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how to config wireless card

Started byLong Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com>
First post2017-01-12 23:40 +0100
Last post2017-01-14 16:50 +0100
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  how to config wireless card Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> - 2017-01-12 23:40 +0100
    Re: how to config wireless card Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2017-01-13 00:00 +0100
      Re: how to config wireless card Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> - 2017-01-13 00:10 +0100
        Re: how to config wireless card Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2017-01-13 00:30 +0100
          Re: how to config wireless card Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> - 2017-01-13 02:30 +0100
            Re: how to config wireless card Johan DS <victor3xray@gmail.com> - 2017-01-13 02:40 +0100
              Re: how to config wireless card Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> - 2017-01-13 10:30 +0100
                Re: how to config wireless card Jan-Peter Rühmann <jan-peter@ruehmann.name> - 2017-01-13 12:00 +0100
                  Re: how to config wireless card Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> - 2017-01-13 12:40 +0100
                    Re: how to config wireless card Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-01-13 13:50 +0100
                      Re: how to config wireless card Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> - 2017-01-14 08:40 +0100
                        Re: how to config wireless card Jan-Peter Rühmann <jan-peter@ruehmann.name> - 2017-01-14 11:50 +0100
                          Re: how to config wireless card Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> - 2017-01-14 13:00 +0100
                Re: how to config wireless card Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2017-01-13 14:30 +0100
                Re: how to config wireless card Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-01-14 16:30 +0100
                  Re: how to config wireless card rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-01-14 16:40 +0100
                  Re: how to config wireless card Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2017-01-14 16:50 +0100

#176631 — how to config wireless card

FromLong Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-12 23:40 +0100
Subjecthow to config wireless card
Message-ID<sYWci-196-23@gated-at.bofh.it>
I have installed a wireless card
the kernel recognize it
but how to config it? I mean "how to connect it to a wireless router"

In Windows XP I have configed it, it's easy.

Thanks!

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#176632

FromHenning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com>
Date2017-01-13 00:00 +0100
Message-ID<sYWvD-1gO-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176631
On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 06:37:30AM +0800, Long Wind wrote:
> I have installed a wireless card
gratulations!
> the kernel recognize it
How do you know?

> but how to config it? I mean "how to connect it to a wireless router"
> 
> In Windows XP I have configed it, it's easy.
gratulations again.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

OK, how to ask smart questions.
Since there are so many ways how you can set up debian there are also many
answers to your question. Since nobody really has a magic crystal bowl you
have to be a bit more detailed how you 
1.) explain what you did
2.) expected
3.) which expectations failed to materialize and any error you got.


If you have a default installation with a gnome desktop:
- go to the upper right corner.
- klick
- enable wireless
- pick your essid
- enter you password

As you said: it's easy my friend.


-H

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#176633

FromLong Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-13 00:10 +0100
Message-ID<sYWFk-1zU-33@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176632
Thank Henning Follmann!

>From messages displayed, I think it recognize my card
I know kernel support my card
I don't have gnome, i prefer to set it up on command line
I have installed wireless package, can't figure out to how to do it.

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#176634

FromHenning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com>
Date2017-01-13 00:30 +0100
Message-ID<sYWYF-1Hr-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176633
On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 07:09:31AM +0800, Long Wind wrote:
> Thank Henning Follmann!
> 
> >From messages displayed, I think it recognize my card
> I know kernel support my card
> I don't have gnome, i prefer to set it up on command line
> I have installed wireless package, can't figure out to how to do it.
> 


Really?
I tell you that you do not post sufficient information so anyone could help
you and this is your answer?
I am getting bored here.

And honestly, even if you prefer manual setup, your post indicates you
shouldn't.

So again learn how to post smart questions and read this:

https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi

-H

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Henning Follmann           | hfollmann@itcfollmann.com

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#176636

FromLong Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-13 02:30 +0100
Message-ID<sYYQO-2T4-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176634
below is output by iwconfig
which command should I use?

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth3      no wireless extensions.

wifi0     IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:""
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
          Bit Rate:0 kb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=0/65535
          Retry limit:16   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=-113 dBm  Noise level=0 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

eth4      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:""
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
          Bit Rate:0 kb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=0/65535
          Retry limit:16   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=-113 dBm  Noise level=0 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

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#176637

FromJohan DS <victor3xray@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-13 02:40 +0100
Message-ID<sYZ0u-2Wc-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176636

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https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_network_configuration

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:28 AM, Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> wrote:

> below is output by iwconfig
> which command should I use?
>
> lo        no wireless extensions.
>
> eth3      no wireless extensions.
>
> wifi0     IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:""
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
>           Bit Rate:0 kb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=0/65535
>           Retry limit:16   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Encryption key:off
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=-113 dBm  Noise level=0 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>
> eth4      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:""
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
>           Bit Rate:0 kb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=0/65535
>           Retry limit:16   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Encryption key:off
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=-113 dBm  Noise level=0 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>
>

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#176644

FromLong Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-13 10:30 +0100
Message-ID<sZ6lk-7yb-21@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176637
Thank Johan DS!

I enter a command from a
link(https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_network_configuration)
you offer:

iw dev

the screen display nothing, where something go wrong?

In XP, wireless config is easy
connecting cell phone to router is easy too, just enter password
why it's so hard in Linux?
I don't have kde or gnome, is there any GUI tool that make it easy and
not rely on kde/gnome?
the installer may have some nice program that config wireless?
should i reinstall debian??

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#176646

FromJan-Peter Rühmann <jan-peter@ruehmann.name>
Date2017-01-13 12:00 +0100
Message-ID<sZ7Kv-8gB-27@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176644
You shouldn´t compare apples and Donuts here, at least compare cli configurations.
But that is not the Point.

