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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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 ...
2
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1answer
155 views
Kubuntu doesn't reconnect to Wifi after waking up from sleep
I just installed Kubuntu on my laptop and it's working fine so far, except the wireless connection is not switched on after waking up from sleep. I do have to click "Enable wireless" so that it ...
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1answer
346 views
How to use a D-Link usb network adapter on debian
I have a Debian (squeeze) desktop, and I need to use a D-Link 150 USB Wireless Network Adapter. So far I've done this:
$ lsusb
...
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 2001:3c18 D-Link Corp.
...
After looking ...
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0answers
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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 ...
2
votes
1answer
197 views
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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0answers
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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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0answers
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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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2answers
238 views
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 ...
2
votes
1answer
974 views
Installing wireless driver (realtek 8188CE) on Debian wheezy
I had a hard time installing the wireless driver for my debian. My debian was Sqeeze but soon after I realized Wheezy was the one to support my wireless adapter, realtek 8188CE,I upgraded to wheezy. ...
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0answers
440 views
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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2answers
166 views
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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2answers
3k views
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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3answers
381 views
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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0answers
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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"
...
3
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2answers
1k views
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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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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0answers
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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 ...
2
votes
1answer
488 views
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 ...
3
votes
1answer
290 views
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 ...
2
votes
1answer
233 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 ...
3
votes
3answers
407 views
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
242 views
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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0answers
691 views
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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1answer
166 views
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 ...
0
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1answer
178 views
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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2answers
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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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votes
1answer
313 views
Start and stop bluetooth service automatically as rfkill switch changes
I would like to start / stop bluetooth service automatically when I turn on / off rfswitch, is that possible ?
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1answer
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Losing wifi connection to access point after a few minutes (hostapd, dnsmasq, iptables)
I'm using a laptop as a wifi access point. Since this laptop has the proper hardware, I was able to use hostapd. I wanted to use DHCP and iptables/NAT forwarding instead of a bridge to have more ...
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votes
1answer
160 views
Where can I find the wireless driver for BCM4311 for OpenIndiana 148?
I know that OpenIndiana 148 doesn't have the network driver (BCM4311) for the laptop. I wonder if anyone out there can help, or point the way to me where I can get the driver?
3
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1answer
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Raspberry Pi Wireless USB stick
I recently acquired a Raspberry Pi, and have installed Debian Squeeze on it, and after doing a small bit of research (I'm not too proficient with Linux) I found and ordered a USB wireless dongle ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
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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3answers
2k views
wireless is disabled by hardware switch even when not
I have a spartan computer. It has a built-in wireless module that up until recently I've had no issues with. The current problem is this. Everytime I shutdown the computer and it boots back up, I am ...
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2answers
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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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2answers
1k views
how is the file /proc/net/dev filled?
So, I'm writing a kernel module that needs stats about local network interfaces and I came up with the following code ... everything works fine except for the part where I try to read wireless device ...
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0answers
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RT2800USB wireless adapter stops scanning
I have a Linux machine, and I'll switch between using an RTL8187 based card, and a RT2800USB based card (the cards are both USB dongles by the same manufacturer).
I've loaded the drivers for both ...
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1answer
1k views
debian wireless networking through terminal
I'm starting to use the wmii windows manager and I want certain pieces of information to display on a status bar. If I were to want to display the ESSID for the network, I would have to find it ...
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1answer
313 views
Enabling bwn in FreeBSD
I am trying to load the bwn driver as a module as mentioned in the man page.
However, when I attempted to edit /boot/defaults/loader.conf I could not write the changes to the file, this was attempted ...
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4answers
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Unable to connect to a wifi network with a special SSID
My current wifi network (and i'm writing this with the help of Windows -.- ) has a special character in it's SSID: "รถ", a so-called "umlaut".
If changing the SSID is not an option, how to connect to ...
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Wireless connection connecting and disconnecting all the time
I am running Ubuntu 11.04 on my laptop and I use a 3G USB modem for my Internet connection.
I wanted to share this Internet connection with my girlfriend's laptop that is running Window XP. ...
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1answer
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Under Mint 12 on an HP Pavillion DV7, my wireless stopped working
My wireless worked when I first installed. I needed to turn it off for a while, so I clicked "off" in the pulldown dialog. I used the wired network for awhile, but when I went to turn my wireless ...
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1answer
2k views
“Destination Host Unreachable” when pinging wireless router
I'm a little new to all the intricacies of Linux workings, so please bear with me if this is a dumb question.
I'm using Linux Mint 12 and I have an Asus PCE-N15 wireless card, which is running the ...
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1answer
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Linux Mint 12 on HP Pavillion DV7 - Wireless is not working
I just installed Linux Mint 12 using mint4win just to test it out. I have a problem with my wireless connection.
When I start Mint, it sees the network I wish to join, I select it, enter the correct ...
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2answers
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Kernel 3.3.2-6.fc16.x86_64 broadcom wireless not appearing
I'm using kernel 3.3.2-6.fc16.x86_64 and I have a Broadcom 4312.
When I run iwconfig, I get the following:
lo no wireless extensions.
p2p1 no wireless extensions.
I cannot use ...
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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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votes
1answer
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/lib/modules/2.6.37.6/build missing in linux puppy? what should I do?
I am new to linux as of yesterday. I'm using linux puppy to try to get the most out of a 10 year old, slow laptop. I installed it fine, no problems there, but as soon as I try to use my usb dongle's ...
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1answer
351 views
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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Broadcom wireless card in with Fedora 16
I just installed Fedora as a dual-boot (other OS in Win7) on my Dell Inspiron 1750 and, of course, the wireless card is missing firmware.
The wireless card is called Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN ...
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1answer
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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
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Linux crashing my DD-WRT router
I'll start off that I'm new to Linux. A couple months ago I tried installing Ubuntu 11.10 on a laptop (HP). The install went great, however when setting up my wireless network, it caused my router ...
