And here's the equivalent info after a boot, with the wireless connected and working: robin@lappi:~$ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:d4:01:4d:6e UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:2019 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:2298 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:861350 (841.1 KB) TX bytes:893234 (872.2 KB) eth1 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-13-02-24-33-AD-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 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) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:632 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:632 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:31600 (30.8 KB) TX bytes:31600 (30.8 KB) wlan0_rename Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:02:24:33:ad inet addr:192.168.0.133 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:8892 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:10543 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:5661313 (5.3 MB) TX bytes:3910557 (3.7 MB) robin@lappi:~$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. wlan0_rename IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"11c North Rd (2)" Nickname:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.452 GHz Access Point: 00:13:46:27:04:72 Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Power Management:off Link Quality=87/100 Signal level=-40 dBm Noise level=-69 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 tun0 no wireless extensions. robin@lappi:~$ sudo iwlist scan lo Interface doesn't support scanning. eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning. eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning. wlan0_rename Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:18:F8:36:7E:D6 ESSID:"11c North Rd" Mode:Master Channel:6 Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6) Quality=88/100 Signal level=-45 dBm Noise level=-70 dBm Encryption key:on IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s Extra:tsf=000000042d7547a5 Cell 02 - Address: 00:1A:70:6A:F3:01 ESSID:"ap24omni.17north-rd.dud" Mode:Master Channel:6 Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6) Quality=51/100 Signal level=-78 dBm Noise level=-70 dBm Encryption key:on Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s Extra:tsf=00000635cde61239 Cell 03 - Address: 00:13:46:27:04:72 ESSID:"11c North Rd (2)" Mode:Master Channel:9 Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9) Quality=90/100 Signal level=-41 dBm Noise level=-70 dBm Encryption key:on IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1 Group Cipher : CCMP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 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=0000000e39a5e507 tun0 Interface doesn't support scanning. Bits from dmesg: [ 55.715609] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.0 [ 55.715616] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2007 Intel Corporation ... [ 55.715835] iwl3945: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection ... [ 57.771841] iwl3945: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels [ 57.792416] wmaster0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs' ... [ 58.005257] udev: renamed network interface wmaster0 to eth1 ... and when I connect with nm-applet: [ 198.780501] wlan0_rename: Initial auth_alg=0 [ 198.780512] wlan0_rename: authenticate with AP 00:13:46:27:04:72 [ 198.781855] wlan0_rename: RX authentication from 00:13:46:27:04:72 (alg=0 transaction=2 status=0) [ 198.781862] wlan0_rename: authenticated [ 198.781867] wlan0_rename: associate with AP 00:13:46:27:04:72 [ 198.801486] wlan0_rename: invalid aid value 1; bits 15:14 not set [ 198.801497] wlan0_rename: RX AssocResp from 00:13:46:27:04:72 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1) [ 198.801502] wlan0_rename: associated [ 198.811257] wlan0_rename: association frame received from 00:13:46:27:04:72, but not in associate state - ignored