OpenBox 11.11 and wifi with a mind of it's own!!!

[kamicota]

Thanks melodie

Will have a lookl at that shortly & enjoy the prresent wifi connection for a while and post some results --->>>
[kamicota@localhost ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M-E LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000
[kamicota@localhost ~]$

[root@localhost kamicota]# ifup wlan0

Determining IP information for wlan0...NETLINK: Packet too small or truncated! 64!=16!=992
 done.
NETLINK: Packet too small or truncated! 64!=16!=992
[root@localhost kamicota]#

Cheers for Years
Colin

[kamicota]

Hi again

Just an update - that LAST post of mine took 20 mins or so to do as wifi kept reverting to "unlisted" and i did not even know if it had been posted.

If possible please bear with me until I can satisfy what is needed to take this HOPEFULLY to a successful conclusion

Cheers for years
Colin

[Hootiegibbon]

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Hootiegibbon : I wonder why each time someone has an issue with something in an Openbox version you point out to zram. Is it because it is not currently used in PCLinuxOS ? I regret that it is not, because if it would, we might have people interested to learn how to tweak it according to different configurations, maybe get someone to be interested to make a gui to configure options (activate/deactivate, add more % of the available RAM when there is a lot in a machine, or less for test purpose... create several ramdisks instead of one... with maybe different levels of priorities... Most modern distributions have used Compcache (the project where the use of zram comes from) for a long time now, including some well known rpm distributions, as you can see here. I have myself used it during several years in several distributions, a very light one, and another, several machines, and never a problem arized due to it's use. You might want to give it a try in one of your Light systems.

Regards,
Mélodie

Mel,

There are a few reasons why I ask for ZRAM to be deactivated

1. to troubleshoot you need an even playing ground, NONE of the other releases use ZRAM

2. ZRAM has (in the past) been Linked to data corruption, and scheduling issues , neither is ever a good thing, no matter how rare, if just one user has has data messed up that is 1 too many, here is the issue page atm

3. we use Kernel 2.6.38.x,  ZRAM is listed as being in the driver staging tree within Linux Kernel development - and is described as being experimental use at own risk , considering that it may or may not enter the Kernel Next Tree development are, this should be the users choice whether to activate or not (or a least give clear warning that it IS activated), I think things may have progressed in the Kernels >3.1 although we are not there yet

Colin,

Can you check to see if the packages I mentioned are listed in synaptic as being installed, and post teh results of ifconfig and iwconfig - please xxx out your wep/wpacode

And in light of that message for wlan0, can you use pastebin.org to post the contents of dmesg as well please

And as your router keeps hiding itself can you confirm the type of wireless encryption you are using and the model of router


Jase



 

[kamicota]

jase
Think I tried ifconfig and iwconfig and they came back - can't find - but will try again - have put most of these commands on Libreoffice so I can use them even when wifi is acting up.

Do not use encryption that I know of - ISP rep just set it up and off we went

Off to see if Acer is alive & well and will get back to you

Cheers for years
Colin

[kamicota]

jase

here's a start - OOPS!!! had use su

[root@localhost kamicota]#ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr C8:0A:A9:01:9A:3B  
          UP BROADCAST 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)
          Interrupt:46

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:50 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:50 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:2540 (2.4 KiB)  TX bytes:2540 (2.4 KiB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1E:64:29:35:6C  
          inet addr:192.168.0.44  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21e:64ff:fe29:356c/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:52 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:17747 (17.3 KiB)  TX bytes:5932 (5.7 KiB)

[root@localhost kamicota]#iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"EBF61D"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: 00:26:F3:EB:F6:20  
          Bit Rate=13.5 Mb/s   Tx-Power=14 dBm  
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=49/70  Signal level=-61 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

[root@localhost kamicota]#

Don't see any wep/wap codes

Cheers for Years
Colin

[kamicota]

jase

Just pasted on pastebin.org as kamicota

Cheers for years
Colin

[melodie]

Mel,

There are a few reasons why I ask for ZRAM to be deactivated
(...)

