On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 16:23:23 -0400, Mark wrote: > I had wifi, now I don't. > > I just upgraded my kernel (using aptitude) from 2.6.26-686 to > 2.6.32-3-686 and followed that with "aptitude full-upgrade", which > removed a number of packages (that I wasn't using anyway) because I > had previously always used apt-get (and I understand the consequences > of this). I also installed kde-minimal (version 4). > > I know that the wifi was working for at least one session on the new > kernel. But after a reboot, it stopped being able to connect. Alas, I > do not know what I did in between. I was messing with aptitude without > really knowing the consequences of my actions. > > SYMPTOMS > > Both when booting up and when trying things like "ifup wlan0" and "dhclient > wlan0", I get the following response: > > DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
[...] > > No DHCPOFFERS received. > > No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. [...] > Basics: Dell Inspiron E1505, 2GB RAM. Running Lenny. Using > repositories: lenny, testing, lenny-backports, lenny/updates > (security), and debian-volatile. > > I have a Verizon (Westell) wireless modem/router. My MacBook Pro is > connected to it wirelessly with no problem. I use WPA authentication. > My /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file reads (actual values not given here): > > network={ > > ssid="MY_SSID" > > psk="MY_PSK" > > } > > My /etc/network/interfaces files reads: [...] > > iface wlan0 inet dhcp > > wpa-driver wext > > wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK > > wpa-proto WPA > > wpa-ssid MY_SSID > > > > auto wlan0 Your configuration looks OK to me. The first thing to check is if your wireless device associates with the access point. Please post the output of: lspci -nn | grep -Ei 'net|wire' /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 -- Regards, | Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100322212233.ga5...@isar.localhost