FB:05:3F:15
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=39/70  Signal level=-71 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"4V4J2"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000601e108c36
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00053456344A32
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 200100
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101040003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A8C131BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1606080800000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
                    IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B1B
          Cell 03 - Address: 00:18:01:F8:C6:2D
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=36/70  Signal level=-74 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"V0EN4"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000006de3f11d4d
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00055630454E34
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B
                    IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B1B
                    IE: Unknown: 200100
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0106
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101830003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 04 - Address: 00:1F:90:E8:8B:96
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=43/70  Signal level=-67 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:""
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000013cd88181
                    Extra: Last beacon: 484ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 0000
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 050400010000
                    IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B1B
                    IE: Unknown: 200100
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0102
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101830003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F010100200000
          Cell 05 - Address: C4:27:95:C7:A2:0D
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=36/70  Signal level=-74 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"F D Wilson11"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000512f9c3a87
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000C4620442057696C736F6E3131
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AFD181BFFFFFF0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1601001B00000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD8C0050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010F23A0A142D46426F3AD84C759AE00EB01021000B546563686E69636F6C6F721023000B546563686E69636F6C6F721024000631323334353610420007303030303030311054000800060050F20400011011000D546563686E69636F6C6F724150100800022008103C0001011049000600372A000120
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180205F03C0000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 06 - Address: 00:7F:28:D7:AB:3C
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=30/70  Signal level=-80 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"V9KZP"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000466967b4c0
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000556394B5A50
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 200100
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101040003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A8C131BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1606080800000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
                    IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B1B
          Cell 07 - Address: 00:18:01:EC:B3:33
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=37/70  Signal level=-73 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"14972"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000009520ba90
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00053134393732
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 0706555320010B1B
                    IE: Unknown: 200100
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101830003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 08 - Address: B8:3E:59:4A:64:C7
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=46/70  Signal level=-64 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"DIRECT-roku-377"
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000044048abcc4
                    Extra: Last beacon: 8ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000F4449524543542D726F6B752D333737
                    IE: Unknown: 01088C129824B048606C
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 0706513220010B1E
                    IE: Unknown: 200100
                    IE: Unknown: 23021200
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0100
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A7C181AFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1606081100000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180200102C0000
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101840003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD050050F20500
                    IE: Unknown: DD7B0050F204104A0001101044000102103B0001031047001022210203040506070809B83E594A64C71021000842726F6164636F6D10230006536F66744150102400013010420001301054000800060050F20400011011000F4449524543542D726F6B752D333737100800020108103C0001011049000600372A000120
          Cell 09 - Address: B8:9B:C9:B0:48:7A
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=26/70  Signal level=-84 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:""
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000af8db4042
                    Extra: Last beacon: 232ms ago


schneidz 06-14-2014 05:55 PM

is your router one of the ssid's listed ?

LAPIII 06-14-2014 08:22 PM

My ESSID is 24PW5, is that what your asking?

schneidz 06-15-2014 12:01 AM

you can try:
Code:

sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid 24PW5
sudo dhclient wlan0

it'll probably be easier to connect using the network manager menu if your router is using encryption (what error are you getting ?).

LAPIII 06-15-2014 06:50 AM

I get nothing from those two commands

schneidz 06-15-2014 08:50 AM

if you run iwconfig again it will show that your wireless adapter is associated with your router.

maybe dhclient didnt work because you didnt supply your wpa/wpa2/wep key. (there is a way to do that in iwconfig but i forget how).

you didnt explain what went wrong with your network manager menu ?


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