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DATE | 2009-10-28 |
FROM | From: "Michael L. Richardson"
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] wifi for a Inspiron 6000 laptop
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Tell the system its something else.
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Ruben Safir wrote: > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 04:14:24PM -0500, Michael Richardson wrote: > >> Lie to it.? >> >> > > > ??? > > Ruben > > >> -- Sent from my Palm Pr? >> Ruben Safir wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello >> >> >> >> I'm having trouble with a Dell Laptop Inspiron 6000. The WIFI seems to >> >> not work. Fist, when I did the installation it identified the wifi as >> >> eth0 and not ath0, which is different than my other installations. >> >> >> >> The install is opensuse 11.0 >> >> >> >> iwconfig identifies the device as follows >> >> >> >> >> >> ath0 radio off ESSID:off/any >> >> Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated >> >> Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=off Sensitivity=8/0 >> >> Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off >> >> Encryption key:off >> >> Power Management:off >> >> Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 >> >> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >> >> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >> >> >> >> >> >> It shows up in yast as >> >> >> >> Name ?IP Address >> >> ?? >> >> ??PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection?DHCP >> >> ?? >> >> ??BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX ?DHCP >> >> ?? >> >> >> >> >> >> but iwlist fails >> >> >> >> stat46:~ # iwlist ath0 scanning >> >> ath0 No scan results >> >> >> >> >> >> There is wifi available (infact I'm posting from the wifi on my EEEPC) >> >> >> >> I spin around the net is not coming u with any solutions. Anyone have a >> >> clue as to what can be wrong? Maybe the wifi is shot? >> >> >> >> iwconfig ath0 essid any rate auto channel auto >> >> Error for wireless request "Set Frequency" (8B04) : >> >> SET failed on device ath0 ; Invalid argument. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Ruben >> >> -- >> >> http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Interesting Stuff >> >> http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software >> >> >> >> So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 >> >> >> >> http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 >> >> >> >> "Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME" >> >> >> >> "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." >> >> >> >> "> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.< >> >> You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one." >> >> >> >> ? Copyright for the Digital Millennium >> >> -- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe-at-opensuse.org >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help-at-opensuse.org >> >> >> >> ----- End forwarded message ----- >> >> >> >> -- >> >> http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Interesting Stuff >> >> http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software >> >> >> >> So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 >> >> >> >> http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 >> >> >> >> "Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME" >> >> >> >> "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." >> >> >> >> "> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.< >> >> You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one." >> >> >> >> ? Copyright for the Digital Millennium >> >> _____________________________________________________________________________ >> >> Hire expert Linux talent by posting jobs here :: http://jobs.nylug.org >> >> The nylug-talk mailing list is at nylug-talk-at-nylug.org >> >> The list archive is at http://nylug.org/pipermail/nylug-talk >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe: http://nylug.org/mailman/listinfo/nylug-talk >> >> >> >> ----- End forwarded message ----- >> >> >> >> -- >> >> http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Interesting Stuff >> >> http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software >> >> >> >> So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 >> >> >> >> http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 >> >> >> >> "Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME" >> >> >> >> "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." >> >> >> >> "> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.< >> >> You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one." >> >> >> >> ? Copyright for the Digital Millennium >> >> >> >> ----- End forwarded message ----- >> >> >> > >
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