On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 6:34 AM David <bouncingc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Apr 2021 at 23:39, kaye n <guik...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:45 PM IL Ka <kazakevichi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter > > >> ok, this is your card. > > >> Lets see output of > >> $ iw dev [your_dev_name] > > > Pardon me, but what should I type for [your_dev_name] ? > > On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 00:15, kaye n <guik...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 10:18 PM David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > wrote: > > >> inxi -Fdflmnopuv7 (my own incantation) should say something like: > > >> Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 4000 > bus ID: 02:00.0 > >> chip ID: 8086:08b2 > >> IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: 01:23:45:67:89:ab > > >> ↑↑↑↑↑↑ is the name you need. > > >> BTW, iw may need root or sudo to perform some functions. > > > Are you referring to this? > > > Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter > > vendor: Wistron NeWeb driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A port: 2000 > > bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:4727 > > Device-2: Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet vendor: Samsung Co > > driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: 5000 bus ID: 07:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:4354 > > IF: enp7s0 state: down mac: e8:11:32:22:69:43 > > IF-ID-1: wlp3s0b1 state: up mac: 00:1b:b1:aa:c1:8c > > Hi kaye, > > so the answer to your first question above is > > (as root) > # iw dev wlp3s0b1 > > or > > $ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 > > Because wlp3s0b1 is the name given by your kernel to > your Broadcom Wireless Network Adapter. And this iw command > should be run with superuser privileges as David stated > above. > > Similarly, enp7s0 is the name given by your kernel to your > Samsung PCIE Ethernet card. > > Also, when showing command output to people trying to assist > you, don't ever omit the actual command that generated the > output. Because it is a crucial aspect of the information sharing > process. > Hello. This command, sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 resulted in a really long output that looks like a manual and started with this line: Usage: iw [options] command Really sorry, I'm not very knowledgeable with this. Thank you for your time kaye
