Re: Wireless connection mystery two OpenBSD machines suddenly cannot connect

On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:05:12 -0700 "Jack J. Woehr" wrote: > li...@wrant.com wrote: > > The next suggestion is to check the modem as well and fix it with a couple > > of cents worth of capacitor(s). It is more > > likely the modem is source of the problem, especially if it is

Re: Wireless connection mystery two OpenBSD machines suddenly cannot connect

> Mystery solved. The $3 transformer for the DSL modem is dying. If I > unplug it and let it cool off everything works again :) As you describe it, that may be the modem cooling off, instead or in addition to the adaptor. Or an electrolyte capacitor gone dry (in the modem itself). > Off to buy

Re: Wireless connection mystery two OpenBSD machines suddenly cannot connect

li...@wrant.com wrote: The next suggestion is to check the modem as well and fix it with a couple of cents worth of capacitor(s). It is more likely the modem is source of the problem, especially if it is running a bit hotter than designed t You're quite sharp. I actually had a brand new one in

Re: Wireless connection mystery two OpenBSD machines suddenly cannot connect

from the command line ifconfig down I think this resets the device IIRC ifconfig up nwid wpakey At this point you should within a few seconds get an associated conneciton - if not there's another problem. On my thinkpad the little antenna light blinks then stays on constant when

Re: Wireless connection mystery two OpenBSD machines suddenly cannot connect

Carl Trachte wrote: from the command line ifconfig down I think this resets the device IIRC Mystery solved. The $3 transformer for the DSL modem is dying. If I unplug it and let it cool off everything works again :) Off to buy a new $3 transformer :) Thanks Carl and Unixreader for

Wireless connection mystery two OpenBSD machines suddenly cannot connect

I have two very different laptops running OpenBSD 5.8 with all patches. Both were connected to my home wireless via very simple hostname files: nwid foo wpakey bar dhcp Both stopped connecting today .. no link (sleeping). Both see the station via ifconfig scan with reasonable dB