Changing adapter back to manged mode
I changed my adapter to monitor mode using:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
Now, I cannot change it back (in the GUI, when I click on connections, it says that "wireless is disabled by wireless switch"). I have not switched off anything from hardware buttons.
I tried
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
sudo service network-manager restart
I also tried
pccardctl eject
pccardctl insert
It appears that it has switched back to managed mode, but is still offline:
ifconfig output:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:27668 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3504 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:1 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:4493143 (4.4 MB) TX bytes:659945 (659.9 KB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:553 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:553 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:84110 (84.1 KB) TX bytes:84110 (84.1 KB)
iwconfig output:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
wireless
edited Dec 20 '13 at 5:06
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asked Dec 20 '13 at 2:38
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I changed my adapter to monitor mode using:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
Now, I cannot change it back (in the GUI, when I click on connections, it says that "wireless is disabled by wireless switch"). I have not switched off anything from hardware buttons.
I tried
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
sudo service network-manager restart
I also tried
pccardctl eject
pccardctl insert
It appears that it has switched back to managed mode, but is still offline:
ifconfig output:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:27668 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3504 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:1 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:4493143 (4.4 MB) TX bytes:659945 (659.9 KB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:553 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:553 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:84110 (84.1 KB) TX bytes:84110 (84.1 KB)
iwconfig output:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
wireless
edited Dec 20 '13 at 5:06
Alaa Ali
22.3k96994
asked Dec 20 '13 at 2:38
RaduRadu
11113
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I changed my adapter to monitor mode using:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
Now, I cannot change it back (in the GUI, when I click on connections, it says that "wireless is disabled by wireless switch"). I have not switched off anything from hardware buttons.
I tried
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
sudo service network-manager restart
I also tried
pccardctl eject
pccardctl insert
It appears that it has switched back to managed mode, but is still offline:
ifconfig output:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:27668 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3504 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:1 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:4493143 (4.4 MB) TX bytes:659945 (659.9 KB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:553 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:553 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:84110 (84.1 KB) TX bytes:84110 (84.1 KB)
iwconfig output:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
wireless
edited Dec 20 '13 at 5:06
Alaa Ali
22.3k96994
asked Dec 20 '13 at 2:38
RaduRadu
11113
I changed my adapter to monitor mode using:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
Now, I cannot change it back (in the GUI, when I click on connections, it says that "wireless is disabled by wireless switch"). I have not switched off anything from hardware buttons.
I tried
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
sudo service network-manager restart
I also tried
pccardctl eject
pccardctl insert
It appears that it has switched back to managed mode, but is still offline:
ifconfig output:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:27668 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3504 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:1 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:4493143 (4.4 MB) TX bytes:659945 (659.9 KB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:553 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:553 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:84110 (84.1 KB) TX bytes:84110 (84.1 KB)
iwconfig output:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
wireless
wireless
edited Dec 20 '13 at 5:06
Alaa Ali
22.3k96994
asked Dec 20 '13 at 2:38
RaduRadu
11113
edited Dec 20 '13 at 5:06
Alaa Ali
22.3k96994
asked Dec 20 '13 at 2:38
RaduRadu
11113
edited Dec 20 '13 at 5:06
Alaa Ali
22.3k96994
edited Dec 20 '13 at 5:06
Alaa Ali
22.3k96994
edited Dec 20 '13 at 5:06
Alaa Ali
22.3k96994
22.3k96994
asked Dec 20 '13 at 2:38
RaduRadu
11113
asked Dec 20 '13 at 2:38
RaduRadu
11113
asked Dec 20 '13 at 2:38
RaduRadu
11113
11113
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You should execute:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
And it should come back to life.
Just to give you a little explanation: the output of the command ifconfig only shows the interfaces that are up. For example, you'll notice that your eth0 interface is up:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Your ifconfig output does not have wlan0 listed, meaning that it has been turned off. If you do ifconfig -a, you should see all interfaces (up or down), and you'll notice that wlan0 won't have UP displayed. And all of this makes complete sense because you switched off your WiFi card when you did ifconfig wlan0 down. So ifconfig wlan0 up should bring it back online. If it doesn't work straight away, do a sudo service network-manager restart.
answered Dec 20 '13 at 5:02
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Try using Alpha-Lead's script on GitHub.
