[opensuse] wireless intermittent
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless! I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why. I set it up in YaST - I use Wicked - and it seemed to work, then it stopped, then it worked, then it didn't etc. YaST now says: RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter (Not connected) MAC : 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 BusID : 0000:03:00.0 Device Name: wlan0 Started automatically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm. Is it telling me there's an actual connection problem (needs a better antenna) or is there some other possibility? How can I tell for sure? Oh there's a bunch of stuff in the log that probably helps if I knew what it meant: 2019-11-09T17:33:48.960206+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051579.222125] wlan0: Connection to AP 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 lost 2019-11-09T17:33:52.240230+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051582.502761] wlan0: authenticate with 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 2019-11-09T17:33:52.240242+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051582.503188] wlan0: send auth to 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (try 1/3) 2019-11-09T17:33:52.244205+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051582.509073] wlan0: authenticated 2019-11-09T17:33:52.244217+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051582.509992] wlan0: associate with 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (try 1/3) 2019-11-09T17:33:52.250061+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051582.515266] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (capab=0x1431 status=0 aid=6) 2019-11-09T17:33:52.250072+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051582.515519] wlan0: associated 2019-11-09T17:33:52.276592+00:00 acer-suse wickedd-dhcp4[1406]: wlan0: Request to acquire DHCPv4 lease with UUID 5fdb3c5d-1de5-0b00-a505-00000d000000 2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK) etc etc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I'm going to ignore the rest and say - check your AP location(s). There is no reason for a Leap15 PC or laptop to not connect properly, I have taken my 15.x laptop to many different places and countries. Smaller devices - Raspis or IoT devices are often more critical. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (5.8°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sat, 09 Nov 2019 18:50:20 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I'm going to ignore the rest and say - check your AP location(s). There is no reason for a Leap15 PC or laptop to not connect properly, I have taken my 15.x laptop to many different places and countries. Smaller devices - Raspis or IoT devices are often more critical.
What do you mean by check it? FWIW, nothing else has any problems connecting. The iPhone 6 is right next to the PC at the moment, the plug is nearby. There are various other devices on the WLAN that haven't given me any problems so I doubt it's a problem with my router. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sat, 09 Nov 2019 18:50:20 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I'm going to ignore the rest and say - check your AP location(s). There is no reason for a Leap15 PC or laptop to not connect properly, I have taken my 15.x laptop to many different places and countries. Smaller devices - Raspis or IoT devices are often more critical.
What do you mean by check it?
Check that you have sufficient signal etc. In my case, steel-enforced concrete has meant installing a couple of extra APs.
FWIW, nothing else has any problems connecting. The iPhone 6 is right next to the PC at the moment, the plug is nearby. There are various other devices on the WLAN that haven't given me any problems so I doubt it's a problem with my router.
Okay, your PC really ought to connect fine too then. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (4.9°C) http://www.cloudsuisse.com/ - your owncloud, hosted in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/11/2019 18.35, Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why. ... but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
Wait. You have a computer which is, I understand, already connected to the network via cable, and your router has WiFi. Why do you want to enable your computer WiFi with the purpose to connect to the smart plug? Why not connect directly from the router? If you want to connect to a WiFi client device (smart plug) with another WiFi client device (the computer), directly, without the router AP intervention, will not work. The computer must take control of the WiFi, become the access point or peer to peer or whatever you wish call it. Ie, the computer must be the WiFi authentication "server" and also assign an IP to the clients. Or, I misunderstood your setup and your intentions :-) - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF0EARECAB0WIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCXccRAgAKCRC1MxgcbY1H 1VBCAJwLYfQQuatZqJO5LrSoGvBelOFlAQCcD/ZB+3smToDlrc1EyuPjwAbHwDI= =+HgS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 20:18:29 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
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On 09/11/2019 18.35, Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why. ... but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
Wait. You have a computer which is, I understand, already connected to the network via cable, and your router has WiFi.
Why do you want to enable your computer WiFi with the purpose to connect to the smart plug? Why not connect directly from the router?
Because the smart plug is on the guest network (since it's IoT that I don't trust) and has no permission to talk to my main house network. So the PC needs to be on the guest network as well.
