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After moving from one location to another, changing ISPs from Metrocast to |
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Comcast, we're having connectivity issues. But let me just state the problem |
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with the wife's PC, peter. (My laptop, baruch, works with a static IP using |
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wicd...nothing has worked using DHCP in Gentoo since moving to Comcast.) |
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It can connect with a wire, but not wireless, using /etc/conf.d/net and |
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wpa_supplicant.conf |
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dmesg output: |
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<snip> |
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[ 4.598076] systemd-udevd[1214]: starting version 204 |
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[ 5.211658] r8712u: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned. |
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[ 5.211965] r8712u: Staging version |
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[ 5.211976] r8712u: register rtl8712_netdev_ops to netdev_ops |
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[ 5.211980] usb 1-2: r8712u: USB_SPEED_HIGH with 4 endpoints |
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[ 5.212463] usb 1-2: r8712u: Boot from EFUSE: Autoload OK |
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[ 5.933140] usb 1-2: r8712u: CustomerID = 0x0000 |
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[ 5.933145] usb 1-2: r8712u: MAC Address from efuse = 94:44:52:de:38:44 |
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[ 5.933147] usb 1-2: r8712u: Loading firmware from "rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin" |
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[ 5.933232] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8712u |
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[ 7.116650] Adding 1951860k swap on /dev/sda5. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1951860k |
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[ 7.153107] XFS (sda2): Mounting Filesystem |
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[ 7.295342] XFS (sda2): Ending clean mount |
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[ 7.330984] XFS (sda3): Mounting Filesystem |
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[ 7.469806] XFS (sda3): Ending clean mount |
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[ 10.118645] r8712u 1-2:1.0 wlan0: 1 RCR=0x153f00e |
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[ 10.119365] r8712u 1-2:1.0 wlan0: 2 RCR=0x553f00e |
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[ 10.469578] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: link down |
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[ 10.469589] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: link down |
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[ 12.615465] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: link up |
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peter ~ # egrep -v "(^#|^ *$)" /etc/conf.d/net |
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config_wlan0="192.168.11.75 netmask 255.255.255.0" |
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modules_wlan0="wpa_supplicant" |
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wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext" |
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dns_servers_wlan0="4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2 8.8.8.8 192.168.11.1" |
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routes_wlan0="default via 192.168.11.1" |
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config_eth0="192.168.11.55 netmask 255.255.255.0" |
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dns_servers_eth0="4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2 8.8.8.8 192.168.11.1" |
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routes_eth0="default via 192.168.11.1" |
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peter ~ # cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf |
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ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel |
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#ap_scan=0 |
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#update_config=1 |
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network={ |
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ssid="0024A5F5271E" |
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#psk="<munged>" |
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psk=<munged> |
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scan_ssid=1 |
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proto=WPA2 |
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key_mgmt=WPA-PSK |
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group=CCMP TKIP |
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pairwise=CCMP TKIP |
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# priority=5 |
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} |
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peter ~ # ls -l /etc/init.d/net.* |
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lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Sep 16 09:35 /etc/init.d/net.eth0 -> net.lo |
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16919 Dec 9 2012 /etc/init.d/net.lo |
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lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Sep 21 07:05 /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 -> net.lo |
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peter ~ # rc-update show |
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bootmisc | boot |
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dcron | default |
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devfs | sysinit |
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dmesg | sysinit |
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fsck | boot |
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gpm | default |
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hostname | boot |
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hwclock | boot |
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keymaps | boot |
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killprocs | shutdown |
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local | default |
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localmount | boot |
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modules | boot |
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mount-ro | shutdown |
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mtab | boot |
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net.eth0 | default |
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net.lo | boot |
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net.wlan0 | default |
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netmount | default |
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procfs | boot |
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root | boot |
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savecache | shutdown |
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sshd | default |
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swap | boot |
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swapfiles | boot |
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sysctl | boot |
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sysfs | sysinit |
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syslog-ng | default |
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teamviewerd8 | default |
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termencoding | boot |
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tmpfiles.setup | boot |
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udev | sysinit |
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udev-mount | sysinit |
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urandom | boot |
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wpa_supplicant | default |
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peter ~ # ip addr |
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1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default |
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link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 |
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inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo |
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valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever |
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2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000 |
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link/ether bc:ae:c5:48:27:ef brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff |
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inet 192.168.11.55/24 brd 192.168.11.255 scope global eth0 |
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valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever |
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3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000 |
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link/ether 94:44:52:de:38:44 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff |
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NB: To ssh into peter from baruch and get this info, I had to del net.wlan0 |
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from the default runlevel. Otherwise, I couldn't get sshd to start: |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: 4.598076] systemd-udevd[1214]: starting version 204 |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.211658] r8712u: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned. |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.211965] r8712u: Staging version |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.211976] r8712u: register rtl8712_netdev_ops to netdev_ops |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.211980] usb 1-2: r8712u: USB_SPEED_HIGH with 4 endpoints |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.212463] usb 1-2: r8712u: Boot from EFUSE: Autoload OK |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.933140] usb 1-2: r8712u: CustomerID = 0x0000 |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.933145] usb 1-2: r8712u: MAC Address from efuse = 94:44:52:de:38:44 |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.933147] usb 1-2: r8712u: Loading firmware from "rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin" |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 5.933232] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8712u |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 7.116650] Adding 1951860k swap on /dev/sda5. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1951860k |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 7.153107] XFS (sda2): Mounting Filesystem |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 7.295342] XFS (sda2): Ending clean mount |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 7.330984] XFS (sda3): Mounting Filesystem |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter kernel: [ 7.469806] XFS (sda3): Ending clean mount |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter crond[1681]: /usr/sbin/crond 4.5 dillon's cron daemon, started with loglevel notice |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter /usr/sbin/gpm[1694]: *** info [daemon/startup.c(136)]: |
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Sep 21 10:01:05 peter /usr/sbin/gpm[1694]: Started gpm successfully. Entered daemon mode. |
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Sep 21 10:01:06 peter kernel: [ 10.118645] r8712u 1-2:1.0 wlan0: 1 RCR=0x153f00e |
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Sep 21 10:01:06 peter kernel: [ 10.119365] r8712u 1-2:1.0 wlan0: 2 RCR=0x553f00e |
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Sep 21 10:01:06 peter kernel: [ 10.469578] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: link down |
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Sep 21 10:01:06 peter kernel: [ 10.469589] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: link down |
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Sep 21 10:01:06 peter /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[1925]: start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant' |
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Sep 21 10:01:06 peter /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[1850]: ERROR: net.wlan0 failed to start |
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Sep 21 10:01:06 peter /etc/init.d/netmount[1932]: ERROR: cannot start netmount as net.wlan0 would not start |
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Sep 21 10:01:07 peter /etc/init.d/sshd[1933]: ERROR: cannot start sshd as net.wlan0 would not start |
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Sep 21 10:01:08 peter kernel: [ 12.615465] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: link up |
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Sep 21 10:02:33 peter sudo: anna : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/anna ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/bash |
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Sep 21 10:02:44 peter /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[2232]: start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant' |
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Sep 21 10:02:44 peter /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[2157]: ERROR: net.wlan0 failed to start |
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Sep 21 10:02:44 peter /etc/init.d/sshd[2156]: ERROR: cannot start sshd as net.wlan0 would not start |
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Sep 21 10:03:33 peter /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[2333]: start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant' |
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Sep 21 10:03:33 peter /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[2258]: ERROR: net.wlan0 failed to start |
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Sep 21 10:03:33 peter /etc/init.d/sshd[2257]: ERROR: cannot start sshd as net.wlan0 would not start |
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Sep 21 10:03:49 peter sshd[2362]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22. |
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Sep 21 10:04:13 peter sshd[2377]: SSH: Server;Ltype: Version;Remote: 192.168.11.77-50656;Protocol: 2.0;Client: OpenSSH_5.9p1-hpn13v11 |
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Sep 21 10:04:13 peter sshd[2377]: SSH: Server;Ltype: Kex;Remote: 192.168.11.77-50656;Enc: aes128-ctr;MAC: hmac-md5;Comp: none [preauth] |
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Sep 21 10:04:13 peter sshd[2377]: SSH: Server;Ltype: Authname;Remote: 192.168.11.77-50656;Name: mingdao [preauth] |
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Sep 21 10:04:16 peter sshd[2377]: Accepted password for mingdao from 192.168.11.77 port 50656 ssh2 |
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Sep 21 10:04:16 peter sshd[2377]: lastlog_openseek: Couldn't stat /var/log/lastlog: No such file or directory |
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Sep 21 10:04:16 peter sshd[2377]: lastlog_openseek: Couldn't stat /var/log/lastlog: No such file or directory |
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And the present status of services: |
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peter ~ # rc-status |
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Runlevel: default |
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syslog-ng [ started ] |
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wpa_supplicant [ started ] |
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net.eth0 [ started ] |
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netmount [ stopped ] |
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dcron [ started ] |
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gpm [ started ] |
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sshd [ started ] |
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teamviewerd8 [ started ] |
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local [ started ] |
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Dynamic Runlevel: hotplugged |
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Dynamic Runlevel: needed |
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Dynamic Runlevel: manual |
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What can I do to get wifi working on peter w/out using wicd? |
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Cheers, |
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Bruce |
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http://happypenguincomputers.com/ |
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