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cat /etc/vector-version
uname -a
lsmod |grep -i wlan
Vector://home/bruceroot# dhclient -rroot# dhclient wlan0
root# wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/home/bruce/wpa.conf
cat /etc/vector-version7.2 STD B1.1 built on Dec-20-2016#uname -aLinux vector 4.4.39 SMP Mon Dec 19 15:21:26 CST 2016 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.60 GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linuxlsmod |grep -i wlanVector://home/bruceroot#
No carrier
# iwconfig wlan0 essid qwest5177# iwconfig# iwconfig wlan0 enc bruceirving# wpa_passphrase qwest5177 bruceirving# wpa_suplicant –Dwext –iwlan0 –c/home/bruce/wpa.conf –B Successfully initialized wpa_suplicant# dhcpcd –k dhcpcd not running# dhcpcd wext wext: interface not found or invalid dhcpcd exiting# dhcpcd wlan0 all: IPv6 kernel autoconf disabled wlan0: adding address xxxx:: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx ifaddress6: Operation not supported wlan0: waiting for carrier timed out dhcpcd exitedvector://home/bruceroot:# iwconfig wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off
# iwconfig wlan0 enc bruceirving Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) : invalid argument "bruceirving".
dhcpcd wlan0 all: IPv6 kernel autoconf disabled wlan0: adding address xxxx:: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx ifaddress6: Operation not supported wlan0: waiting for carrier timed out dhcpcd exited