From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from opera.rednote.net ([74.53.93.34]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IEVbE-00089u-00 for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:35:44 -0400 Received: from opera.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by opera.rednote.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l6RJZiVc030587 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:35:44 GMT Received: (from janina@localhost) by opera.rednote.net (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l6RJZiOm030586 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:35:44 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:35:43 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Wireless internet Message-ID: <20070727193543.GE6144@rednote.net> References: <013901c7cfd5$e84c59d0$0700a8c0@eric> <000001c7d07f$34d86790$0302a8c0@forestfern> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000001c7d07f$34d86790$0302a8c0@forestfern> X-Operating-System: Linux opera.rednote.net 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7spk Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:35:44 -0000 Actually, unless it works differently on other distros for some reason, a simple iwconfig should gen a report for each network device. For instance, on my laptop I get: #iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. irda0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"xxxxxxx" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0 Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=89/100 Signal level=-26 dBm Noise level=-84 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:6690214 Missed beacon:10 eth0 no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. Georgina Joyce writes: > Hi > > The iwconfig requires a device name. You need to do a ifconfig -a | less to see what the device has been assigned and pass it's IP etc. Then use iwconfig to pass keys, mode and channel etc. > > Example: iwconfig wlan0 essid MyID > > Gena > > Amateur Call: M 0 E B P > > VOIP / IM: gena1959uk > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:40 PM > To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.' > Subject: Wireless internet > > > Hi guys, > > I have installed the driversand module for my wireless interface, intel > pro/wireless 3945 abg... I got modprobe to load it fine, but it is not > linking to any device. When I do iwconfig, I don't get any wireless > devices. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 2424 (20070726) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina@a11y.org Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com Chair, Open Accessibility janina@a11y.org Linux Foundation http://a11y.org