1) the output of "dmesg | grep iwlwifi" is... [ 0.640780] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control [ 0.641112] Loading firmware: iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode [ 0.641332] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.83.5.1 build 33692 5000-5.ucode op_mode iwldvm [ 0.641360] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG disabled [ 0.641364] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS disabled [ 0.641367] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING disabled [ 0.641370] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN, REV=0x54 [ 17.311014] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 [ 17.424989] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0
Nice to see that it detects the 5100 AGN just like lspci. As the old saying goes, "use it or lose it"; I used to be able to run wifi on this machine manually (command line) in the past, but now I've completely forgotten how. I've emerged "iw" and "wpa_supplicant". "iw dev" shows phy#0 Interface wlan0 ifindex 3 wdev 0x1 addr 00:26:c6:4a:b4:92 type managed txpower 15.00 dBm Questions... 1) what do I do to scan and get a list of available networks? 2) how do I connect to one of the listed networks (assuming either it's public, or I have the password) ? 3) minor detail... The Google hits I've found all show both DVM and MVM support enabled. Given that dmesg output shows "op_mode iwldvm", can I safely get rid of MVM support ? -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications