not getting ip address

[Stephen M]

Michael,
She might have erased your preferred network and you just need to
reconnect.  Most of the time you will need to find your wireless icon in
your taskbar.  You could also go through the system settings and find the
Network Manager and connect that way also.

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> how do you change the ap with xfce? I got to tell her I tried her
> suggestion in the least. there is no wireless icon in the taskbar.
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Carruth, Rusty <Rusty at smartm.com> wrote:
>
>> And I’d do the iwconfig while there to see the strengths….
>>
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>> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:
>> plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org] *On Behalf Of *Stephen
>> Partington
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:03 PM
>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: not getting ip address
>>
>>
>>
>> I would second this question. Your connection was showing 0 connection
>> not a wrong ap.
>>
>> On Oct 21, 2014 1:01 PM, "Carruth, Rusty" <Rusty at smartm.com> wrote:
>>
>> Did you have her show it working there?
>>
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>> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:
>> plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org] *On Behalf Of *Michael Havens
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:00 PM
>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>> *Subject:* Re: not getting ip address
>>
>>
>>
>> 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~(-:
>>
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>>
>> 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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