Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem

From	Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem
Date	2016-07-04 21:00 +0200
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On Mon 04 Jul 2016 at 19:32:47 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:

> On Monday 04 July 2016 19:00:02 Brian wrote:
> > On Mon 04 Jul 2016 at 18:30:47 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > root@debian-wheezy:/home/sarah# wpa-cli
> > > bash: wpa-cli: command not found
> >
> > Do you think I would deliberately give a command which does not exist?
> > Try using a bit of common or garden. It's a typo.
> 
> No, of course not.  That didn't even cross my mind.  I thought that there must 
> be a package that I needed and didn't have installed and spent ages trying to 
> find it.  I did eventually spot the typo because the twice you had typed it 
> were different.  But detail is genuinely difficult for me to see - I only 
> spotted it when I thought that I must have done a typo because the package 
> was so unfindable.

Sorry. I was being contentious and grumpy. I prefer my contentious side :)
 
> > [...Snip...]
> >
> > > Selected interface 'wlan0'
> >
> > Fine.
> >
> > > Interactive mode
> > >
> > > <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
> > >
> > > > add_network
> > >
> > > 0
> >
> > Ok.
> >
> > > <3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
> > >
> > > > set_network 0 ssid NETGEAR08
> > >
> > > FAIL
> >
> > Look at what I typed. I was particularly careful at this point and
> > nearly warned about leaving things out.
> 
> <quote>
>  set_network 0 ssid "Your_SSID"
> </quote>
> 
> What did I leave out that I should not have left out/not leave out that I 
> should have left out?  The quotation marks, I suppose. :-(  Otherwise it 
> would probably have been <your_SSID>?

The quotation marks. They are required. <your_SSID> being correct could
be checked with "scan" and "scan_results".

> > > I'm stuck.  Or out of my depth.  Or drowning.  Or all three. :-(  But
> > > there seesm ot be a problem with my SSID  Not set by me - perhaps I
> > > should change
> >
> > There is no problem with your SSID.
> 
> OK.. PEBCAK.  But enlighten me so that I perhaps succeed in learning.
> 
> I could do with knowing this in general, not just for this specific case.
> 
> Thanks for the help.  I either try and make a fool of myself, or learn 
> nothing.

You are not making a fool of yourself. I think the question is whether
the network card is functioning. If the technique I have advocated does
not produce association it becomes a possibility. Either that or the
access point is malfunctioning. You cannot get any lower investigatory
method than this without killing yourself with 0s and 1s.

Personally, I am interested in the outcome that wpa_cli produces.
(Notice I remembered the "_". :)

Thread

Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 02:20 +0200
  Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 03:50 +0200
  Re: Laptop wireless problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 15:10 +0200
    Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 18:00 +0200
    Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 16:00 +0200
      Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely  was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-04 16:20 +0200
        Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 16:40 +0200
  Re: Laptop wireless problem Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2016-07-02 16:40 +0200
    Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 18:10 +0200
      Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 18:20 +0200
        Re: Laptop wireless problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 20:30 +0200
          Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 00:20 +0200
            Re: Laptop wireless problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 11:30 +0200
              Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 12:50 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 14:00 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 14:50 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 16:00 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 16:10 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 18:00 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2016-07-03 19:20 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 16:00 +0200
            Re: Laptop wireless problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 11:50 +0200
              Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 12:50 +0200
        Re: Laptop wireless problem Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2016-07-02 21:20 +0200
          Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 16:00 +0200
            Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 21:10 +0200
              Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 22:30 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 22:50 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-03 23:50 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 09:50 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 14:10 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 15:50 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 16:10 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-07-05 17:10 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 17:20 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-07-05 17:40 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 18:00 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 18:30 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 18:30 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-05 20:50 +0200
              Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 02:30 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-07-04 13:30 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2016-07-04 14:30 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-07-04 16:20 +0200
                Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2016-07-04 16:30 +0200
        Re: Laptop wireless problem deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-02 22:20 +0200
  Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 18:30 +0200
    Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 19:00 +0200
      Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-04 19:50 +0200
        POSSIBLY SOLVED Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 20:20 +0200
      Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 19:40 +0200
    Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 21:00 +0200
      Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 22:20 +0200
        Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 23:50 +0200
      Re: Laptop wireless problem - very slight tangent Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 00:10 +0200
  Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely  was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-04 18:40 +0200
    Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 19:40 +0200
      Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely  was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-04 20:10 +0200
        Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 20:40 +0200
          Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely  was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-04 21:00 +0200
          Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 21:00 +0200
      Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely  was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-05 01:10 +0200
    Re: Success after all!!! - was: Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 00:40 +0200
      Re: Success after all!!! - was: Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 01:10 +0200
      Re: Success after all!!! - was: Re: Totally non-functioning wifi  card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-05 10:30 +0200
        Re: Success after all!!! - was: Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 16:00 +0200
          Re: Success after all!!! - was: Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 16:10 +0200
            Re: Success after all!!! - was: Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 16:20 +0200
              Re: Success after all!!! - was: Re: Totally non-functioning wifi  card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-07-05 17:20 +0200
    Success after all!!! - was: Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 00:40 +0200
    Re: Totally non-functioning wifi card- starting again completely was: Re: Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 01:40 +0200
  FIXED - I hope!!  Laptop wireless problem Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-10 13:20 +0200

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