Wireless setup for MEPIS 6 Graphical setup Mepis6.0 rc2 For Wireless Lan to startup automatically

MEPIS 6.0 rc3 and Final have the "mutilities" entry to access the Mepis old OS Center
Start --> Run Program --> mutilites

Use Synaptic or KPackage manager to update repository files if necessary. Use command "apt-get update" Then get applications kwifimanager and knetmanager installed to your system. Here is a transcript of a Bad Connections to a neighbors wireless router that you can follow along and check the wireless lan connectivity of your own network setup.

Example of Bad Connections Konsole Capture Use these command Konsole captures to test and compare with your own network setup.

iwlist scanning example This shows an example of the iwlist scanning output. Also uses command "ping -c 2 192.168.1.1" for confirming connection to the wireless router


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Check these following snap shots from MEPIS old OS Center Verify that wlan0 or ath0 is set to start at System boot up and start when plugged in. For a USB wireless, you can unplug and replug to kick the interface to reload, when you have a little problem

Mepis old OS Center wlan0 tab

Test Link to Bad_Connections text file


Make sure other ethernet interfaces have been Stopped! Now Start the wlan0 interface. Wireless5 Mepis old OS Center status tab
UNCHECK 2 BOXES for ETH0 ethernet interfaces 1.) Startup at system boot and 2.) Start when plug in wireless11 Mepis old OS Center eth0 tab



Check that the DNS is picked up from the wireless access point through DHCP Wireless6
Mepis old OS Center DNS tab



Compare the WiFi tab to this snapshoot. Look at ESSID "NETGEAR" is the open access point that we are connected to here! Use the ESSID "ANY" to search for open networks. From the command line, use "iwconfig wlan0 essid any channel 11" to connfigure by hand before having KWifiManager scan for networks. Wireless7
Mepis old OS Center wifi tab



KWifiManager selects which network to connect with. The ESSID happens to be "NETGEAR" on some neighbors wireless access point. Another Neighbor uses the ESSID "linksys" Set ESSID Value to "ANY" when searching for a network to connect with. Wireless10
Mepis old OS Center, KWifiManager screen snapshot



Wifi-Radar displays which network the wireless wlan0 is connected with. The ESSID happens to be "NETGEAR" on some neighbors wireless access point. Another Neighbor uses the ESSID "linksys" A third Neighbor has the ESSID of "AC" and is "LOCKED" as indicated by the lock icon.
Note that Wifi-Radar and KwifiManager applets seem to conflict when running at the sametime. So only execute one or the other.
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Mepis old OS Center, Wifi-Radar screen snapshot

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