On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:43:58 +0800 "Umarzuki Mochlis" <umarz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/1/20 Umarzuki Mochlis <umarz...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > 2009/1/20 Micha Feigin <mi...@post.tau.ac.il> > > > >> On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:11:56 +0800 > >> "Umarzuki Mochlis" <umarz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > 2009/1/20 Micha Feigin <mi...@post.tau.ac.il> > >> > > >> > > On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:15:55 +0800 > >> > > "Umarzuki Mochlis" <umarz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > [...] > >> > > > >> > > > > Looks like it's pointing in the right direction. Does it see you > >> > > wireless > >> > > > > when > >> > > > > you open the window (under available wireless connections) > >> > > > > > >> > > > > If so, you need to choose your ap click that little triangle by > >> the > >> > > name, > >> > > > > check > >> > > > > automatically connect to this network if you wish and click > >> advanced > >> > > > > settings > >> > > > > to setup things like wep password and such. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Unfortunately nothing appears when I did that which leads me to make > >> this > >> > > > post in the first place. > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > what does iwlist eth1 scan show? (that is what wicd is supposed to use > >> > > behind > >> > > the scenes) > >> > > > >> > > >> > eden:~# iwlist eth1 scan > >> > eth1 Failed to read scan data : Invalid argument > >> > > >> > >> That is why wicd doesn't find any wireless networks, if iwlist doesn't > >> work > >> manually it won't work for wicd, so your problem (apart for what's > >> mentioned > >> bellow) is enabling scanning on the wireless interface. > >> > >> Looks from this thread > >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=790778 > >> that the driver may be problematic, he recommends using ndiswrapper. see > >> if > >> that makes iwlist work for you > >> > > > > when i got to the last step to load the .inf file, it says i didn't install > > the module. > > > >> http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ndiswrappertp5.png > > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > did you check that /etc/network/interfaces doesn't mention the > >> wireless > >> > > interface? > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> When using wicd and network manager your /etc/network/interfaces should > >> contain > >> only the loopback device > >> > >> > # The loopback network interface > >> > auto lo > >> > iface lo inet loopback > >> > > >> > >> You should comment out everything below this for wicd and network manager > >> ... > >> > > > did that, still iwlist eth1 scan produced the same output as before > does iwconfig say that you are still getting eth1 as the wireless interface? changing drivers can change the interface name > > > >> > #iface eth0 inet dhcp > >> > > >> > allow-hotplug eth1 > >> > iface eth1 inet dhcp > >> > wireless-essid my-office > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > iface eth0 inet dhcp > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Some public access points also have a transparent proxy that > >> requires > >> > > you > >> > > > > to > >> > > > > authenticate when you start browsing (my uni is that way, you need > >> to > >> > > enter > >> > > > > a > >> > > > > wpa key and then enter your username/password in the browser > >> before you > >> > > can > >> > > > > access outside connections). > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Same situation in my office but the network cannot be detected which > >> > > leads > >> > > > me to think there must but something amiss. > >> > > > > >> > > [... snip ...] > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > >> > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > >> > > listmas...@lists.debian.org > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > >> listmas...@lists.debian.org > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Umarzuki Mochlis > > http://gameornot.net > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