If you want to connect to a WiFi client device (smart plug) with another WiFi client device (the computer), directly, without the router AP intervention, will not work. The computer must take control of the WiFi, become the access point or peer to peer or whatever you wish call it.
No, I don't want/need to do that.
Ie, the computer must be the WiFi authentication "server" and also assign an IP to the clients.
Or, I misunderstood your setup and your intentions :-)
- -- Cheers / Saludos,
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Le 09/11/2019 à 20:34, Dave Howorth a écrit :
Because the smart plug is on the guest network (since it's IoT that I don't trust) and has no permission to talk to my main house network. So the PC needs to be on the guest network as well.
no, at least not on the usual defaults for sonof. Communication go through an external server, even if your computer and the device are on the same network. it's even a bit ridiculous... to switch a light on in front of you you send the order to the server and it's him that talk to your light. but you can do this from any location i the world... jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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Le 09/11/2019 à 20:34, Dave Howorth a écrit :
Because the smart plug is on the guest network (since it's IoT that I don't trust) and has no permission to talk to my main house network. So the PC needs to be on the guest network as well.
no, at least not on the usual defaults for sonof. Communication go through an external server, even if your computer and the device are on the same network.
it's even a bit ridiculous... to switch a light on in front of you you send the order to the server and it's him that talk to your light.
I have a smart switch that is controlled only and directly from the LAN. To control it in the mode you say, which is the most typical, I have to register it first to the external server, and I have not done so . - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF0EARECAB0WIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCXccYOgAKCRC1MxgcbY1H 1URcAJ9gTNsxvlvQWZcueTL5W4SP0U66DACfQyJrt8iZNpY54puDkBE3QL2Z11g= =sn7g -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 20:49:23 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
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Le 09/11/2019 à 20:34, Dave Howorth a écrit :
Because the smart plug is on the guest network (since it's IoT that I don't trust) and has no permission to talk to my main house network. So the PC needs to be on the guest network as well.
no, at least not on the usual defaults for sonof. Communication go through an external server, even if your computer and the device are on the same network.
it's even a bit ridiculous... to switch a light on in front of you you send the order to the server and it's him that talk to your light.
I have a smart switch that is controlled only and directly from the LAN. To control it in the mode you say, which is the most typical, I have to register it first to the external server, and I have not done so .
Well I explained what the smart plug is in my first post - TP-Link HS110. It is registered to an app on the iPhone 6, which is necessary to get it to work apparently, but then it is possible to send commands directly to it, not via a server. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I set it up in YaST - I use Wicked - and it seemed to work, then it stopped, then it worked, then it didn't etc. YaST now says:
RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter (Not connected) MAC : 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 BusID : 0000:03:00.0
Device Name: wlan0 Started automatically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP
but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
I'm no expert either, but maybe that is too low? I have three access points - # iwlist wlan0 scan | grep Signal Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (3.8°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Per Jessen wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem -
I forgot to add: code 34 = Disassociated because excessive number of frames need to be acknowledged, but are not acknowledged due to AP transmissions and/or poor channel conditions -- Per Jessen, Zürich (4.5°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - dedicated server rental in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:17:04 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Per Jessen wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem -
I forgot to add:
code 34 = Disassociated because excessive number of frames need to be acknowledged, but are not acknowledged due to AP transmissions and/or poor channel conditions
I've looked at some more labels on the PC. It says it has a RTL8821AE (WLAN+Bluetooth) card and a quick google indicates there were some problems with it. Does anyboy know whether those problems have been sorted out now and/or whether I need to do anything special to make sure I have the right software (driver) installed? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 11/10/2019 02:19 PM, Dave Howorth wrote:
I've looked at some more labels on the PC. It says it has a RTL8821AE (WLAN+Bluetooth) card and a quick google indicates there were some problems with it. Does anyboy know whether those problems have been sorted out now and/or whether I need to do anything special to make sure I have the right software (driver) installed?
