checking wireless cable

checking wireless cable

Oleg Goldshmidt pub at goldshmidt.org
Fri Aug 19 00:21:21 IDT 2011


Yedidyah Bar-David <linux-il at didi.bardavid.org> writes:

> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:02:14PM +0300, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
>> Has anyone encountered anything similar? Any suggestions for things I
>> should try?
>
> What is the output of 'iwconfig' and of 'iwlist scanning', both as root?
> I have a feeling it won't say much, but just in case.

# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.417 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=15 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off

In the following the important part is related to ESSID=oleggw (my router):

# iwconfig scanning # non-wireless output/errors omitted
          
wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:21:04:D2:EF:22
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=51/70  Signal level=-59 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"orange-6PSR"
                    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
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000c7003f722
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3232ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000B6F72616E67652D36505352
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B968C129824
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 3204B048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101830003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010020FF7F
                    IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DDB00050F204104A000110104400010210570001001041000100103B00010310470010565AA94967C14C0EAA8FF349E6F593111021001B4A756E676F20536F66747761726520546563686E6F6C6F676965731023001C4F72616E676520475720506F72746120322E3020506C6174666F726D1024000B6F72616E676567772D70321042000C3030323130343031353438371054000800060050F2040001101100064F70656E5247100800020084103C000101
          Cell 02 - Address: 00:18:E7:E8:4A:4B
                    Channel:2
                    Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)
                    Quality=70/70  Signal level=-22 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"oleggw"
                    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
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000000207805f
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3228ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00066F6C65676777
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 030102
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101010003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C334C101BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A4C101BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3402001B00000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1602001B00000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
                    IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010004000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD7B0050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B00010310470010565AA94967C14C0EAA8FF349E6F5931110210006442D4C696E6B1023000D442D4C696E6B20526F75746572102400074449522D363135104200046E6F6E651054000800060050F204000110110006442D4C696E6B100800020084103C000101
          Cell 03 - Address: 00:21:04:89:81:12
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=42/70  Signal level=-68 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"swl-u"
                    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
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000041a47e7f6
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3157ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000573776C2D75
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101890003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010020FF7F
                    IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010000000000
          Cell 04 - Address: 34:08:04:04:7A:F6
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=25/70  Signal level=-85 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"joudit"
                    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
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000065871d18d
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3140ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00066A6F75646974
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 050400010000
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0102
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0102
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1606001300000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
                    IE: Unknown: 7F0101
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F0040000
          Cell 05 - Address: 00:1B:9E:68:0A:C9
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=41/70  Signal level=-69 dBm  
                    Encryption key:off
                    ESSID:"SIEMENS-680AC9"
                    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
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000039996a050
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3130ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000E5349454D454E532D363830414339
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: DD06001018020100
          Cell 06 - Address: F4:EC:38:B0:53:02
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=31/70  Signal level=-79 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"AVIGAL"
                    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
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000000341cad80
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3016ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000641564947414C
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0102
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101850003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C33CE111BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1ACE111BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C340B071900000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D160B071900000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
                    IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010000004000
                    IE: Unknown: DD810050F204104A0001101044000102103B0001031047001000000000000010000000F4EC38B053021021000754502D4C494E4B10230009544C2D57523834314E10240003352E3010420003312E301054000800060050F204000110110019576972656C65737320526F7574657220544C2D57523834314E100800020086103C000101


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Oleg Goldshmidt | pub at goldshmidt.org



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