Hi, Sean.
> - make and model of your wireless adapter
Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
> - the output of 'lspci -vv' (or 'lsusb -vv' if it is a usb
device)
06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 1001
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 218
Region 0: Memory at c2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2-
AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 414a
Capabilities: [e0] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 unlimited
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <128ns, L1 <64us
ClockPM+ Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1,
TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number ce-01-04-ff-ff-3c-1f-00
Kernel driver in use: iwl3945
Kernel modules: iwl3945
> - the output of 'iwconfig -a'
That didn't work!
> - any errors relating to the wireless interface
# iwconfig wlan0 essid "R"
# iwconfig wlan0 key ee0bfd433d
# iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:1D:68:7C:EF:3D
# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"BTHomeHub-7E39"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:1D:68:7C:EF:3D
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Encryption key:EE0B-FD43-3D
Link Quality=71/100 Signal level=-63 dBm Noise level=-78 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx
excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
# iwlist wlan0 scanning
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:1D:68:7C:EF:3D
ESSID:"BTHomeHub-7E39"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=84/100 Signal level=-50 dBm Noise level=-81 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000017cfbef18c
Well, that's a first. It actually
> I am certain there is more but that will do for a start.
output of ifconfig -a :
# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:68:28:8e:9d
inet
addr:192.168.1.71 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21e:68ff:fe28:8e9d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2955 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3027 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:2151871 (2.0 MiB) TX bytes:314752 (307.3 KiB)
Interrupt:17
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:1049 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1049 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:61726 (60.2 KiB) TX bytes:61726 (60.2 KiB)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1f:3c:04:01:ce
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1F-3C-04-01-CE-65-74-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
output of dmesg | grep iwl :
[ 10.940547] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks
[ 10.940547] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
[ 10.940547] iwl3945 0000:06:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 10.940547]
iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
[ 11.000925] iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
[ 11.036548] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
[ 25.669029] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
[ 25.773825] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:radio
[ 25.773825] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:assoc
[ 25.773825] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:RX
[ 25.773825] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:TX
[ 242.387672] iwl3945: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