I don't know if those specific issues are sorted out, but I do know that in the past for RealTek in general. With some AMD chips I have to use "iommu=soft amd_iommu_dump=" to prevent the NIC from acting flaky. (no I don't know precisely why, but out of much reading I stumbled across the solution) Now this isn't Wifi in particular, but depending on what chip is being used, it's worth a google (or smartpage or duckduckgo) on your NIC chipset and see if there is anything IOMMU related that turns up. I have had this with RTL wired connections, but I'm not assuming it is limited to the cable or not. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 10/11/2019 22:19, Dave Howorth wrote:
I've looked at some more labels on the PC. It says it has a RTL8821AE (WLAN+Bluetooth) card and a quick google indicates there were some problems with it. Does anyboy know whether those problems have been sorted out now and/or whether I need to do anything special to make sure I have the right software (driver) installed?
Not sure if this helps, I've a laptop with a dual bluetooth/wifi RTL8723DE, it's driver isn't even in the next kernel yet and although it works 100% under windows 10 in Tumbleweed it has issues with my TP-Link range extender but not with my Huawei 4G wifi device. Linux also selects the wrong antenna so I have modprobe.d file that sorts that out. I see your RTL8821AE is also present in the driver tree of my kernel module, available from https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new, might find a usefull readme too. If you need it I can add the module to my build, atm I only build the rtl8723de-kmp-default driver pack. Another possible trick I use a TL-WA850RE as a range extender and to connect my pc via ethernet cable to wifi, it is also capable of acting as an AP for network from my PC if I have another router supplying the internet. You can just plug it into a switch and configure it as an AP. Dave P -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:23:39 +0200 Dave Plater <dplater.list@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/11/2019 22:19, Dave Howorth wrote:
I've looked at some more labels on the PC. It says it has a RTL8821AE (WLAN+Bluetooth) card and a quick google indicates there were some problems with it. Does anyboy know whether those problems have been sorted out now and/or whether I need to do anything special to make sure I have the right software (driver) installed?
Not sure if this helps, I've a laptop with a dual bluetooth/wifi RTL8723DE, it's driver isn't even in the next kernel yet and although it works 100% under windows 10 in Tumbleweed it has issues with my TP-Link range extender but not with my Huawei 4G wifi device. Linux also selects the wrong antenna so I have modprobe.d file that sorts that out. I see your RTL8821AE is also present in the driver tree of my kernel module, available from https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new, might find a usefull readme too. If you need it I can add the module to my build, atm I only build the rtl8723de-kmp-default driver pack. Another possible trick I use a TL-WA850RE as a range extender and to connect my pc via ethernet cable to wifi, it is also capable of acting as an AP for network from my PC if I have another router supplying the internet. You can just plug it into a switch and configure it as an AP.
Dave P
Thanks for the thoughts, Dave. I don't think I've ever done anything with wifi drivers, because I've never cared. But I can see: # lsmod | grep rtl rtl8821ae 286720 0 btcoexist 196608 1 rtl8821ae rtl_pci 36864 1 rtl8821ae rtlwifi 102400 3 rtl_pci,btcoexist,rtl8821ae mac80211 888832 3 rtl_pci,rtlwifi,rtl8821ae btrtl 16384 1 btusb cfg80211 696320 2 mac80211,rtlwifi bluetooth 589824 5 btrtl,btintel,btbcm,btusb I don't know what that means but I suppose something has loaded whatever it thinks are the appropriate modules. I've lost most of my interest in wifi on this PC again though, since a nearby Raspberry Pi just works, so I'm using that. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I set it up in YaST - I use Wicked - and it seemed to work, then it stopped, then it worked, then it didn't etc. YaST now says:
RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter (Not connected) MAC : 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 BusID : 0000:03:00.0
Device Name: wlan0 Started automatically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP
but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
I'm no expert either, but maybe that is too low? I have three access points -
# iwlist wlan0 scan | grep Signal
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move. Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now. The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/11/2019 21.20, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
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2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move. Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
Any android device? Install Wifi Analyzer by farproc. You can check your signal and others for strength, bandwidth, etc, and move around the house. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF0EARECAB0WIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCXch35QAKCRC1MxgcbY1H 1WORAJsHmGaDO+qjpY3fPYrskxNW3GlROwCfcfhaLGpIWonl0C6iGIg0fq1B/Ck= =6LV/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:49:51 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
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On 10/11/2019 21.20, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
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2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move. Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
Any android device? Install Wifi Analyzer by farproc. You can check your signal and others for strength, bandwidth, etc, and move around the house.