I´ve used the Descriptions here https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/ to make my wlan work in
Herbstluftwm.

Have you installed iw?
Have you installed some Desktop Environment,  if yes which?
Try start the respective Tool from Command Line?

Why do you use Windows Desktop Tools without complaints and in Linux not?
Have you tried to setup Wifi in DOS? ;-)

Am 13.01.2017 um 10:30 schrieb Long Wind:
> Thank Johan DS!
>
> I enter a command from a
> link(https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_network_configuration)
> you offer:
>
> iw dev
sudo apt-get install iw
> the screen display nothing, where something go wrong?
>
> In XP, wireless config is easy
> connecting cell phone to router is easy too, just enter password
> why it's so hard in Linux?
> I don't have kde or gnome, is there any GUI tool that make it easy and
> not rely on kde/gnome?
> the installer may have some nice program that config wireless?
> should i reinstall debian??
Good luck,
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#176647

FromLong Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-13 12:40 +0100
Message-ID<sZ8n8-hf-35@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176646
Thank Jan-Peter Rühmann!

iw has already been installed.
the command "iw dev" return nothing.
i use twm

i think wifi is mature, so connecting XP or cell phone is easy
i wish in Linux connecting wireless is as easy as connecting ethernet
(in debian i usually config ethernet by a simple command like  "dhclient eth0")

it's late and I will follow instructions from
https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/ next day

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#176648

FromDan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>
Date2017-01-13 13:50 +0100
Message-ID<sZ9sS-Vi-21@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176647
On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 07:32:05PM +0800, Long Wind wrote:
> Thank Jan-Peter Rühmann!
> 
> iw has already been installed.
> the command "iw dev" return nothing.
> i use twm
> 
> i think wifi is mature, so connecting XP or cell phone is easy
> i wish in Linux connecting wireless is as easy as connecting ethernet

That cannot be, because wireless needs to be set up to figure
out which "wire" you want to connect to. 

> (in debian i usually config ethernet by a simple command like  "dhclient eth0")

You can do that, as soon as you connect to an access-point.

Try:

iwlist wlan0 scan
    to show what access-points are available

iwconfig wlan0 essid "NETWORK NAME"
    to connect to an access-point called "NETWORK NAME"

and then you can do

dhclient wlan0
    to get an IP address and probably a default route.

-dsr-

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#176660

FromLong Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-14 08:40 +0100
Message-ID<sZr6p-3a5-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176648
https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/  isn't in English, I can't understand

I have installed wicd, it's great, it needn't kde/gnome
it nearly succeed, but during authentication, it stop
maybe i should try other encryption methods of router

Thank those who reply!

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#176674

FromJan-Peter Rühmann <jan-peter@ruehmann.name>
Date2017-01-14 11:50 +0100
Message-ID<sZu4i-4Sw-29@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176660
wpa_suplicant installed?

Am 14.01.2017 um 08:40 schrieb Long Wind:
> https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/  isn't in English, I can't understand
>
> I have installed wicd, it's great, it needn't kde/gnome
> it nearly succeed, but during authentication, it stop
> maybe i should try other encryption methods of router
>
> Thank those who reply!
ca.
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#176682

FromLong Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-14 13:00 +0100
Message-ID<sZva2-5uP-17@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176674
I'm not sure if wpa_suplicant is installed
the problem has been solved after changing some security options of router

Thanks!

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#176649

FromHenning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com>
Date2017-01-13 14:30 +0100
Message-ID<sZa5A-1nw-23@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176644
On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 05:20:12PM +0800, Long Wind wrote:
>

[...]
 
> In XP, wireless config is easy

You got to stop saying this! It is annoying!
If you installed the default desktop environment (DE), which is GNOME it
would be as easy. However you insist on doing it the command line way.

So suck it up and read:
Did you already read https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi? 
At the bottom of that is a link: https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse
Read that too! It explains the network managers and how you can configure
wlan in /etc/network/interfaces too.

Read it!


And finally the best advice:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Read the whole thing!



And at the end if you read all this, still have a few questions or your
wifi still is not operable or if you are intersted to configure your wifi
via systemd (which is not yet covered in the official Debian manuals) come
back and ask.





> connecting cell phone to router is easy too, just enter password
> why it's so hard in Linux?
> I don't have kde or gnome, is there any GUI tool that make it easy and
> not rely on kde/gnome?
> the installer may have some nice program that config wireless?
> should i reinstall debian??
> 





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#176693

FromLisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
Date2017-01-14 16:30 +0100
Message-ID<sZyrg-7zi-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176644
On Friday 13 January 2017 09:20:12 Long Wind wrote:
> In XP, wireless config is easy

I wish those of who are so fond of XP would just use XP.

Lisi

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#176695

Fromrhkramer@gmail.com
Date2017-01-14 16:40 +0100
Message-ID<sZyAV-7Cq-11@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176693
On Saturday, January 14, 2017 10:26:28 AM Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Friday 13 January 2017 09:20:12 Long Wind wrote:
> > In XP, wireless config is easy
> 
> I wish those of who are so fond of XP would just use XP.


Not me, I'd like to see more and more people use Linux and other free and open 
source software.

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#176696

FromGene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>
Date2017-01-14 16:50 +0100
Message-ID<sZyKC-7FF-11@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#176693
On Saturday 14 January 2017 10:26:28 Lisi Reisz wrote:

> On Friday 13 January 2017 09:20:12 Long Wind wrote:
> > In XP, wireless config is easy
>
> I wish those of who are so fond of XP would just use XP.
>
> Lisi

+100

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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