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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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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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 ...
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How to identify the wireless network card on my laptop?
bash-4.1# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated ...
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Can't insert rt2800usb module: Invalid argument
I just got an ASUS N13 USB wireless dongle, and unfortunately it's not detected and I can't load it with modprobe:
$ sudo modprobe rt2800usb
WARNING: All config files need .conf: ...
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intel wireless 1000 bgn not working in debian/ubuntu
First, I'm not an expert in Linux but I can fairly move and play around with the OS.
The problem in short is, I was able to find wireless networks, but when I try to authenticate it, network-manager ...
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487 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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TP-Link TL-WR1043ND as dumb access point
I followed these instructions on how to set up my TP-Link TL-WR1043ND as a dumb AP:
Flashed brand new Attitude Adjustment 12.09-rc1
Logged into LuCI, set up a password
Disabled and stopped firewall ...
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Cannot connect to belkin router through linux mint
I recently installed Linux Mint 13 alongside windows 7. I have a Realtek RTL8191SEvB Wireless Card. This work's fine with any router. However when I try to connect to a Belkin G Wireless Router it ...
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Can connect to wireless router but can't browse internet
I have a Dell Studio 1450 running Fedora 17. I installed a new wireless router in the office recently. And everybody apart from me is able to connect to the internet via it.
Google revealed ...
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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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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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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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174 views
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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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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Wireless indicator light flashing for activity on laptop keyboard
Here's wireless:
$ lspci | grep -i wireless
0d:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000
OS is Linux Mint 12, using gnome2/compiz.
I've got HP Pavilion dv7 899AW, ...
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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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Wireless in Debian Squeeze
I am trying to get wireless working a lenovo g560. I tried following the instructions on the debian site here http://wiki.debian.org/wl but it is not working. At step 7 I get an error that modprobe ...
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Unexplained Log Cruft and Possible Dropped Packets on WPA2-Personal LAN
I've been receiving a LOT of log cruft ever since I installed my Linksys Rangeplus USB WUSB100v2 (using the rt2870sta community driver from the Linux kernel) and was wondering what it all meant.
Many ...
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New Computer keeps crashing on fresh install
I have a brand new HP Envy dv7-7212nr, second one, because I thought there was something wrong with the SSD with the first one. After I install Debian Testing or Mint, I compile the wireless drivers. ...
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RT3290 Wireless still not working
I've been trying to get my wireless working for two weeks now. I have 1814:3290 wireless card. I am on Linux Mint 14 64-bit. I have tried all the suggestion on here:
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How to load kernel module in Chromium OS?
I've installed the Chromium Vanilla by Hexxeh to a USB drive, but I can't use it on my computer because it lacks the carl9170 driver, which is needed by my adapter (a D-Link DWA-160.)
I've managed to ...
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Network Manager don't show me Wireless connection
I've just installed on my Debian Sid with XFCE4 network manager, but I have a problem, no wireless connection are shown. What Should I do?
I used to use wicd but I had problems to connect to free ...
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Debian - enable broadcom wireless controller
Ok, this is driving me crazy. I'm setting up an old Dell Precision M60 notebook, and I can't manage to enable support for its wireless device on debian squeeze.
What I tried:
lspci | grep -i ...
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Mint: equivalent command line call for airplane mode
OS: Linux Mint 14
Can someone suggest how to turn on airplane mode from command line instead of using the GUI?
Also can someone list what all are turned off by enabling airplane mode?
or how to turn ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sharing Mobile Internet To Others
Currently I am using a mobile internet connection using an USB cable. How do I share this connection with my peer who only has a wireless card on his macbook?
So far what I have tried: Internet ...
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Linksys WAG200 DSL/Router combo with cable modem?
I have a Linksys DSL/Router combo. It was previously used for my DSL connection. I switched to a cable connection now, using Motorola cable modem.
Is it possible to create have the cable connection ...
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Mint Linux Wireless Issues
as I understand it LMDE is built based upon Ubuntu; and I did not receive much help from the official Linux Mint forum, so I've decided to post here.
My problem started yesterday, when I installed ...
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Auto connect to a wireless network (Ångström Linux)
I am using Ångström Linux on BeagleBoard-xM. I have installed a RTL8188SU USB Wi-Fi adapter and configured it properly. But it doesn't connect automatically even though I have marked the interface as ...
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BCM4312 802.11b/g and Scientific-linux
I have a fresh Scientific-linux 6.1 install on a Compaq 610 notebook:
lspci | grep Broadcom
10:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
But I can't see the ...
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Wireless WAP Roaming on Ubuntu Server
I have an Ubuntu server that connects to the network over wireless. Since it obviously doesn't have Gnome's NetworkManager I have to configure everthing manually.
I've got it sucessfully connecting ...
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configuration for my wireless connection
I had connection issues so I changed some wireless configuration.
I think I solved the problem, but I still have minor issues.
First thing I had my Internet connection freeze badly,
Then after doing ...
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Gentoo Gnome 3.2 Wireless “Connecting…”
I recently updated my Gentoo with GNOME 2.x to GNOME 3.2. My NetworkManager applet refuses to connect to my network; however, it does not give an error as it simply hangs as "Connecting..."
I checked ...
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Resolving Debian wireless issue
I typically dual boot my laptop betwen a Win7 and Ubuntu partition, but keep a spare partition for playing around with new distros. Earlier this week, I decided to try out Debian Squeeze.
For the ...
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BCM4312 802.11b/g under Fedora 14 - suddenly not working
Suddenly "ifconfig -a" doesn't prints out the "wlan0" on my Fedora14 notebook..WHY? (it worked before..)
Infos:
# dmesg | egrep -i "wireless|wifi|broadcom|bcm4312|10:00.0"
[ 0.219841] pci ...
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Network fail on FreeBSD: Ping to router fails, but router believes computer is connected
I have a TP-Link TL-WN851N wireless adapter, which is based on an Atheros device. When I attempt to connect to my WPA2 wireless network, ifconfig wlan0 tells me that the connection is 'associated'. My ...
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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 install wireless driver in Fedora 15?
I have tried ndiswrapper 1.56 for fc15... it gives the following error :
$ make
make -C driver
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/dhinesh/sware/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver'
make -C ...
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Fedora 12 No wireless networks detected
I have just bought a Dell Inspiron 1510 and loaded Fedora 12 along with Windows. I cannot detect any wireless networks through my network applet on the tool bar.
$:lscpi
12:00.0 Network controller: ...