I have an android device but don't run google apps (including play store). Is it on f-droid?
- -- Cheers / Saludos,
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/11/2019 12.43, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:49:51 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
On 10/11/2019 21.20, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
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The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
Any android device? Install Wifi Analyzer by farproc. You can check your signal and others for strength, bandwidth, etc, and move around the house.
I have an android device but don't run google apps (including play store). Is it on f-droid?
I have no idea. Install a virtual android machine WITH google apps on new address, download what you need, transfer the apk. No, I have never done that. Or buy a cheap tablet WITH google apps and install the app. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF0EARECAB0WIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCXclQ/AAKCRC1MxgcbY1H 1Tz3AKCArwTXGBzbHsuIpS2QcBDBslJYcwCfe3utUHt8f9B42+nhFrHG3AstRpQ= =Ucx3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 11/11/2019 12.43, Dave Howorth wrote:
Any android device? Install Wifi Analyzer by farproc. You can
I have an android device but don't run google apps (including play store). Is it on f-droid?
there is at least one WifiAnalyzer on f-froid... jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:29:12 +0100 "jdd@dodin.org" <jdd@dodin.org> wrote:
On 11/11/2019 12.43, Dave Howorth wrote:
Any android device? Install Wifi Analyzer by farproc. You can
I have an android device but don't run google apps (including play store). Is it on f-droid?
there is at least one WifiAnalyzer on f-froid...
jdd
Thanks. I found one by vrem. It seems to work. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
* Dave Howorth <dave@howorth.org.uk> [11-11-19 06:45]:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:49:51 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
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On 10/11/2019 21.20, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
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2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move. Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
Any android device? Install Wifi Analyzer by farproc. You can check your signal and others for strength, bandwidth, etc, and move around the house.
I have an android device but don't run google apps (including play store). Is it on f-droid?
you do know that some apps on f-droid are also on google apps? -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:04:02 -0500 Patrick Shanahan <paka@opensuse.org> wrote:
* Dave Howorth <dave@howorth.org.uk> [11-11-19 06:45]:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:49:51 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
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On 10/11/2019 21.20, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
...
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move. Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
Any android device? Install Wifi Analyzer by farproc. You can check your signal and others for strength, bandwidth, etc, and move around the house.
I have an android device but don't run google apps (including play store). Is it on f-droid?
you do know that some apps on f-droid are also on google apps?
I'm not sure how that's relevant? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
* Dave Howorth <dave@howorth.org.uk> [11-11-19 11:36]:
Patrick Shanahan <paka@opensuse.org> wrote: [...]
Any android device? Install Wifi Analyzer by farproc. You can check your signal and others for strength, bandwidth, etc, and move around the house.
I have an android device but don't run google apps (including play store). Is it on f-droid?
you do know that some apps on f-droid are also on google apps?
I'm not sure how that's relevant?
"I have an android device but don't run google apps (including play store). Is it on f-droid?" so differently, some apps on google-play are also on f-droid and aptoid amazon app store for android and getjar and ... ie: is it on f-droid, maybe, maybe not. one can always look/search or do without or ... -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I set it up in YaST - I use Wicked - and it seemed to work, then it stopped, then it worked, then it didn't etc. YaST now says:
RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter (Not connected) MAC : 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 BusID : 0000:03:00.0
Device Name: wlan0 Started automatically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP
but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
I'm no expert either, but maybe that is too low? I have three access points -
# iwlist wlan0 scan | grep Signal
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move.
Ah, sorry - I assumed it was a laptop due to the wifi.
Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
An external aerial does seem reasonable - reception inside a metal case will surely always be poor?
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
I googled "acer RTL8821AE" and I saw a couple of hits such as "keeps dropping copnnection', "wifi constantly dropping". Not sure if that helps. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (4.1°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:37:25 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I set it up in YaST - I use Wicked - and it seemed to work, then it stopped, then it worked, then it didn't etc. YaST now says:
RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter (Not connected) MAC : 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 BusID : 0000:03:00.0
Device Name: wlan0 Started automatically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP
but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
I'm no expert either, but maybe that is too low? I have three access points -
# iwlist wlan0 scan | grep Signal
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move.
