[conspire] problems connecting to internet
Mark Weisler
mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.us
Sat Nov 8 06:32:46 PST 2008
On Friday 07 November 2008 20:45:07 freepalestin @dslextreme.com wrote:
> I'm here in Gaza Strip in Palestine. Recently I have not been able to
> connect to the internet and do not understand why. I think my settings are
> okay. Here is the outpue of: iwlist wlan0 scan, ifconfig, and lspci. I had
> been successfully connecting to the internet with both wireless and
> ethernet until a week or so ago. So I don't know what happened. I also have
> the password for a secure wireless connection and cannot connect to that
> either.
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Darlene Wallach
>
> # iwlist wlan0 scan
> wlan0 Scan completed :
> Cell 01 - Address: 00:0D:88:BD:48:A4
> ESSID:"marna3"
> Mode:Master
> Channel:6
> Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
> Quality=42/100 Signal level=-75 dBm Noise level=-102
> dBm
> Encryption key:off
> Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
> Extra:tsf=000000244a24a993
> Cell 02 - Address: 00:17:9A:82:43:AC
> ESSID:"marna1"
> Mode:Master
> Channel:6
> Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
> Quality=12/100 Signal level=-94 dBm Noise level=-102
> dBm
> Encryption key:off
> Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
> 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
> 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
> Extra:tsf=000000001b690824
> Cell 03 - Address: 00:18:6E:06:7A:66
> ESSID:"marna"
> Mode:Master
> Channel:11
> Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
> Quality=39/100 Signal level=-78 dBm Noise level=-103
> dBm
> Encryption key:off
> Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
> 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
> 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
> Extra:tsf=00000014da453e2d
> Cell 04 - Address: 02:02:58:49:D8:75
> ESSID:"JAMAL SONS"
> Mode:Ad-Hoc
> Channel:1
> Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
> Quality=3/100 Signal level=-99 dBm Noise level=-101
> dBm
> Encryption key:off
> Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
> Extra:tsf=000000057e90aa6e
>
>
> ===========================================================================
>========
>
>
>
> # ifconfig
> 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:87 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:87 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:8126 (7.9 KiB) TX bytes:8126 (7.9 KiB)
>
> wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:4B:DC:0D:EA
> inet addr:192.168.1.47 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> inet6 addr: fe80::290:4bff:fedc:dea/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:93 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:241 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:10848 (10.5 KiB) TX bytes:21601 (21.0 KiB)
>
> wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr
> 00-90-4B-DC-0D-EA-28-DB-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
>
> ===========================================================================
>================
>
>
>
> lspci -v
>
>
>
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor
> to I/O Controller (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Memory at <unassigned> (32-bit, prefetchable)
> Capabilities: [40] Vendor Specific Information
>
> 00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV
> Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>
> 00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV
> Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated
> Graphics Device (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9500
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
> Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
> Memory at ffe80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
> I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
> Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1
>
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated
> Graphics Device (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9500
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
> Memory at ffe00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
> Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1
>
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
> I/O ports at e480 [size=32]
>
> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
> I/O ports at e800 [size=32]
>
> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
> I/O ports at e880 [size=32]
>
> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2
> EHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> Memory at ffdffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [58] Debug port
>
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83)
> (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=05, sec-latency=64
> I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
> Memory behind bridge: ffb00000-ffbfffff
> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 20000000-23ffffff
>
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface
> Bridge (rev 03)
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
>
> 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller
> (rev 03) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
> I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
> I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
> I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
> Memory at 24000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
>
> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus
> Controller (rev 03)
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9020
> Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 3
> I/O ports at d480 [size=32]
>
> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 8402
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 3
> I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
> I/O ports at dc00 [size=64]
> Memory at ffdff800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
> Memory at ffdff400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
>
> 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97
> Modem Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 4007
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 3
> I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
> I/O ports at e400 [size=128]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
>
> 01:03.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus
> Controller (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 3200
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 3
> Memory at ffb00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
> Memory window 0: 20000000-23fff000 (prefetchable)
> Memory window 1: 28000000-2bfff000
> I/O window 0: 0000c000-0000c0ff
> I/O window 1: 0000c400-0000c4ff
> 16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
>
> 01:07.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg
> NIC (rev 01)
> Subsystem: Askey Computer Corp. Unknown device 7005
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 5
> Memory at ffbf0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
> Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
>
> 01:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000
> Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 7000
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
> Memory at ffbef800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
> Memory at ffbe8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
>
> 01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
> Subsystem: Uniwill Computer Corp Unknown device 9700
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
> I/O ports at c800 [size=256]
> Memory at ffbef400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
I have just a few quick thoughts...
* are other computers able to connect when/where you cannot?
* it looks like the WiFi card has signal
* if you have a liveCD like Knoppix you can try that to learn whether
this might be isolated to a configuration issue.
Good luck with it.
--
Mark Weisler PGP: 0x68E462B6 http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/
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