<div dir="ltr">I stuck a live disk in and it was fine. I'm reinstalling the OS now.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>:-)~MIKE~(-:</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Alan Dayley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adayley@gmail.com" target="_blank">adayley@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Many laptops have a wireless networking card that fits in a socket on the main board. I have had laptops where the card came loose and all wireless options went away. I had to open the door or case, reseat the card and all was well.<div><br></div><div>I suspect the card was bumped from the socket or even removed and not replaced when they were fixing your keyboard. If I was in your situation, finding that card and confirming it is installed is the investigation I would take. And I'd go back to the technicians and ask for proof that the wireless is working.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Michael Havens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">how do you change the ap with xfce? I got to tell her I tried her suggestion in the least. there is no wireless icon in the taskbar.<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>:-)~MIKE~(-:</div><div><div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Carruth, Rusty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Rusty@smartm.com" target="_blank">Rusty@smartm.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">And I’d do the iwconfig while there to see the strengths….<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank">plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank">plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Partington<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:03 PM<span><br><b>To:</b> Main PLUG discussion list<br></span><b>Subject:</b> RE: not getting ip address<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p>I would second this question. Your connection was showing 0 connection not a wrong ap.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Oct 21, 2014 1:01 PM, "Carruth, Rusty" <<a href="mailto:Rusty@smartm.com" target="_blank">Rusty@smartm.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Did you have her show it working there?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank">plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank">plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Havens<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> Main PLUG discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: not getting ip address</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">okay.... I took it in and the tech said she had connected to the net before she gave it back to me. then she said I probably was connecting to the wrong access point. how do you select ap with xfce wm?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">:-)~MIKE~(-:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:13 PM, Stephen Partington <<a href="mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">cryptworks@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><p>That is what it looks like.<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Oct 21, 2014 12:06 PM, "Michael Havens" <<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> iwconfig wlan0<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> Power Management:off<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">it looks to me like it is nponexhistant. so I need to take it back to the shop becAuse she disconnected the antenna. Right?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">:-)~MIKE~(-:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Stephen Partington <<a href="mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">cryptworks@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">this post will give you a nudge in the right direction, <a href="http://superuser.com/questions/272723/wireless-signal-strength-in-linux" target="_blank">http://superuser.com/questions/272723/wireless-signal-strength-in-linux</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">the key line is "</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black;background:#eeeeee">Link Quality=74/100 Signal level=-61 dBm Noise level=-107 dBm</span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">" If you have a wireless device but those signals are low/nonexistent your antenna might have been disconnected in some way. also if you have a definite wireless device but poor levels try moving abnormally close to your AP, like right next to it and see what the DB levels look like. secondary hint that the wireless issue is an antenna issue.</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Michael Havens <<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">kind of connectivity, DB levels, fully connected? How do I determine that? <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">:-)~MIKE~(-:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Stephen Partington <<a href="mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">cryptworks@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">what kind of connectivity are you getting, DB levels and the like on your wireless. is it even fully connecting?</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Michael Havens <<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Can get an ip with an ethernet. Now what?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">:-)~MIKE~(-:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Stephen M <<a href="mailto:smelheim85@gmail.com" target="_blank">smelheim85@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Michael,<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I've heard in the past that when people fix the keyboard in a laptop. That sometimes that can knock off the wireless adapter <br>by accident. Have you tried by an Ethernet cable?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Michael Havens <<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I just got my laptop back from the repair shop and it isn't getting an ip address. It was in the shop because the keyboard needed replacing. 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