#] #] ********************* #] "$d_SysMaint"'internet & wifi/0_wifi notes.txt' - ??? # www.BillHowell.ca 06Jun2019 initial # view in text editor, using constant-width font (eg courier), tabWidth = 3 #48************************************************48 #24************************24 # Table of Contents, generate with : # $ grep "^#]" "$d_SysMaint"'internet & wifi/0_wifi notes.txt' | sed "s/^#\]/ /" # ********************* "$d_SysMaint"'internet & wifi/0_wifi notes.txt' - ??? +-----+ Setup, ToDos, 12Mar2012 Handy dandy commands for wifi +-----+ 12Nov2020 new Samsung A10 06Aug2020 use ZTE MF288 cellphone hub.txt to connect 06Aug2020 search "Linux Mint Network Manager and how do I activate wireless?" 05Aug2020 ifconfig 05Aug2020 LMDE wifi info 06Jun2019 initial 13Apr2017 14:19 Mom&Dad's wifi H21112154DAE 13Sep2013 Linksys wireless router - setup and try wifi tethering to see if better than normal cellphone tethering #24************************24 #] +-----+ #] Setup, ToDos, 1. turn on cellphone Mobile hotspot 2. ifconfig wlan0 up 2. sudo ifup wlan0 2. #******* #] 12Mar2012 Handy dandy commands for wifi $ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper % starts up wifi usb $ ndiswrapper -i bcmwlhigh5.inf % usually already installed? $ nm-tool % shows wireless devices $ sudo lshw -C network % shows netword devices $ sudo lsmod % this ones long & useless $ sudo iwconfig % shows wlan0 details $ sudo rfkill list % kill the wifi? - nope, I don't know what that does #] +-----+ #24************************24 #08********08 #] ??Jan2023 #08********08 #] ??Jan2023 #08********08 #] ??Jan2023 #08********08 #] ??Jan2023 #08********08 #] ??Jan2023 #08********08 #] ??Jan2023 08********08 #] 12Nov2020 new Samsung A10 Edit network connections Tab General config - autoconnect, all users Tab wifi SSID : Galaxy A10s1866 Mode : infrastructure BSSID : 10:89:FB:32:50:CA restrict to device : wlan1 (94:65:9C:8D:BA:94) Cloned MAC address : random MTU : auto Visibility : hidden not checked Tab wifi security Security : WPA/WPA2 Personal Password : llct0497 Store password for all users (not encrypted) IPv4 & IPv6 : all auto ******** #] 06Aug2020 use ZTE MF288 cellphone hub.txt to connect see : "$d_SysMaint""internet & wifi/ZTE MF288 cellphone hub.txt" : ******** #] 06Aug2020 search "Linux Mint Network Manager and how do I activate wireless?" https://askubuntu.com/questions/569608/re-enable-network-manager As long as /etc/init/network-manager.override contains manual, Network Manager will not start automatically when you boot, you will have to do: sudo service network-manager start # or restart To re-enable automatic start for Network Manager, remove that file: sudo rm /etc/init/network-manager.override answered Jan 6 '15 at 17:56 muru >> I don't have that file +-----+ https://www.maketecheasier.com/fix-wi-fi-not-working-ubuntu/ >> looks good! - try some of these items $ sudo lshw -C network *-network description: Ethernet interface product: NetXtreme BCM5722 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express vendor: Broadcom Limited physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: 00 serial: 00:10:18:5c:bf:1e capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.137 firmware=5722-v3.09 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair resources: irq:32 memory:f1ff0000-f1ffffff *-network description: Ethernet interface product: NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe vendor: Broadcom Limited physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0 logical name: eth1 version: 10 serial: d0:67:e5:ee:a1:85 size: 1Gbit/s capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.137 duplex=full firmware=5761-v3.68 ip=192.168.11.23 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s resources: irq:33 memory:f1ee0000-f1eeffff memory:f1ef0000-f1efffff >> ******** #] 05Aug2020 ifconfig https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/how-can-i-find-out-my-bssid-724263/ $ ifconfig eth0: flags=4099 mtu 1500 ether 00:10:18:5c:bf:1e txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 device interrupt 16 eth1: flags=4163 mtu 1500 inet 192.168.11.23 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.11.255 inet6 fe80::d267:e5ff:feee:a185 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20 ether d0:67:e5:ee:a1:85 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 5458 bytes 2877932 (2.7 MiB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 5294 bytes 784776 (766.3 KiB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 device interrupt 17 lo: flags=73 mtu 65536 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10 loop txqueuelen 1 (Local Loopback) RX packets 804 bytes 63260 (61.7 KiB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 804 bytes 63260 (61.7 KiB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 ******** #] 05Aug2020 LMDE wifi info LMDE wifi icon top line right : Network Connections -> Coopad Splatter_0f4d Tab General : check Automatically connect to this network when it is available Connection priority for auto-activation : 0 check All users may connect ot his network uncheck Automatically connect to VPN when using this connection Tab Wi-Fi SSID : Coolpad Splatter_0f4d Two options [client, Hotspot] : +--+ Mode : Client (as with SGH-l337M - Samsung G4) BSSID : blank +--+ Mode : Hotspot Band : automatic Channel: default +--+ Device: E8:4E:06:2B:BA:EB (from SGH-l337M Samsung G4) Cloned MAC address : blank MTU : automatic Tab Wi-Fi security : Security : WPA & WPA2 Personal Password : 6b3c26e5 Tab Proxy : all none or blank Tab IPv4 Settings : Method Shared to other computers blank Address (optional) : blank DNS Servers : blank Search domains : uncheck Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete Tab IPv6 Settings : Method Shared to other computers blank Address (optional) : blank DNS Servers : blank Search domains : disabled IPv6 privacy extensions uncheck Require IPv6 addressing for this connection to complete ************* #] 06Jun2019 initial see "$d_PROJECTS""bin - secure/wifi setup.sh" for adding another wifi connection (temporarily) "$d_PROJECTS""bin - secure/wifi add.txt" for details on new connection ************* #] 13Apr2017 14:19 Mom&Dad's wifi H21112154DAE ************************* #] 13Sep2013 Linksys wireless router - setup and try wifi tethering to see if better than normal cellphone tethering see /home/bill/System maintenance/Iomega network drive/Iomega network drive.txt # enddoc