You're now attacking the manufacturers? What a troll you are!
Divorce has certainly exacted a heavy toll on you. Your ex-wife did the right thing when she left you for a better guy. Alright, you can now seek solace in booze. ________________________________ From: Jerry Stuckle <jstuc...@attglobal.net> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Saturday, June 7, 2014 2:31 AM Subject: Re: where is my WiFi card? (ThinkPad T61) On 6/6/2014 2:31 PM, Stanisław Findeisen wrote: > On 2014-06-06 14:39, Jack Wilborn wrote: >> I guess that's funny, I configure my wifi in the interfaces file... Oh >> well... I know I had lots of problems with configuring of my wireless >> interfaces mostly because they were proprietary chip sets. I guess you >> are loading a 'blob', the term used for the extracted firmware of the >> manufacturers software. >> >> The 'wireless-tools' package is the best to interface with as the 'iw' >> commands are very useful. I will try and dig my notes up with the >> commands that I used and post them for you.. >> >> It seems like you should be able to at least figure out where the wifi >> is connected, i.e. usb or pci buss, I bet on the pci buss as it's faster >> I believe... >> >> Jack >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Stanisław Findeisen >> <stf.list.debian.u...@eisenbits.com >> <mailto:stf.list.debian.u...@eisenbits.com>> wrote: >> >> On 2014-06-05 23:08, Jack Wilborn wrote: >> > Might be that the wireless is 'wlan0' instead. Might want to look at >> > your config files to see it it's being used. The items you are using >> > (like 'lsusb', I assume you used 'lspci -vv' or something like >> that) are >> > tools that read all ports, and usually the wifi stuff is located on a >> > psi connection (does not have to be).. >> > >> > What installation stuff did you do? (like 'wireless-tools') that >> should >> > give you some indication of if it's working. Plus I think the 'lo' is >> > the local loopback. >> > >> > Jack >> >> According to the wiki: >> https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse#NetworkManager , when using >> NetworkManager, the wireless interface should not be referenced within >> Debian's /etc/network/interfaces file. >> >> So I didn't take any configuration steps, besides installing (aptitude) >> the packages: >> >> firmware-iwlwifi (non-free) >> network-manager >> network-manager-gnome >> network-manager-kde >> wireless-tools >> wpasupplicant >> >> and their dependencies. >> >> I am using KDE. It says that network-manager-kde: >> https://packages.debian.org/stable/network-manager-kde is a dummy >> package, and that network-manager-gnome: >> https://packages.debian.org/stable/network-manager-gnome works in KDE >> too. But I can't see a systray applet anywhere, unless I run nm-applet >> from the command line. >> >> I also disabled openvpn on startup (I think it was installed as one of >> the dependencies). >> >> openvpn 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off >> 6:off > > I'm sorry, but it was simply disabled in the BIOS config. :) > > The reason I couldn't find the right configuration switch was that it > was in Security -> I/O Port Access, instead of Config -> Network. > > This + a proper stanza in /etc/network/interfaces solved the issue. No > NetworkManager needed. > LOL, don't you just LOVE how manufacturers make those settings "intuitive"? :) Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/53920908.8090...@attglobal.net
