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 <bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can get an ip with an ethernet. Now what?
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Stephen M <smelheim85@gmail.com>
>>>> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>> 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~(-:
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