Ah, sorry - I assumed it was a laptop due to the wifi.
Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
An external aerial does seem reasonable - reception inside a metal case will surely always be poor?
I think the WLAN module is sitting on something called a MINI PCIE1 connection, similar to that shown in this picture, but not identical: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/tYkAAOSwhcJWGsII/s-l1600.jpg Mine has a black wire coming off the module that goes to a black plastic lump attached outside the back of the PC. It also has a white wire attached to the module that leads to the front of the PC but I can't tell where it goes. Maybe one of those is an antenna? And the other one is bluetooth?
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
I googled "acer RTL8821AE" and I saw a couple of hits such as "keeps dropping copnnection', "wifi constantly dropping". Not sure if that helps.
Dunno. I realized that I have a Raspberry Pi sitting underneath my desk at the moment, so I enabled wi-fi on that and it seems to work without a problem. So I'll give up on trying to get my PC to work I think. Next step is to learn how to secure the wi-fi on the Pi. I only want it to be able to make outgoing connections; nobody should be able to connect to it. And I'd specifically like to prevent ssh sessions using that interface; they should only be possible using the wired interface. I've no idea whether either of those goals is doable. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:37:25 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
An external aerial does seem reasonable - reception inside a metal case will surely always be poor?
I think the WLAN module is sitting on something called a MINI PCIE1 connection, similar to that shown in this picture, but not identical:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/tYkAAOSwhcJWGsII/s-l1600.jpg
Mine has a black wire coming off the module that goes to a black plastic lump attached outside the back of the PC. It also has a white wire attached to the module that leads to the front of the PC but I can't tell where it goes. Maybe one of those is an antenna? And the other one is bluetooth?
Yeah, sounds like a reasonable guess. Okay, so reception ought to be fine.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
I googled "acer RTL8821AE" and I saw a couple of hits such as "keeps dropping copnnection', "wifi constantly dropping". Not sure if that helps.
Dunno. I realized that I have a Raspberry Pi sitting underneath my desk at the moment, so I enabled wi-fi on that and it seems to work without a problem. So I'll give up on trying to get my PC to work I think.
The wifi "aerial" on the Raspi is part of the pcb, quite some intricate trickery. If that works, there's probably nothing wrong with your wifi signal.
Next step is to learn how to secure the wi-fi on the Pi. I only want it to be able to make outgoing connections; nobody should be able to connect to it.
Assuming you don't have fixed ip addresses, i.e. you are behind a NAT gateway, that should not be a problem (unless you are also worried about internal traffic). Depending on what you are running on the Raspi, it won't have much open either - probably only sshd.
And I'd specifically like to prevent ssh sessions using that interface; they should only be possible using the wired interface. I've no idea whether either of those goals is doable.
Put a ListenAddress in sshd_config. The default is to listen on all addresses. Otherwise it's firewall stuff. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (6.2°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - virtual servers, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:36:25 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:37:25 +0100 Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
An external aerial does seem reasonable - reception inside a metal case will surely always be poor?
I think the WLAN module is sitting on something called a MINI PCIE1 connection, similar to that shown in this picture, but not identical:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/tYkAAOSwhcJWGsII/s-l1600.jpg
Mine has a black wire coming off the module that goes to a black plastic lump attached outside the back of the PC. It also has a white wire attached to the module that leads to the front of the PC but I can't tell where it goes. Maybe one of those is an antenna? And the other one is bluetooth?
Yeah, sounds like a reasonable guess. Okay, so reception ought to be fine.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
I googled "acer RTL8821AE" and I saw a couple of hits such as "keeps dropping copnnection', "wifi constantly dropping". Not sure if that helps.
Dunno. I realized that I have a Raspberry Pi sitting underneath my desk at the moment, so I enabled wi-fi on that and it seems to work without a problem. So I'll give up on trying to get my PC to work I think.
The wifi "aerial" on the Raspi is part of the pcb, quite some intricate trickery. If that works, there's probably nothing wrong with your wifi signal.
