Hi Camaleon, Thanks for your advice, >>if your wifi card(s) can only work at "g" speed > your AP has to be set to >>support only "g" (or "g" alongside "n" → b/g/n).>
So it turned out that the router had a specific frequency set instead of auto or all frequencies. I changed that to auto and then i could find the SSID from my laptop .. progress!!! I couldn't authenticate so after i changed the p/w of the SSID i still could not get on. The AP was set on b/g/n where once i set it to g/n only i could authenticate and get an IP I kept an eye on /var/log/daemon.log to see what output the kernel had to say. Was very informative. Thanks for your help and point in the right direction! Nathan > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > From: noela...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Wireless network not found > Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:21:13 +0000 > > On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:58:46 +1000, Nathan D'elboux wrote: > > (reply goes to the bottom) > > > On 27/06/2012, at 1:18 AM, "Camaleón" <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: > > (...) > > >> Mmm... but your laptop is seeing the AP, what's the problem then, that > >> you can't pair/associate your wireless card to it? :-? > >> > >> I would run N-M (or whatever applet/tool you are using to configure the > >> network adapter settings) and then try to establish a connection. While > >> doing so, open a terminal and as root type: > >> > >> tail -f /var/log/syslog > >> > >> There should be more information about the process that is taking place > >> in background. > > > Hi Camaleon, > > > > Thanks for your response, I should have clarified earlier sorry that the > > iwconfig output I pasted below is the output if it connected to my > > portable hotspot at the time I was writing the email. Not my billion > > home Adsl that I'm having trouble with > > Ouch! > > > The SSID is currently broadcasted but you are correct also about a/b/g/n > > is available. I will disable these to make N the only speed available > > Just note that both, the AP and your wireless card(s) have to support the > choosen speed, that is, if your wifi card(s) can only work at "g" speed > your AP has to be set to support only "g" (or "g" alongside "n" → b/g/n). > > > I will attempt these few tweaks when I get a chance tonight > > Don't forget to review the syslog! :-) > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jsfbtp$n1m$1...@dough.gmane.org >
