not getting ip address

[Michael Havens]

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 <cryptworks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> That is what it looks like.
> On Oct 21, 2014 12:06 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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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