Next step is to learn how to secure the wi-fi on the Pi. I only want it to be able to make outgoing connections; nobody should be able to connect to it.
Assuming you don't have fixed ip addresses, i.e. you are behind a NAT gateway, that should not be a problem (unless you are also worried about internal traffic). Depending on what you are running on the Raspi, it won't have much open either - probably only sshd.
Well I am behind a NAT gateway but the addresses tend to be fixed. It's more a case of defence in depth. These wireless connections are on what my router calls its 'guest' SSID. All the IoT devices I don't trust and whatever actual guests bring and put on it. They can talk to one another and the Internet at large but they can't see my LAN or main WLAN. So in theory this pi could be used to gain access to my main net from somemalware installed on a random device on the guest net. That's what I'm trying to defend against. I'll have to figure out how to check exposed ports on raspbian.
And I'd specifically like to prevent ssh sessions using that interface; they should only be possible using the wired interface. I've no idea whether either of those goals is doable.
Put a ListenAddress in sshd_config. The default is to listen on all addresses. Otherwise it's firewall stuff.
Thanks Per, that seems to work. Even more impressive to my tiny brain was that I can $ sudo systemctl restart ssh without disrupting the ssh connection I'm using at the time. That's clever! Oh and BTW, run and do not walk to your nearest zypper and install wavemon! It's a marvellous beast for looking at wlan stuff. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
It's more a case of defence in depth. These wireless connections are on what my router calls its 'guest' SSID. All the IoT devices I don't trust and whatever actual guests bring and put on it. They can talk to one another and the Internet at large but they can't see my LAN or main WLAN.
Yup, same here.
So in theory this pi could be used to gain access to my main net from somemalware installed on a random device on the guest net. That's what I'm trying to defend against.
I'll have to figure out how to check exposed ports on raspbian.
"ss -ltn" or "ss -lun" will tell you.
And I'd specifically like to prevent ssh sessions using that interface; they should only be possible using the wired interface. I've no idea whether either of those goals is doable.
Put a ListenAddress in sshd_config. The default is to listen on all addresses. Otherwise it's firewall stuff.
Thanks Per, that seems to work. Even more impressive to my tiny brain was that I can
$ sudo systemctl restart ssh
without disrupting the ssh connection I'm using at the time. That's clever!
The main daemon just listens and forks a new daemon for new inbound connections.
Oh and BTW, run and do not walk to your nearest zypper and install wavemon! It's a marvellous beast for looking at wlan stuff.
Sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (5.2°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
In data domenica 10 novembre 2019 21:20:42 CET, Dave Howorth ha scritto:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100
Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I set it up in YaST - I use Wicked - and it seemed to work, then it stopped, then it worked, then it didn't etc. YaST now says:
RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter (Not connected) MAC : 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 BusID : 0000:03:00.0
Device Name: wlan0 Started automatically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP
but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
I'm no expert either, but maybe that is too low? I have three access points -
# iwlist wlan0 scan | grep Signal
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move. Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal. I have the same problems with a ASUSTek Computer, Inc. N10 Nano 802.11n Network Adapter [Realtek RTL8192CU] The problem seems to arise with some RTL chipsets by the powermanagement of networkmanager. Suggested solution (that I am going to try now) are:
1) change the value of wifi.powersave located in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/ default-wifi-powersave-on.conf from 3 (enabled) to 2 (disabled). This effectively makes the effects of sudo iwconfig <interface> power off permanent. 2) add an explicit directive (wireless-power) to control power management in the /etc/network/interfaces configuration file (e.g. Disable it for wlan0 with DHCP): auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wireless-power off Not sure if this is going to solve your issue but you may have a try. Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/695867/disable-wifi-power-management _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Ihre E-Mail-Postf�cher sicher & zentral an einem Ort. Jetzt wechseln und alte E-Mail-Adresse mitnehmen! https://www.eclipso.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
In data lunedì 11 novembre 2019 10:09:05 CET, stakanov ha scritto:
In data domenica 10 novembre 2019 21:20:42 CET, Dave Howorth ha scritto:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100
Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I set it up in YaST - I use Wicked - and it seemed to work, then it stopped, then it worked, then it didn't etc. YaST now says:
RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter (Not connected) MAC : 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 BusID : 0000:03:00.0
Device Name: wlan0 Started automatically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP
but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
I'm no expert either, but maybe that is too low? I have three access points -
# iwlist wlan0 scan | grep Signal
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move. Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
I have the same problems with a ASUSTek Computer, Inc. N10 Nano 802.11n Network Adapter [Realtek RTL8192CU]
Which is in the end useless, because I see now that opensuse is far different from these settings, so they are not corresponding. But I think we are hit by a powersafe problem. _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Ihre E-Mail-Postfächer sicher & zentral an einem Ort. Jetzt wechseln und alte E-Mail-Adresse mitnehmen! https://www.eclipso.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:50:17 +0100 stakanov <stakanov@eclipso.eu> wrote:
In data lunedì 11 novembre 2019 10:09:05 CET, stakanov ha scritto:
In data domenica 10 novembre 2019 21:20:42 CET, Dave Howorth ha scritto:
On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:11:59 +0100
Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to wireless!
