For questions about wireless networking on Linux or other UNIX systems. Be sure to specify all relevant details (hardware model, operating system etc...).
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Driver is sometimes loaded, sometimes not
I was assigned an Ubuntu desktop with some stuff already on it. I did not reformat it, but attached a mini-PCI wireless card over a PCI to mini-PCI adapter. I manually built the madwifi driver and ...
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Archbang can't connect to wireless
Last week I tried Crunchbang 11, it couldn't connect to wireless. Yesterday I removed it and installed Archbang from CD (final 2012 version). Everything was working perfectly, when I did pacman -Syu ...
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WiFi not working - wlan0 FAILED
My Arch (3.6.5-1) is exhibiting a rather peculiar problem: when wifi is set up, all logs indicate that the setup was successful and that the interface is up and functional. However, when attempting to ...
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How to install b43-firmware on arch without internet access?
I currently don't have wire internet access in the PC I'm trying to install arch to, but my other PC (win7) can access the internet just fine. I tried downloading the b43 package from the AUR and copy ...
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315 views
The n mode on “iwlist wlan0 scan”
I know how to determine if scanned AP uses B or G mode, but how to know (using "iwlist wlan0 scan") it uses N protocol ?
if I use "iw dev wlan0 scan" and see if the cell has a "HT capabilities" block.
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1answer
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How can I get Broadcom 4301 to work in Crunchbang Linux?
I've sunk about 6 hours into this and have not made much progress.
I've installed Crunchbang, 32-bit, Waldorf on a Dell Inspiron D600.
Before I took any steps, the network manager told me ...
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1answer
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Linux find Wifi Networks trotocol(a/b/g/n) version of all available access points
I do use iwlist wlan0 scanning and it gives me a fair amount of data, but one part is missing. It is protocol version. By protocol I mean (a/b/g/n).
It would be very good to have these commands in ...
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1answer
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Installing driver on Debian Squeeze laptop
I'm trying to activate the wireless chipset on my Debian Squeeze laptop by following this tutorial.
I detected the type of wireless chipset I have built in my laptop using lspci and now I am trying ...
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1answer
557 views
Fedora 15 won't remember wireless password
I just installed Fedora 15 beta with Gnome 3. I've done all the updates.
The networking applet asks for the wireless password every time it connects. I found this bug, which says that the issue is ...
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2answers
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Ralink RT5370 Wireless usb dongle not working
lsusb
Bus 002 Device 014: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter
uname -a
Linux HOSTNAME 2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 6 11:21:14 CST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 ...
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1answer
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USB Linux with Wireless support
My friend has a laptop without HDD. I have installed Slax to a USB stick however it didn't recognize the wireless adapter. Are there any thumb Linuxes with support of variety wireless cards? I suspect ...
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Wireless doesn't connect automatically in Ubuntu when connection is established with wifi Router Again
I am facing a problem here with Ubuntu version 10.4 I am working with. I am having a wifi router and when I start my system, Ubuntu connects to wifi automatically. But if due to some reasons the ...
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1answer
148 views
Basic OS for Wireless Transmitting & Receiving
I'm looking for some directions on where a good place is to start, on a project that I am starting.
Basically I'm looking to make a stripped down OS that:
Transmits a wireless signal.
Picks up that ...
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1answer
483 views
Unable to detect wireless networks in Fedora
I've been using Fedora 13 for around six months, but only with a wired connection in my room. I took my laptop to a college library that has Wifi, but when I turn my system on it doesn't detect any ...
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Why can't I find wireless-tools in Debian repositories?
I have installed the squeeze version of Debian on a computer in offline mode (no internet connection during installation).
After the installation (that was successful) I edited /etc/apt/sources.list ...
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2answers
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“PING” an AP to see if it's alive? (Before associate with it)
I would like to detect if a certain AP address is alive, i.e. by "PING" its SSID or MAC address (both known).
What program can I use to achieve that? I'm making a simple script that run as root.
(I ...
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How can I connect to a wireless network with hidden SSID using the terminal? [closed]
I'm starting to learn about wireless pentesting with BackTrack, and while learning how to find out the hidden SSID I wondered how could I connect to the wireless network after I discover the SSID. The ...
