[Eug-lug] Linux WiFi troubleshooting?

[larry price]

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:00:49 -0800, Bob Miller <kbob at jogger-egg.com> wrote:

> Anyone know what a BSSID is?  That's what kismet reports, and
> I kind of assumed that's the access point's MAC.  But is it?
> 
BSSID : Basic Service Set Identifier

> Anyway, I used ifconfig, iwconfig (frustratingly), and kismet.  What
> else should I be using when the wireless doesn't work?
> 
It sounds like the wireless was working on your laptop, 
but you were having problems with associating to the network, 
which meant that effectively you didn't even have a MAC address

> > Take your laptop and yell out:
> > "Can a brother get a ip address?"
> 
> Uh, yeah.  That's what I tried to do. (-:
> 

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