[arch-general] network WTF

Baho Utot baho-utot at columbus.rr.com
Wed Apr 15 15:33:18 EDT 2009


Thomas Bächler wrote:
> David Rosenstrauch schrieb:
>> I'll take a look, thanks.
>>
>> That said, not sure why it would be working on one laptop but not the 
>> other.  Maybe there's an answer in one of those threads.
>
> I was never able to scan as unprivileged user and I think you are not 
> supposed to be able to do it! I don't understand this fuss about it at 
> all.
>
Works for me

[user at desktop core]$ iwlist scan
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0  Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:18:39:C1:E2:7E
                    ESSID:"Bildanet"
                    Mode:Master
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=70/100  Signal level:-40 dBm  Noise 
level=-70 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    IE: Unknown: 000842696C64616E6574
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: DD06001018020014
                    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=000000672fcee185
                    Extra: Last beacon: 90ms ago

[user at desktop core]$  


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