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1answer
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Can not connect wirelessly to internet in CrunchBang 10
I am trying to install Crunch Bang 10 on a clients computers. The problem is, wireless internet is not working. Internet on the computer has worked before when it had Lubuntu on it. I have wired ...
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2answers
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Connecting to wireless router
According to this manual I tried:
$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"g\xC6isQ\xFFJ\xEC)\xCD\xBA\xAB\xF2\xFB\xE3F|\xC2T\xF8\x1B\xE8\xE7\x8DvZ.c3\x9F\xC9\x9A" ...
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1answer
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Connection with hostapd stops working after 10 minutes
I have installed hostapd as package for Ubuntu 12.04. Everything is configured and works great for about 10 minutes; after that, packets start to get dropped and eventually I can't even connect. ...
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1answer
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NetworkManager tries to connect to previous network after suspend, even if the network isn't there
At home I am connected to network 'A' and can see WLANs 'B' and 'C' from my neighbours.
I suspend my computer and when I get to work the next day, the system still thinks it's connected to the same ...
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1answer
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Debian Cannot Access Internet Despite Being “Connected”
I'm have a problem, I cannot access the internet. I'm using a dell inspiron 6400 with debian kernel 3.2 installed. My windows manager is xfce4. I was never able to figure out the wired network, ...
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Need advice on using Wireshark + aircrack-ng
I am making acquiantance with wireless security and attacks and was told to run some tests with aircrack-ng and wireshark.
So I installed both of them and ran airmon to switch wi-fi card to monitor ...
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1answer
231 views
Device driver to capture wireless traffic using Wi-Fi adapter?
I wish to be able to read wireless traffic sent from my wireless keyboard. At first I thought I could just buy some board like Arduino, plug in a module like nRF24L01+ and use this combo.
Since I'm ...
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Changes made to ifcfg-wlan0 doesn't seem to make a difference
I am running RHEL6 on my laptop. The wireless adapter configuration file ifcfg-wlan0 didn't come by default under /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. So I created it myself. The problem is, whatever ...
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1answer
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Configuring Wireless Network
After a long struggle I finally seem to have installed the non-free wireless firmware for my wireless NIC. I'm trying to set up a file server, so I want to configure the network to be static. Would ...
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Installing USR 5422 on Ubuntu 12.04
I am a newbie to Linux. I was trying to set up the USR5422 USB adapter. It worked fine for the first time, but since then it freezes the computer most of the time. What commands can I fire to see ...
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Wireless Ad Hoc NAT
I got "OURLiNK 802.11n" mini USB wifi adapter for my Raspberry Pi, but I also would like to use it w/ my Scientific Linux 6.1
$ cat /etc/redhat-release
Scientific Linux release 6.1 (Carbon)
$
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2answers
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Using startx on Fedora 17, a non-root user cannot join new wireless networks — how to fix?
I have Fedora 17 installed on a Lenovo X230, and if I leave it configured to boot into Gnome using systemd's runlevel5.target (or graphical.target), which is the default, networking seems to work just ...
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1answer
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Selecting a managed switch with Linux, for use in mesh network project (batman-adv)
I am interested in trying out batman-adv to manage a mesh network comprised of point-to-point radios (mesh links) and cellular modems (gateways).
Each node would have one p2p radio, and some nodes ...
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How to permanently connect to WPA2AES wifi with OpenBSD (through cli)
I have an OpenBSD 5.1 i386 installed. I have no GUI/X. I googled for the answer but I can't find authentic one. How can I connect to a WPA2 PSK/AES wifi network using only the terminal? (so I don't ...
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Will WPA or WEP BT crackers perform well on Galaxy Tab?
I checked some videos on YouTube, and it talks about how to install BT on different Linux tablets, like the Galaxy Tab and really wonder if reaver, aircrack or whatever other tools would work just ...
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How to put Mac OS X wireless adapter in monitor mode
I'm searching for a equivalent of "iwconfig eth0 mode Monitor" in Mac OS.
From man iwconfig mode Monitor does the following:
"the node is not associated with any cell and passively monitor all ...