Yes, you can suggest deactivating zram, but it has nothing to do with a wifi connection failing. I won't argue more about zram... and "use at your own risk" warnings in the world of Free software.

kamicota : I have done, cut, cropped, uploaded and posted a screenshot. The fields which are shown in the shots are relevant to some technical information I read some time ago already at the Mandriva wiki fr. (And use for my own needs). One is related to ipv6 : your output show it uses ipv6. You may leave it... or you may try to deactivate it and, if it is not better with just ipv4 reactivate it after a test. The timestamp story you can deactivate. The window scaling is much better off deactivated, *unless* your connection is on a very wide bandwidth. (Not Adsl).

When you will have played with the advanced options, you might find the connection more stable. One other thing which can also help would be to remove any other connection : you could remove the wired connection (eth0). It can help (and is easy to reconfigure if needed).

Regards,
Mélodie

[melodie]

jase

Just pasted on pastebin.org as kamicota

kamicota, you need to bring the url of the page you created after submitting your paste.

PS: I found it: http://pastebin.com/uzwC8ZWK

[kamicota]

PHhhhhhhhhEeeeeeeeeeeeWWWWWWWWWwwwww thanks melodie

Am so pleased somebody is with it today - cos I sure am not. Thanks for posting the pastebin url

Can not find the tcp/ip screen at all 

Cheers for Years
Colin

[kamicota]

Curios

Doing a search on the Centrino Wireless - N 1000 distro problems and wondered if this migh be a solution --->>>

https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=32095&forum=39

May even try Centos and see what happens too

Cheers for Years
Colin

[melodie]

Can not find the tcp/ip screen at all 

Open the PCLinuxOS Control Center. Hit on the left : "Network and Internet". Then at top left, under the title "Manage Network Peripherals", hit the button "Network Center". Here you are ! Then in this window, at the bottom you have a button with this written on it : "Advance parameters". Click on it. Now you got the window !

[kamicota]

OOPSSS!!!   thanks Melodie--->>>

have never ever gone there

So guess next Lappy boot up we can have a look see

And guess my country would be CA for Canada unless there is something in the drop down box

Cheers for years
Colin

[Hootiegibbon]

Curios

Doing a search on the Centrino Wireless - N 1000 distro problems and wondered if this migh be a solution --->>>

https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=32095&forum=39

May even try Centos and see what happens too

Cheers for Years
Colin

Colin,

That is one of the packages that should be installed , that I asked you to check synaptic for - see my post above.
****edit*** the dmesg states that the ucode (the firmware) is being loaded


I think this is more to do with how your wireless router is set up, which wireless router is it?, from what I can tell it is serving address to your pc and keeping active for a while.

An isp should exercise more diligence and at least provide some protection from wardrivers and driveby hackers.

If your router is "bgn" and your wireless card is "n" then your router MAY need to be changed to a "n" only state.

I have never had to mess about with regulatory settings within PCC it should "just work".

also when you originally set up teh wireless connection , did you go via the network applet in the system try or go via teh PCLinuxOS Control Center > network & Internet > set up new

Jase

[kamicota]

Jase

The wireless router is and - SMC 8014WN -WPA-PSK/WPA2 PSK

The Tech - set up the Modem & the Wireless Router in the Computer room

I then accessed via Wireless from the l;iving room - but I think that was a previous Laptop - NOT the present netbook

And have no idea whether it is "bgn" or "n" -

I go both ways jase - netapplet & also PCC control center

Will check your previous post and see what needs to checked in synaptic - when Acer is turned back on

Cheers for years
Colin

[melodie]

I have never had to mess about with regulatory settings within PCC it should "just work".

It is not just the regulatory domain but also the other 3 options to consider. In the country where I live, I have had Adsl : from 1 MB up to 15, and in between we have had 2 MB Adsl. We had a Linksys router, then we had to change ISP and now have another box, which provides wired and wireless connections. As said before, some connections need to be fine tuned in the advanced options : so it does not hurt to get a look and give a try to these options. If I don't set them up, here, I simply have an unstable wifi connection (the router is on ground floor and the machine is often on first floor).

regards,
Mélodie