Re: [BLUG] help desperately needed for wireless on Debian

And from the Lucid Beta2 Live CD:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-19-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 31 17:46:20 UTC
2010 i686 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"nexdoor"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:24:B2:07:74:A4
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=52/100 Signal level=52/100
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Mark Warner <mhwarner@gmail.com> wrote:
> Your experience is different than mine.
>
> [root@mepis85dell mark]# uname -a
> Linux mepis85dell 2.6.32-1-mepis-smp #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Mar 15 18:52:01 EDT
> 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
> [root@mepis85dell mark]# iwconfig
> lo        no wireless extensions.
>
> eth0      no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:"nexdoor"
>          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 00:24:B2:07:74:A4
>          Bit Rate=1 Mb/s   Tx-Power=27 dBm
>          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>          Encryption key:4E62-5E69-A937-A911-636E-92C2-92
>          Power Management:off
>          Link Quality=70/100  Signal level=70/100
>          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>
> [root@mepis85dell mark]#
>
>
>
>
> Steven Black wrote:
>>
>> The wlan0 vs eth[0-9] thing varies by kernel release as nearly as I
>> can tell. I think they're mostly normalizing the kernel names at this
>> point, and the newer kernels I've used all used the eth name instead
>> of wlan. I've not seen wlan used for a year or more in the Ubuntu
>> world.
>>
>> Wireless networking is tricky in any Linux distro -- in part because
>> of manufacturers, and in part due to the FCC.
>>
>> ifconfig <no options> will show you all your ethernet devices.
>>
>> iwconfig <no options> will note all the ethernet devices with wireless
>> capabilities.
>>
>> Sometimes, depending on the software you have installed, these lists
>> will include things other than real physical devices.
>>
>> In this case SimplyMEPIS would have exactly the same problems. This is
>> a Linux kernel issue and not a distro issue. As near as I can tell
>> from my research, Broadcom -- the chipmaker -- does not allow any
>> Linux distro to ship with their firmware. Of course, this may be
>> different for distros willing to pay...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steven Black
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Mark Warner <mhwarner@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think you need to be using wlan0 or similar rather than eth2.
>>>
>>> FWIW, straight Debian is a PITA to configure wireless on. I prefer the
>>> Debian stable derivative SimplyMEPIS, that has all the desktop
>>> enhancements baked in. Life's too short.
>>>
>>> MEPIS is KDE. If you prefer Gnome, Ubuntu or Mint would good
>>> alternatives.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark Warner
>>> MEPIS Linux
>>> Registered Linux User #415318
>>
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