On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Mark Phillips <
mark@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@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@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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