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Wireless issues with Linux Mint on Macbook Pro
I installed Linux Mint 13 (Maya) on my Macbook Pro using rEFIt, and ran through the instructions here to get wireless working. Now I can see a bunch of different networks, but I almost always fail to ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu automatically connects to a wireless network when its already connected by eth0 to the same network
I use Ubuntu 11.04, and I work at an institution which has wired and wireless connectivity. My computer is set to automatically connect to the wireless network if it is available.
When I am plugged ...
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1answer
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How to get wireless access point information from MacOS terminal
I'm trying to gather information about surrounding access points
but can't find the right tools to do that.
For Linux there are tools like iwconfig and iwlist, but it looks like they are not ...
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Need recommended PCI Wifi Cards for Debian
I want to find a brand and model of wireless PCI card for use in Debian computers. My computer club has numerous computers to refurbish and distribute to people who can't afford to buy a computer. ...
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Can I configure specified PEAP in network-manager
Here's the wpa_supplicant.conf file:
ap_scan=1
network={
ssid="<SSID Name>"
proto=WPA2
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
pairwise=CCMP
group=CCMP
eap=PEAP
phase1="peaplabel=0"
...
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3answers
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Any way to list wireless clients in range
I'm looking to see whether it's possible to implement a staff 'in office/out of office' facility by tracking the active wifi (phones/tablets/laptops) in the building.
Is it possible to return a list ...
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1answer
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Can anyone tell me how to install broadcom-wl-5.10.91.9.3-1.fc12.noarch.rpm?
[root@localhost opt]# rpm -ivh wl-kmod-5.10.91.9.3-3.fc12.6.src.rpm
warning: wl-kmod-5.10.91.9.3-3.fc12.6.src.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 signature: NOKEY, key ID a3a882c1
1:wl-kmod ...
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Errors while installing broadcom-wl-5.10.91.9.3-1.fc12.noarch
I have Fedora 12 on a Dell Vostro laptop.
broadcom-wl-5.10.91.9.3-1.fc12.noarch.rpm cannot be installed. I'm getting this error:
Error: Package: broadcom-wl-5.10.91.9.3-1.fc12.noarch ...
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1answer
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Wifi stops to work in idle
I checked Xfce power manager seems settings correct but laptop screen goes black after 10 minutes of inactivity.
Actually the problem is that shared Wi-Fi (configured using hostapd package) stops to ...
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debian wireless networking configuration
When I issue the command
iwconfig wlan0 essid NAME
it sometimes takes a really long time to actually be able to view any webpages through a browser. I don't know why that is. Right now the ...
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pppoe connection keeps disconnecting every 30 seconds
I have hotspot connection. We first connect to wireless and enter a username / password on pppoe connection with windows.
When I use the ubuntu (11.04) I have to use pppoeconf module. Today I setup ...
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Wireless troubles with Netgear WNA1100
I have a Netgear WNA1100 Wireless Adapter that I bought a few weeks ago, so its fairly new. Last night it was working perfectly. I turned my computer off for the night, came back in the morning, and ...
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Linksys wusb600n support on Debian-6
I'm on my way from Windows 7 to Debian 6. The only problem... I'm not sure about my network adapter. Its Linksys wusb600n and without it - no internet access for me.
Does Debian 6 support it?
Will ...
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How to get list of available wireless networks without being root
I would like to get a list of all the wireless networks.
iwlist wlan0 scan | grep ESSID
This will only show me the wireless network I am currently connected to. When I run the command as root, it ...
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Establishing an AP on Raspberry pi [closed]
I'm trying to setup an access point, using Raling RT5370 USB Dongle on a Debian system, I followed the following tutorial, until "Internet connection Sharing.", I don't want to share internet, so I ...
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Setting up ad-hoc in Debian with DHCP?
I made a quick search and found a doc that showed me a way to setup ad-hoc. Only problem is that I need this to work with my phone (WP7) and I'm not able to set a static IP on the phone so I need the ...
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wlan is first brought to life when ethernet is plugged in
Endless timeouts...
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.1.11: bytes=32 time=105ms TTL=64
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