Re: Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
Over the LAN? No. -- Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 21:29:12 -0600 Jack wrote: > As it would happen, the computer I'm currently using to write this > email (along with several others in our house) are successfully > connected to the router, though none others are running Linux. > I think I may have to try a different wireless adapter... thanks for > the help anyways though Can you connect from them to the problematic one, or vice versa? Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
As it would happen, the computer I'm currently using to write this email (along with several others in our house) are successfully connected to the router, though none others are running Linux. I think I may have to try a different wireless adapter... thanks for the help anyways though -- Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 18:24:58 -0600 Jack wrote: > Im not sure if there's a better way to test the connection on port 80, > or even if this method will do that, but I tried: > wget 192.168.2.1:80 > > which hung on "Connecting to 192.168.2.1:80..." > > So I don't think anything is getting through on port 80 either That should work fine. I'm running out of ideas, but I'm no network guru. The next suggestion I'd make is to try to run another machine on the same wireless network, and see if it can connect to the router, or if the two machines can connect to each other. You could also try a different wireless adapter in the same machine. I don't know if you have the hardware available for these suggestions. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
Im not sure if there's a better way to test the connection on port 80, or even if this method will do that, but I tried: wget 192.168.2.1:80 which hung on "Connecting to 192.168.2.1:80..." So I don't think anything is getting through on port 80 either -- Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Jack wrote: > As for /etc/network/interfaces, I have attempted inserting > > auto wlan0 > iface wlan0 inet static > address 192.168.2.138 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.2.1 > > However, this results in the same problems as I am having. So > currently, I have /etc/network/interfaces set only to it's default > content: > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > have you tried to add : wireless-essid youressid wireless-key yourkey to your wlan0 stanza in the /etc/network/interfaces file? Jeff -- 8 out of 10 Owners who Expressed a Preference said Their Cats Preferred Techno. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 22:53:19 -0600 Jack wrote: > Right. As suggested, I manually added my router to the ARP table. > Pinging the gateway now results with: > > PING 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data. > > --- 192.168.2.1 ping statistics --- > 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 3009ms > > So perhaps the host in not unreachable now, but is simply not sending a reply? Possible. Devices with a standard TCP/IP stack generally respond to pings, IIUC, unless they have some sort of firewall / packet filtering (like iptables on linux) configured to drop such requests. Try connecting to the router on open ports (80, or any other you know to be open on the machine)? Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
Right. As suggested, I manually added my router to the ARP table. Pinging the gateway now results with: PING 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data. --- 192.168.2.1 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 3009ms So perhaps the host in not unreachable now, but is simply not sending a reply? -- Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
arp: Address HWtype HWaddress Flags MaskIface 192.168.2.1 (incomplete) wlan0 -- Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 22:22:47 -0600 Jack wrote: [Please reply only to the list, as per the code of conduct.] > arp: > Address HWtype HWaddress Flags Mask > Iface > 192.168.2.1 (incomplete) > wlan0 Ok, so arp isn't working; the IP address of the router isn't getting resolved to its MAC address. Nothing will work without that. I've occasionally been baffled by this on my systems, and sometimes manually entering the arp mapping can enable connectivity. It's worth a try, at least to help narrow down the exact source of your problem: 'arp -s 192.168.2.1 mac_address_of_the_router' Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
To recap, pinging the gateway results in the following: PING 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data. >From 192.168.2.138 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable >From 192.168.2.138 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable >From 192.168.2.138 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable >From 192.168.2.138 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable --- 192.168.2.1 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +4 errors, 100% packet loss, time 3035ms , pipe 3 And the route table: Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric RefUse Iface 192.168.2.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 00 wlan0 default 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 UG0 00 wlan0 -- Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 22:07:24 -0600
Jack wrote:
> To recap, pinging the gateway results in the following:
> PING 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> From 192.168.2.138 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
> From 192.168.2.138 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
> From 192.168.2.138 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
> From 192.168.2.138 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable
>
> --- 192.168.2.1 ping statistics ---
> 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +4 errors, 100% packet loss, time 3035ms
> , pipe 3
>
>
> And the route table:
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric RefUse Iface
> 192.168.2.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 00 wlan0
> default 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 UG0 00 wlan0
How about the ARP table ('arp')?
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Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 21:50:39 -0600
Jack wrote:
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> ifconfig wlan0:
>
> wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:B5:62:BD:27
> inet addr:192.168.2.138 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:504 (504.0 b)
>
>
> looks to me as if it is transmitting fine, but it is not receiving...
So to recap, what doesn't work? IIRC, you wrote that you can't even
ping the gateway? What is the routing table ('route')?
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Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 17:14:23 -0600 Jack wrote: > iwconfig wlan0: > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"WEINSTEIN" Nickname:"" > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:0F:B5:5B:0D:DC > Bit Rate:24 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 > Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Encryption key:864E-3FBC-C7 Security mode:restricted > Power Management:off > Link Quality=33/70 Signal level=-58 dBm Noise level=-91 dBm > Rx invalid nwid:245 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 This looks right; you're associated. Most common wireless configuration problems would result in a failed association. What about 'ifconfig wlan0'? Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
iwconfig wlan0: wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"WEINSTEIN" Nickname:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:0F:B5:5B:0D:DC Bit Rate:24 Mb/s Tx-Power:18 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:864E-3FBC-C7 Security mode:restricted Power Management:off Link Quality=33/70 Signal level=-58 dBm Noise level=-91 dBm Rx invalid nwid:245 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 As for /etc/network/interfaces, I have attempted inserting auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 192.168.2.138 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.2.1 However, this results in the same problems as I am having. So currently, I have /etc/network/interfaces set only to it's default content: auto lo iface lo inet loopback -- Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Tuesday 03 February 2009 05:34:51 Celejar wrote: > On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:13:46 -0600 > > Jack wrote: > > ifconfig wlan0 192.168.2.138 up > > iwconfig wlan0 essid "" key > > route add default gw 192.168.2.1 > > At this point, what is the output of 'iwconfig wlan0'? > > Celejar > -- And can you give us your /etc/network/interfaces -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Configuring wlan on Debian Base installation
On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:13:46 -0600 Jack wrote: > I recently installed a base-install of Debian linux on an old laptop. > I have a netgear WG511T wifi pci card, which I was successful in > installing the madwifi drivers for. I'm almost certain that the > drivers are working fine, because I am able to use my card and scan > for wireless networks. > > I'm not sure if I'm just setting this up wrong (I'm still new to > linux), or if something else is wrong, but my problem is this: I use > ifconfig to assign an IP address to wlan0, iwconfig to set the ssid > and key, and then I add a route to the gateway > > ifconfig wlan0 192.168.2.138 up > iwconfig wlan0 essid "" key > route add default gw 192.168.2.1 At this point, what is the output of 'iwconfig wlan0'? Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
