Problems with wifi

[Dazed_75]

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Mark Phillips <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>wrote:

> Lisa,
>
> Thanks for your advice. However,
>
> # ifdown eth1
> ifdown: interface eth1 not configured
>
> and the interface is not configured in the network devices screen;
>
> and it still beeps.
>

Do you have an antenna/radio switch on your laptop?  Try turning that off.

Have you tried different wifi software over time?  Maybe some leftover
software in the background is still trying to find a wireless network based
on your dmesg messages and on the

eth1      <SNIP>
          RX bytes:510333 (498.3 KiB)  TX bytes:25944 (25.3 KiB)
          <SNIP>

indication (from below) that it had carried some traffic.

>
> #ifconfig yields:
>
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0b:db:a2:0f:b5
>           inet addr:192.168.25.148  Bcast:192.168.25.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
>           inet6 addr: fe80::20b:dbff:fea2:fb5/64 Scope:Link
>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:378259 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:2 frame:0
>           TX packets:206613 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:550167235 (524.6 MiB)  TX bytes:17140516 (16.3 MiB)
>           Interrupt:11 Base address:0xcc00
>
> eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:2d:7b:ed:b9
>           inet6 addr: fe80::202:2dff:fe7b:edb9/64 Scope:Link
>           UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:2607 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:63 errors:35 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:510333 (498.3 KiB)  TX bytes:25944 (25.3 KiB)
>           Interrupt:5 Base address:0xe100
>
> 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:22 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:22 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:1220 (1.1 KiB)  TX bytes:1220 (1.1 KiB)
>
> When I go to volume control, all I can edit are the settings for the
> microphone. No volume control is available for the laptop speaker. The beeps
> still keep coming.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Your choices are to turn it on as needed or off as needed.
>>
>> Turn down when beep annoying:
>>
>> Open terminal:
>>
>> # ifdown eth1
>>
>> or
>>
>> # ifconfig eth1 down
>>
>> Or from the menu, edit the Network devices to be inactive.
>>
>> Further if your interface is flapping (which it is) I would verify
>> that your wireless is secured adequately.  In congested areas, Wep
>> crackers and other 802.11 thieves cause all manner of 3vi1 using
>> Backtrack4 type tools.
>>
>> Come to the Foundation for Blind Children on the 2nd Saturday of
>> October at 10:00AM -- 13:00 for a presentation surrounding Linux
>> Security distros and Wireless security (Backtrack4).
>>
>>
>> On 10/1/09, Mark Phillips <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
>> > My system keeps beeping at me....I get this from dmesg:
>> >
>> > [  362.815785] eth1: New link status: AP Out of Range (0004)
>> > [  366.310658] eth1: New link status: AP In Range (0005)
>> >
>> > I am connect to a wired LAN. eth1 is not enabled.
>> >
>> > /etc/network/interfaces:
>> >
>> > auto lo
>> > iface lo inet loopback
>> >
>> > noauto eth1
>> >
>> > auto eth0
>> >
>> > iface eth0  inet static
>> >         address 192.168.25.148
>> >         netmask 255.255.255.0
>> >         broadcast 192.168.25.255
>> >         gateway 192.168.25.1
>> >         dns-search tc.ph.cox.net
>> >         dns-nameservers 68.105.28.12 68.105.29.12 68.105.28.11
>> >         up echo "home-lan"
>> >
>> > What do I need to do to stop the wifi interface from creating these
>> error
>> > messages? I would like to shut it down if the network cable is
>> installed,
>> > but I need it when I move the laptop to another location that has wifi.
>> I
>> > need my local wifi for my blackberry, so I cannot turn it off.
>> >
>> > BTW, if I change the interfaces file to bring up the eth1, I have great
>> > signal strength since my wifi router sits about 10 feet from me in the
>> same
>> > room.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Mark
>> >
>>
>>
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