Wed Mar 26 18:07:27 CET 2008 starting nm-applet here; wifi has been previously disabled sudo ifconfig wlan1 up sudo iwlist wlan1 scan wlan1 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:14:A4:4F:25:51 ESSID:"Livebox-3B48" Mode:Master Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=57/100 Signal level=-74 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:on IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : 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=000000227d14df39 Cell 02 - Address: 00:30:0A:8D:AA:9C ESSID:"Hôtel Gare 2 - WiFi Gratuit" Mode:Master Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=62/100 Signal level=-70 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off 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=000004f4b4adc1b3 Cell 03 - Address: 00:30:0A:8D:A9:CF ESSID:"Hôtel Gare 3 - WiFi Gratuit" Mode:Master Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=66/100 Signal level=-67 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off 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=000004f4b421269c Cell 04 - Address: 00:30:0A:8D:B3:DC ESSID:"Hôtel Gare 5 - WiFi Gratuit" Mode:Master Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=74/100 Signal level=-60 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off 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=000004f4b54a0b32 Cell 05 - Address: 62:64:6A:FB:A2:B4 ESSID:"" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=54/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-68 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=0000012bb9c810d3 Cell 06 - Address: 62:64:6A:FB:A2:B5 ESSID:"" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=54/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-68 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=0000012bb9c8151b Cell 07 - Address: 62:64:6A:FB:A2:B6 ESSID:"" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=54/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-68 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=0000012bb9c81a33 Cell 08 - Address: 62:64:6A:FB:A2:B7 ESSID:"freephonie" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:on IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP Authentication Suites (1) : 802.1x 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=0000012bb9c5938e Wed Mar 26 18:10:07 CET 2008 - telling nm-applet to enable wireless Mar 26 18:09:39 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:09:39 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:09:39 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:09:49 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:09:49 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:09:49 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:09:57 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:09:57 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:09:57 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:10:10 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:10:10 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:10:10 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:10:18 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:10:18 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:10:18 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:10:19 arioch NetworkManager: User request to enable wireless. Mar 26 18:10:27 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:10:27 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:10:27 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:10:38 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:10:38 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:10:38 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:10:52 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:10:52 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:10:52 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:11:07 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:11:07 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:11:07 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:11:14 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:11:14 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:11:14 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:11:27 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:11:27 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:11:27 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:11:42 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:11:42 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:11:42 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Mar 26 18:11:49 arioch dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 192.168.4.1 port 67 Mar 26 18:11:49 arioch dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Mar 26 18:11:49 arioch dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. Wed Mar 26 18:12:12 CET 2008 - killing dhcliet sorry for the spam, it was trying to connect to a network I used earlier today nm-applet shows only freephonie and Livebox-3B48 as available networks echo en_US.UTF-8=en_US.UTF-8 wlan1 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:14:A4:4F:25:51 ESSID:"Livebox-3B48" Mode:Master Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=59/100 Signal level=-72 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:on IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : 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=0000002290aee66b Cell 02 - Address: 00:30:0A:8D:A9:CF ESSID:"Hôtel Gare 3 - WiFi Gratuit" Mode:Master Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off 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=000004f4c7bb4ad9 Cell 03 - Address: 00:30:0A:8D:B3:DC ESSID:"Hôtel Gare 5 - WiFi Gratuit" Mode:Master Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=74/100 Signal level=-60 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off 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=000004f4c8e3c6f9 Cell 04 - Address: 62:64:6A:FB:A2:B4 ESSID:"" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=54/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-68 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=0000012bcd62d130 Cell 05 - Address: 62:64:6A:FB:A2:B5 ESSID:"" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=52/100 Signal level=-77 dBm Noise level=-68 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=0000012bcd62d566 Cell 06 - Address: 62:64:6A:FB:A2:B6 ESSID:"" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=52/100 Signal level=-77 dBm Noise level=-68 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=0000012bcd62da6c Cell 07 - Address: 62:64:6A:FB:A2:B7 ESSID:"freephonie" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:on IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP Authentication Suites (1) : 802.1x 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=0000012bcd5f2b5c note that the terminal displays 'unknown character' for the second letter in Hotel, although the terminal is UTF I suspect it's encoded differently sudo iwconfig wlan1 ap 00:30:0A:8D:A9:CF sudo iwconfig wlan1 essid any iwconfig wlan1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Hôtel Gare 3 - WiFi Gratuit" Nickname:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:30:0A:8D:A9:CF Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 Pasted essid from the terminal: "H�tel Gare 3 - WiFi Gratuit" as the essid" (I pasted this while Geany was in ISO-8859-1 mode, so it's converted to something weird.) starting dhclient now $ sudo dhclient wlan1 There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.pid with pid 134519072 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6 Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Listening on LPF/wlan1/00:18:de:b2:c8:80 Sending on LPF/wlan1/00:18:de:b2:c8:80 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 doesn't work, killed it. trying the other ap: $ sudo iwconfig wlan1 ap 00:30:0A:8D:AA:9C bogdanb@arioch:~/wifi$ sudo iwconfig wlan1 essid any bogdanb@arioch:~/wifi$ echo sudo iwconfig wlan1 essid any>>log (reverse-i-search)`': echo sudo iwconfig wlan1 essid any>>log bogdanb@arioch:~/wifi$ sudo dhclient wlan1 There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.pid with pid 134519072 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6 Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Listening on LPF/wlan1/00:18:de:b2:c8:80 Sending on LPF/wlan1/00:18:de:b2:c8:80 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 DHCPOFFER from 192.168.8.250 DHCPREQUEST on wlan1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 DHCPACK from 192.168.8.250 bound to 192.168.8.27 -- renewal in 32551 seconds. bogdanb@arioch:~/wifi$