WICD no networks after install Salix 13.1

[anttel]

Hi,
After a fresh installation I only once get an overview of the available networks in WICD. Connection to my home wifi network is very good and stable. But after the first reboot I don't see any wireless networks anymore. There are about 10 wifi networks in my neighboorhood. The connection to my home network is always good! I did iwconfig:

salix[~]$ iwconfig
bash: iwconfig: opdracht niet gevonden
salix[~]$ su
Password:
root[salix]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"OUDEHAAGWEGTHUIS"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:15:F2:99:39:E3
Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=62/70 Signal level=-48 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

I googled about this but I couldn't find anything. I hope there's a solution.
regards,
anttel

[gnomic]

Hmmm, your question leaves me puzzled as to what the problem here actually is? You want to see more networks in wicd? You want to know what is the difference between live cd and installed version? Whatever it is probably you worked out the answer by now.

You could try $iwlist scanning. You are probably aware that access points aren't always seen immediately as they send out their beacon signals (may not be the exact term) advertising their presence at intervals. So if you scan as soon as wicd is up, or using iwlist, what you see will often be different from what you see a minute later. Maybe the neighbours all went on holiday and turned off their access points?

[anttel]

Well I found out that it doesn't have to do with the live or installed version of salix. When there's a connection with mij acces point and I try to find other networks nothing is found. When I first disconnect all networks and two times refresh in Wicd I see my own and all other networks in my neighboorhood. Actually it's no problem, I just wondered why it happened.
best regards,
Anttel

[thenktor]

What WLAN interface are you using? Output of "lspci" may show it.
IIRC all networks should be shown if you hit the refresh button several times, regardless of your current connection state.

[anttel]

Here's the output of lspci. I use wlan0 (Atheros pci) in the preferences of wicd. It connects instantly to my home wifi-network. refreshing in wicd gives no networks while I'm connected to my home wifi network.

root[anton]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY
02:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev aa)
02:00.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev aa)
02:00.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 02)
02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet Controller (rev 81)

regards,
anttel

[caitlyn]

Here's the output of lspci. I use wlan0 (Atheros pci) in the preferences of wicd. It connects instantly to my home wifi-network. refreshing in wicd gives no networks while I'm connected to my home wifi network.

02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)

The Atheros 5212 chipset is extremely well supported by the Linux kernel natively. The fact that you can connect to your home network with no problems tells me that it is working correctly to a point.

If you have wicd configured to autoconnect to your home network it will not search for or find other networks if the default is present. Disable autoconnection in wicd and see if that makes a difference.

[anttel]

Hello Caitlyn,
I do make an automatic connection to my home network. So, it's normal that I can't see other networks. And yes I see other networks when I disconnect. Thank you for the help.
anttel

[caitlyn]

My pleasure I'm glad it's working for you.