I just turned wireless on on my openSUSE PC (Leap 15.0) in order to be able to control a TP-Link HS110 smart plug. But the wireless seems to be flaky on the PC and I have no idea why.
I set it up in YaST - I use Wicked - and it seemed to work, then it stopped, then it worked, then it didn't etc. YaST now says:
RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter (Not connected) MAC : 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 BusID : 0000:03:00.0
Device Name: wlan0 Started automatically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP
but on my router's network management page I can see an IP address for my PC's WLAN interface (it's on a different net to the wired LAN) and part of the time it indicates a connection and part not. When it does the signal strength is -73 dBm.
I'm no expert either, but maybe that is too low? I have three access points -
# iwlist wlan0 scan | grep Signal
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-38 dBm Quality=41/70 Signal level=-69 dBm Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
2019-11-09T17:33:55.580226+00:00 acer-suse kernel: [9051585.842867] wlan0: deauthenticated from 9a:9b:cb:9d:ab:52 (Reason: 34=DISASSOC_LOW_ACK)
I think the above is the real problem - I would try moving the laptop to another location, trial&error, see if it improves. It does seem weird that other devices have no problem connecting though.
Thanks Per. I don't own any laptops; never have. If you mean my PC it's a desktop, so quite a bit more awkward to move. Even turning it around to see if I can see if there's a place to attach an external antenna has been too much effort so far :( But maybe I need to do that now.
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
I have the same problems with a ASUSTek Computer, Inc. N10 Nano 802.11n Network Adapter [Realtek RTL8192CU]
Which is in the end useless, because I see now that opensuse is far different from these settings, so they are not corresponding. But I think we are hit by a powersafe problem.
Thanks. I don't use network manager; I use wicked. I don't think I use power management either but maybe it does it anyway. Despite me activating the wireless in YaST, it seems to go away after a while. It now says: # ip addr show 3: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000 link/ether 80:a5:89:34:b8:27 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.179.32/24 brd 192.168.179.255 scope global wlan0 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever and # iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Frequency:5.18 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=30 dBm Retry short limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off whatever all that means! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Op zondag 10 november 2019 21:20:42 CET schreef Dave Howorth:
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
This is exactly what was happening with the system of a friend. After disabling, can't remember how, the 5GHz connection, things became stable. Probably giving the 5GHz access point a different SSID is the solution. -- fr.gr. Freek de Kruijf member openSUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:55:04 +0100 Freek de Kruijf <freek@opensuse.org> wrote:
Op zondag 10 november 2019 21:20:42 CET schreef Dave Howorth:
The other devices do seem to swap between connections on 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz depending where they are in the house, so I guess signal levels may be marginal.
This is exactly what was happening with the system of a friend. After disabling, can't remember how, the 5GHz connection, things became stable. Probably giving the 5GHz access point a different SSID is the solution.
Well I don't think there's any problem with the devices swapping frequencies. I think it's just a case of selecting whatever channel gives them the best connection at each particular point in the house. More of a pain are the various IoT devices which are 2.4 GHz only and which will only pair with a device on 2.4 GHz, not with one on 5 GHz. Fortunately they seem to be happy communicating via my router once they're set up. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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