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? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:13 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > That is what it looks like. > On Oct 21, 2014 12:06 PM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > >> iwconfig wlan0 >> wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any >> Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm >> Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off >> Power Management:off >> >> it looks to me like it is nponexhistant. so I need to take it back to the >> shop becAuse she disconnected the antenna. Right? >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Stephen Partington < >> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> this post will give you a nudge in the right direction, >>> http://superuser.com/questions/272723/wireless-signal-strength-in-linux >>> >>> the key line is "Link Quality=74/100 Signal level=-61 dBm Noise >>> level=-107 dBm" 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. >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> >>>> kind of connectivity, DB levels, fully connected? How do I determine >>>> that? >>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Stephen Partington < >>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> what kind of connectivity are you getting, DB levels and the like on >>>>> your wireless. is it even fully connecting? >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Michael Havens >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can get an ip with an ethernet. Now what? >>>>>> >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Stephen M >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Michael, >>>>>>> I've heard in the past that when people fix the keyboard in a >>>>>>> laptop. That sometimes that can knock off the wireless adapter >>>>>>> by accident. Have you tried by an Ethernet cable? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Michael Havens >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>> Can you help me figure out why it isn't getting the address? >>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Stephen Melheim >>>>>>> 602-400-7707 >>>>>>> SMelheim85@gmail.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>>> >>>>> Stephen >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >