On Tuesday 05 July 2016 15:05:37 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Tuesday 05 July 2016 14:54:34 Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Tuesday 05 July 2016 09:26:00 Brian wrote: > > > On Mon 04 Jul 2016 at 23:39:26 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > > > > status 0 > > > > > > > > bssid=00:8e:f2:8f:58:58 > > > > freq=0 > > > > ssid=NETGEAR08 > > > > id=0 > > > > mode=station > > > > pairwise_cipher=CCMP > > > > group_cipher=CCMP > > > > key_mgmt=WPA2-PSK > > > > wpa_state=COMPLETED > > > > address=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx > > > > uuid=<string-of-numbers> > > > > > > You have a fully functional wireless card. It has authenticated and > > > associated with the access point. Association can be confirmed with > > > iwconfig. > > > > > > If you have physical access (and only if you have) to the machine > > > bring down the wired connection with > > > > > > ifdown -v eth0 > > > > > > Check with > > > > > > route -n > > > > > > Now obtain an IP address for the wlan0 interface with > > > > > > dhclient -v wlan0 > > > > > > The wireless connection lasts as long as the machine is not powered > > > off or rebooted. > > > > But the dns stops working if you plug the ethernet cable in. Just plug > > it in. Don't do anything. But it must be recognised to have nay effect. > > It is now unplugged again, but dns has still stopped working. :-( > > > > Still, this is great!!! Thank you, Brian. I have filed the method for > > bringing up wireless manually separately in case my google foo deserts > > me!! > > > > So now,I need to solve two questions: what has happened to dns and why > > can't network managers connect the wifi card??? Am googling dns almost > > as we speak. > > Just started and found already thsi interesting (in teh circumstances) > nugget of a symptom: > > "Only IPv6 resolution working when IPv4 resolution is not working, and visa > versa" > > Now you have proved yourself and deloptes right, I'm going to try > installing NM and giving it another chance, as suggested. I can always > uninstall it again!! > https://www.slightfuture.com/how-to/debian-dns-resolv > > Lisi
Footnote: Just tried to ssh in from my box and got this: lisi@Tux-II:~$ ssh sarah@debian-wheezy.local ssh: Could not resolve hostname debian-wheezy.local: Name or service not known lisi@Tux-II:~$ It's connected, but not. But the hardware seems fine. Lisi
