Return-path: Received: from mx2.digadd.de ([195.47.195.236]:40340 "EHLO mx2.digadd.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932333Ab0E1LKs (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 May 2010 07:10:48 -0400 Message-ID: <4BFFA490.90600@digadd.de> Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 13:10:08 +0200 From: "Christian P. Schmidt" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: reinette chatre , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Problems connectring to an AP with Acer Aspire Revo References: <4BF795EB.9070902@digadd.de> <1274729665.2091.15280.camel@rchatre-DESK> <4BFD1ED0.9050309@digadd.de> <1275003105.2091.20102.camel@rchatre-DESK> <4BFF9B93.5010308@digadd.de> <1275043274.3909.71.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <4BFF9FC6.4030101@digadd.de> <1275044074.3909.72.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> In-Reply-To: <1275044074.3909.72.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 05/28/2010 12:54 PM, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 12:49 +0200, Christian P. Schmidt wrote: > >> I see a bunch of WLANs with levels between 180 and 225. I'll compare the >> values to disconnected antennas while disassembling. > > Those values make no sense to me .. can you use "iw scan" and tell us > the dBm value? This translates to -52 to -30dBm. Well, maybe you can answer me a question I never dared to ask because I felt stupid... I can't take the Intel card online with only ifconfig or ip? I always get "unknown error 132" on ifconfig wlan0 up / ip link set wlan0 up... Regards, Christian