you can also do #ifup wlan0 #iwlist wlan0 scan
On 6/2/09, Alex Samad <a...@samad.com.au> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 11:52:41AM +0300, yazicivo wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm having some troubles with my iwl4965 -- this is Lenovo 3000 N200 >> notebook >> with Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.1 (stable lenny) installed. I cannot make >> "iwlist >> wlan0 scan" work, while manually configuring the interface via >> /etc/network/interfaces works with minor glitches. Here is some background >> information. > > [snip] > >> # iwlist wlan0 scan >> wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down >> > > just something simple try > > ifconfig wlan0 up > iwlist wlan0 scan > > I get the same message when the interface is down > > > [snip] > >> >> >> Regards. > > -- > "We are making steadfast progress." > > - George W. Bush > 06/09/2003 > Washington, DC > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org