It provides a nice and easy menu to change modes.
https://github.com/Alpha-Lead/ChangeWirelessMode
answered May 15 '18 at 9:54
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In my case , I need to turn the radio on at the last step.
ip link dev up
nmcli radio all on
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You should execute:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
And it should come back to life.
Just to give you a little explanation: the output of the command ifconfig only shows the interfaces that are up. For example, you'll notice that your eth0 interface is up:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Your ifconfig output does not have wlan0 listed, meaning that it has been turned off. If you do ifconfig -a, you should see all interfaces (up or down), and you'll notice that wlan0 won't have UP displayed. And all of this makes complete sense because you switched off your WiFi card when you did ifconfig wlan0 down. So ifconfig wlan0 up should bring it back online. If it doesn't work straight away, do a sudo service network-manager restart.
answered Dec 20 '13 at 5:02
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You should execute:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
And it should come back to life.
Just to give you a little explanation: the output of the command ifconfig only shows the interfaces that are up. For example, you'll notice that your eth0 interface is up:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Your ifconfig output does not have wlan0 listed, meaning that it has been turned off. If you do ifconfig -a, you should see all interfaces (up or down), and you'll notice that wlan0 won't have UP displayed. And all of this makes complete sense because you switched off your WiFi card when you did ifconfig wlan0 down. So ifconfig wlan0 up should bring it back online. If it doesn't work straight away, do a sudo service network-manager restart.
answered Dec 20 '13 at 5:02
Alaa AliAlaa Ali
22.3k96994
add a comment |
You should execute:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
And it should come back to life.
Just to give you a little explanation: the output of the command ifconfig only shows the interfaces that are up. For example, you'll notice that your eth0 interface is up:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Your ifconfig output does not have wlan0 listed, meaning that it has been turned off. If you do ifconfig -a, you should see all interfaces (up or down), and you'll notice that wlan0 won't have UP displayed. And all of this makes complete sense because you switched off your WiFi card when you did ifconfig wlan0 down. So ifconfig wlan0 up should bring it back online. If it doesn't work straight away, do a sudo service network-manager restart.
answered Dec 20 '13 at 5:02
Alaa AliAlaa Ali
22.3k96994
You should execute:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
And it should come back to life.
Just to give you a little explanation: the output of the command ifconfig only shows the interfaces that are up. For example, you'll notice that your eth0 interface is up:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:21:6f:84:69
inet addr:10.100.1.41 Bcast:10.100.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:21ff:fe6f:8469/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Your ifconfig output does not have wlan0 listed, meaning that it has been turned off. If you do ifconfig -a, you should see all interfaces (up or down), and you'll notice that wlan0 won't have UP displayed. And all of this makes complete sense because you switched off your WiFi card when you did ifconfig wlan0 down. So ifconfig wlan0 up should bring it back online. If it doesn't work straight away, do a sudo service network-manager restart.
answered Dec 20 '13 at 5:02
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Try using Alpha-Lead's script on GitHub.
It provides a nice and easy menu to change modes.
https://github.com/Alpha-Lead/ChangeWirelessMode
answered May 15 '18 at 9:54
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Try using Alpha-Lead's script on GitHub.
It provides a nice and easy menu to change modes.
https://github.com/Alpha-Lead/ChangeWirelessMode
answered May 15 '18 at 9:54
EvailEvail
1
add a comment |
Try using Alpha-Lead's script on GitHub.
It provides a nice and easy menu to change modes.
https://github.com/Alpha-Lead/ChangeWirelessMode
answered May 15 '18 at 9:54
EvailEvail
1
Try using Alpha-Lead's script on GitHub.
It provides a nice and easy menu to change modes.
https://github.com/Alpha-Lead/ChangeWirelessMode
answered May 15 '18 at 9:54
EvailEvail
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answered May 15 '18 at 9:54
EvailEvail
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answered May 15 '18 at 9:54
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answered May 15 '18 at 9:54
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In my case , I need to turn the radio on at the last step.
ip link dev up
nmcli radio all on
answered 2 hours ago
bluefisher80bluefisher80
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In my case , I need to turn the radio on at the last step.
ip link dev up
nmcli radio all on
answered 2 hours ago
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In my case , I need to turn the radio on at the last step.
ip link dev up
nmcli radio all on
answered 2 hours ago
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In my case , I need to turn the radio on at the last step.
ip link dev up
nmcli radio all on
answered 2 hours ago
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