On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:23 PM David <bouncingc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 23:51, kaye n <guik...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. > > > > This command, > > sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 > > > > resulted in a really long output that looks like a manual and started > with this line: > > Yeah, sorry, I just jumped into the thread half way and I didn't check > what you were advised to do previously (above), it is incomplete. > > I think the output that they wanted to see would be given by these > three commands: > sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 info > sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 link > sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 station dump > Here it is: kaye@laptop:~$ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 info [sudo] password for kaye: Interface wlp3s0b1 ifindex 3 wdev 0x1 addr 00:1b:b1:aa:c1:8c ssid hrmny9108 type managed wiphy 0 channel 6 (2437 MHz), width: 20 MHz, center1: 2437 MHz txpower 30.00 dBm kaye@laptop:~$ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 link Connected to fc:a6:cd:d0:06:20 (on wlp3s0b1) SSID: hrmny9108 freq: 2437 RX: 14558652 bytes (39650 packets) TX: 70458521 bytes (56263 packets) signal: -19 dBm rx bitrate: 36.0 MBit/s tx bitrate: 65.0 MBit/s MCS 7 bss flags: short-slot-time dtim period: 1 beacon int: 100 kaye@laptop:~$ sudo iw dev wlp3s0b1 station dump Station fc:a6:cd:d0:06:20 (on wlp3s0b1) inactive time: 24 ms rx bytes: 14794829 rx packets: 41066 tx bytes: 70548168 tx packets: 56527 tx retries: 17470 tx failed: 1072 beacon loss: 0 beacon rx: 9583 rx drop misc: 860 signal: -20 dBm signal avg: -24 dBm beacon signal avg: -21 dBm tx bitrate: 72.2 MBit/s MCS 7 short GI rx bitrate: 36.0 MBit/s last ack signal:0 dBm expected throughput: 33.507Mbps authorized: yes authenticated: yes associated: yes preamble: long WMM/WME: yes MFP: no TDLS peer: no DTIM period: 1 beacon interval:100 short slot time:yes connected time: 1026 seconds Thank you. kaye
