> Send tclug-list mailing list submissions to > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tclug-list-owner at mn-linux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tclug-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wifi problem on laptop (Brian Wood) > 2. Re: Wifi problem on laptop (David Wagle) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:15:52 -0500 > From: Brian Wood <woodbrian77 at gmail.com> > To: tclug-list <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Subject: [tclug-list] Wifi problem on laptop > Message-ID: > <CABWFOjsp32UBH1oO_gh=OXjQu_toE_hDJX0SbpafCGYOg9fv-w at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I installed Debian on an Acer Travelmate laptop and am having > trouble getting a wireless connection. I looked at the output > from dmesg, but didn't find anything helpful. I typed in the key > three times to make sure I hadn't messed that up. Any ideas > on what to do? Maybe a different distro? Tia. > If I plug in an ethernet cable, the laptop gets connected fine. > > -- > Brian > Ebenezer Enterprises - The righteous shall live by faith. > Romans 1.17 > http://webEbenezer.net > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20140416/6886655d/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:23:15 -0500 > From: David Wagle <david.wagle at gmail.com> > To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Wifi problem on laptop > Message-ID: <534EAE73.9060002 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > What is the wifi chipset in the device? > > On 04/16/2014 11:15 AM, Brian Wood wrote: >> >> I installed Debian on an Acer Travelmate laptop and am having >> trouble getting a wireless connection. I looked at the output from >> dmesg, but didn't find anything helpful. I typed in the key three >> times to make sure I hadn't messed that up. Any ideas on what to >> do? Maybe a different distro? Tia. If I plug in an ethernet >> cable, the laptop gets connected fine. >> >> -- Brian Ebenezer Enterprises - The righteous shall live by faith. >> Romans 1.17 http://webEbenezer.net >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List >> - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTTq5zAAoJELWzpBXk2k3wimUIAIY9qJjHTqZvXkfQPNjC12B0 > QDZphsVrale5uZU3EQ5One4fhZH2pFZXyiM/9lmrZa4msya9nn6Ol7sb/Tpq8r/A > sa4eLqvxVOIIUC0xTkfL+7DY5+7bFIZYNLYwEKX1m5X8I5YUmYkDElfeS6Ir4Pv+ > qtOoQ7ndXoskrYoGL+QAmVqv2B24AC31OXNNZRlADhjStkWniooBoZaox45VruvM > x89wpBE2nXuR+edjOeUyZJZWeOjdUYoklBF5/XMNH9yfwuV64aUXUog6KQOUrFXP > Mub4x8c5DBElvNKIO7juWDR/w3mA8QN8Voe55AW1LdE2BzTwg4GxXT+Xgvt/uyw= > =JdgU > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > End of tclug-list Digest, Vol 112, Issue 33 > ******************************************* Brian, Lspci should out put your wireless devices, and there is a list of supported wireless devices on the debian wiki https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi Acer TravelMate 4020 has an Intel 2200BG wireless card and is common enough. The configuration commands for that chipset are available here https://wiki.debian.org/ipw2200 It should be a relatively painless setup.