On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Foss User <foss...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am using Squeeze. I run aptitude update; aptitude full-upgrade every > day. I want to connect my laptop to the Wi-Fi I've setup in my home. I > am able to connect to it using Windows but not using Debian. I know > the SSID and WPA2-PSK key I have set. Channel of the router is set to > 'Auto'. 'Broadcast SSID' is enabled. > > 1. I right clicked the network icon in the GNOME panel (Enable > wireless is already checked) and selected 'Edit connections'. > 2. 'Network Connections' window opened. In the 'Wired' tab, it showed > 'eth1' which is okay since I am using ethernet now. > 3. In the 'Wireless' tab it showed nothing. > 4. But, now I don't know what to put in the BSSID and MAC fields. > > Some, useful outputs that might help you to help me. > > # lspci | grep -i net > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M > Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02) > 04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG > [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02) > > # iwconfig > lo no wireless extensions. > > eth1 no wireless extensions. > > irda0 no wireless extensions. > > wmaster0 no wireless extensions. > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"" > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated > Tx-Power=15 dBm > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Encryption key:off > Power Management:off > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > pan0 no wireless extensions. > > # iwlist scan > lo Interface doesn't support scanning. > > eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning. > > irda0 Interface doesn't support scanning. > > wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning. > > wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down > > pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning. > > My network is setup in this manner. > > DSL Line ---> ISP ADSL2 + Router (192.168.1.1) --> Wireless Router > (192.168.2.1) ---> My laptops (Debian as well as Windows) > > Please help me to get wireless working with Debian (recentmost Squeeze).
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