wireless connection issue

[Normand Marion]

2011/6/11 G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com>

> I am in France having trouble connecting to a particular wifi device.
> Called a Freebox.  My wireless adapter can connect to other wireless
> devices except the one in this flat (which I connect to with a cable).
>  I can connect with Windows7 (wife insists on using).  So there is
> nothing wrong with the device, I should say.
>
> I say I can connect to other wireless devices because I did so in
> Spain just a few days ago.  I have a list that comes up in this flat
> that i show I connect to but can not seem to actually go anywhere.
>
> ~$ iwconfig
> lo        no wireless extensions.
>
> eth0      no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0     802.11bg  ESSID:"Bouygues Telecom Wi-Fi"  Nickname:"rtl8191SEVA2"
>          Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.412 GHz  Access Point: 02:1F:9F:BB:80:CA
>          Bit Rate=36 Mb/s
>          Retry:on   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>          Power Management period:0us  mode:All packets received
>          Link Quality=68/100  Signal level=-67 dBm  Noise level=-104 dBm
>          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>
> vboxnet0  no wireless extensions.
>
> I am connected here to Bouygues telecom but I can not access the internet.
>
> When I search for Additional Drivers I do not show proprietary drivers
> in use.  I thought Realtek would show up on the list.  I would
> reinstall if I could.
>
> sudo lshw -C network
> [sudo] password for peg:
>  *-network
>       description: Wireless interface
>       product: RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN Controller
>       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>       physical id: 0
>       bus info: pci at 0000:02:00.0
>       logical name: wlan0
>       version: 10
>       serial: 70:f1:a1:c0:76:dd
>       width: 32 bits
>       clock: 33MHz
>       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet
> physical wireless
>       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl819xSE
> driverversion=0017.0507.2010 firmware=63 ip=87.90.161.102 latency=0
> link=yes multicast=yes wireless=802.11bg
>       resources: irq:16 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:d3400000-d3403fff
>  *-network
>       description: Ethernet interface
>       product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
>       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>       physical id: 0
>       bus info: pci at 0000:03:00.0
>       logical name: eth0
>       version: 02
>       serial: c8:0a:a9:c9:d2:7a
>       size: 100Mbit/s
>       capacity: 100Mbit/s
>       width: 64 bits
>       clock: 33MHz
>       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list
> rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd
> autonegotiation
>       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169
> driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=82.239.101.168 latency=0
> link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
>       resources: irq:40 ioport:2000(size=256)
> memory:d1410000-d1410fff memory:d1400000-d140ffff
> memory:d1420000-d142ffff
>
> My system is up to date (Ubuntu Natty).
>
> When I installed Natty I did not have access to a wired connection.  I
> did a fresh install (not an update) after I used the Live CD (actually
> USB) to connect to the internet.  Someone wrote that this would allow
> you to access your additional drivers with the wireless device,
> whereas if you install first then you need a cable connection.  Not
> sure if this matters.
>
>
> If you need any additional info please let me know.  I am 6 hours ahead of
> EST.
>
> thanks
>
>
> gary
>
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If your using iptables check to change the name of your device from eth0 to
wlan0.

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normand.marion <normand.marion at gmail.com>
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