Problems with wifi
Mark Phillips
mark at phillipsmarketing.biz
Thu Oct 1 16:50:51 MST 2009
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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.
>
>
I wish I did!! ;-)
>
> 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
>
Only what comes with Debian testing and gnome.
>
> 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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