Hello everyone. Recently my laptop died, but an IT man at the college I attend took it and tried to fix it. I have an Acer Aspire 5050, which was originally running Windows Vista Home Basic, but after the fix, is now running OpenSuse 11.2. Everything is working fine, except the laptop no longer picks up my wireless network - why is this, and what can I do to fix it?! Thanks in advance for your help
This post was posted in the wrong area by the OP. I have moved it to wireless in the hope that it is seen (now that it is in the correct area) and the user gets some help.
On 03/26/2010 05:36 AM, oldcpu wrote:
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> ConfusedFred;2141855 Wrote:
>> Hello everyone. Recently my laptop died, but an IT man at the college I
>> attend took it and tried to fix it. I have an Acer Aspire 5050, which
>> was originally running Windows Vista Home Basic, but after the fix, is
>> now running OpenSuse 11.2. Everything is working fine, except the laptop
>> no longer picks up my wireless network - why is this, and what can I do
>> to fix it?! Thanks in advance for your help
>
> This post was posted in the wrong area by the OP. I have moved it to
> wireless in the hope that it is seen (now that it is in the correct
> area) and the user gets some help.
oldcpu: Thanks for moving this. I am no longer answering wireless posts in any
forum except this one and its parent.
ConfusedFred: Please go to http://tinyurl.com/cvz7t9, download the script from
that site, run it, and post the results. The resulting file may exceed the
character limit here. If so, use pastebin, or some similar site and post the
link. The script output will tell us what device you have, and should indicate
how to get it working.
Don’t panic when the above site is in German. Scroll down to the English
translation.
Thanks for the link and the help so far! 
Here is the link to the Pastebin page containing the results:
#!/bin/bash # # Copyright ( - Script results - qt51xxEH - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/qt51xxEH)
I thank you once more.
That’s the script source code and doesn’t help us. Pls post the contents of the file collectNWData.txt which is in the same folder you downloaded the script
Eugh, sorry. Here is the new link, though I was unsure of my NetworkTopology- What does this mean?
collectNWData.sh V0.6. - Script results - jcryJDkm - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/jcryJDkm)
Thanks!!! CND0360E: Wireless connection tested with an existing wired connection on interface eth0. Unplug the cable and execute the script again.
Actually reading the output before posting it, is also a good idea.
BTW:
Two wireless devices, both supported, configs messed up completely.
That’s what I saw too. You will need to remove the existing configurations. Start Yast, Network settings, and set Yast to use the traditional method first (don’t leave right now), remove the configurations for all network devices. Then put the method back to Networkmanager.
Next, to clean out remains that refer to previous configurations, remove the networkmanager settings for the user:
Log out to the graphical login screen
Hit Ctrl-Alt-F1, log in with normal username and password and do:
rm ~/.kde4/share/config/networkmamagementrc && rm -r ~/.kde4/share/apps/networkmanagement
Hit Ctrl-D to logout, Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back to login screen. Reboot the system, try to make a wireless connection, and get back here with the results.
Well, I’m always impressed how many problems the script “catches” right now.
!!! CND0120E: Network card wlan0 has no IP address
!!! CND0120E: Network card wlan1 has no IP address
!!! CND0380E: No WLANs detected on interface wlan0. Hardware and/or driver not configured properly
!!! CND0230W: IPV6 enabled
!!! CND0310W: Classic network configuration with ifup was detected. Configuration with knetworkmanager is much easier
!!! CND0360E: Wireless connection tested with an existing wired connection on interface eth0. Unplug the cable and execute the script again
if only people would read them (and peferably got the links posted by the script).
--- Go to http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/CND#English to get more detailed instructions
--- about the error/warning messages and how to fix the problems on your own.
I attempted this, but the code was not recognised as a directory or file…
I re-did the script test with my wired network unplugged. Whether this is nessecary/helpful or not I don’t know.
the link is here:
collectNWData.sh V0.6. - Script results - wQSNamsi - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/wQSNamsi)
Also, I followed the link for "Detailed instructions" but the resulting page showed so many problems I was overwhelmed! The problems are listed here, if it is helpful:
[English: Errormessages (E), w - Script results - G6TtKmty - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/G6TtKmty)
@Knurpht: Thanks for the help, but when I entered the code it was not recognised as anything- are you certain it is correct? I tried it with and without the spaces (Not being able to paste it on was annoying, ha)
Any more help anyone can give will be much appreciated :)
Thanks again.wlan1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"T#l#T#l#"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: ##:##:##:##:##:#4
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=14 dBm
RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=2346 B
Link Quality=60/100 Signal level=60/100
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"T#l#T#l#"
Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.412 GHz Cell: ##:##:##:##:##:#4
Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:@@ @@@-@@@@-@@@@-@@@@-@@@@-@@@@@@@
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
Two interfaces connected to the same AP at the same times does not make things faster (on the contrary, as we can see here).
=> Deactivate one of them (preferably the one NOT having an IP address).
And BTW, “Ad hoc” is not what you want when connecting to an AP.
Configs are still messed up horribly, sharedkey for one interface and open for WEP? Well certainly only ONE of them can be correct.
Which one? I don’t know, try yourself, you have a 50% chance of being right.
No, the “code” has a typo, but this here
was ABSOLUTELY correct, and you ignored it.
No, I did not. I did that. The configurations have been removed, and it is on networkmanager (I am now treated to a keyring password request whenever I log in). I would appreciate a less condescending, snappy, and unnessecary tone. Thanks.
Yes, they are (used wrong link so my fault), still the posting above applies.
Thanks, I deactivated one of them (I think), though I don’t know if it was the one with the IP address or not.
What is AP? And how do I change from Ad-Hoc?
Also, I’m afraid I dont know how to go about checking whether WEP or SharedKey is correct; although when I sign in, Networkmanager gives me an annoying pop-up saying it is trying to access keyring, asking for a password (not my root password or net key, I don’t know what password it wants! Would my IT teacher know this do you think, considering he installed Opensuse?). After choosing deny repeatedly, my wireless network appears, and asks for my network key, which I enter, but I also need the pass for networkmanager and this elusive keyring!
Here is a link to the script re-test- Sorry, but it means nothing to me…although I did just see the “No WLANS found”- May have removed the IP address one!
collectNWData.sh V0.6. - Script results - 9xA6QRL5 - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/9xA6QRL5)
Thanks for your help so far. Next steps?!!! CND0360E: Wireless connection tested with an existing wired connection on interface eth0. Unplug the cable and execute the script again
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That’s an interesting network configuration you have. Two WLAN cards connected to the same APs. That’s an uggly config and I’ll change the script to check for this and throw an exception.
On 04/02/2010 04:46 PM, framp wrote:
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> That’s an interesting network configuration you have. Two WLAN cards
> connected to the same APs. That’s an uggly config and I’ll change the
> script to check for this and throw an exception.
That condition is not that unusual. I frequently get in that situation
with with KDE and NetworkManager using my PCIe card and a USB wireless
stick. Both will be associated and both will have an IP, but only one
will be active. It is indicated by the red heart in the kNM applet. If
the driver for the active one is removed, the other one starts immediately.