CrunchBang Linux

Hello,

a friend gave me an acer Extensa 2300. I installed CrunchBang, it is runnung marvelous. I now to need to know how to get the wlan working.

I am new to CrunchBang, need to find my way in and request you to help. Please tell me in simple words which steps I will need to (could try to) take and what addittional packages I might need to install.

Thanks in advance,
tianlan

I followed the advice of 'The Good Doctor' and am providing information in case of wireless problems.

On the machine it gave the following info: 802.11b/g wireless LAN

From the terminal:
tian@acer:~$ uname -rv
3.2.0-4-486 #1 Debian 3.2.60-1+deb7u3
tian@acer:~$ lspci -knn | grep -EiA2 net
02:02.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401 100Base-T [14e4:4401] (rev 01)
    Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0064]
    Kernel driver in use: b44
02:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: InProComm Inc. IPN 2220 802.11g [17fe:2220]
    Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. T60N871 802.11g Mini PCI Wireless Adapter [1468:0305]
02:06.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller [104c:8031]
tian@acer:~$ dmesg|grep -Ei 'wlan|firmw|dhc'
[    0.152427] [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: No _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
[    1.996931] platform microcode: firmware: agent loaded intel-ucode/06-09-05 into memory
[    5.654275] [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: No _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
tian@acer:~$ sudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep -Ei 'net|wpa|dhc'
[sudo] password for tian:
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): carrier now ON (device state 20)
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer kernel: [ 6005.000723] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): device state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'carrier-changed') [20 30 40]
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Auto-activating connection 'Wired connection 1'.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) starting connection 'Wired connection 1'
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): device state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none') [50 70 0]
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Beginning DHCPv4 transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> dhclient started with pid 2706
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Beginning IP6 addrconf.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.2.2
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient: Copyright 2004-2011 Internet Systems Consortium.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient: All rights reserved.
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient:
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): DHCPv4 state changed nbi -> preinit
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth0/00:c0:9f:61:f9:2e
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient: Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:c0:9f:61:f9:2e
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient: Sending on   Socket/fallback
Aug 19 11:08:36 acer dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) starting DHCPv6 as requested by IPv6 router...
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Beginning DHCPv6 transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> dhclient started with pid 2717
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.2.2
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: Copyright 2004-2011 Internet Systems Consortium.
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: All rights reserved.
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient:
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: Bound to *:546
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: Listening on Socket/eth0
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: Sending on   Socket/eth0
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: XMT: Info-Request on eth0, interval 950ms.
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer dhclient: RCV: Reply message on eth0 from fe80::1.
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): DHCPv6 state changed nbi -> renew6
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info>   nameserver 'fe80::1'
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IPv6 Commit) scheduled...
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IPv6 Commit) started...
Aug 19 11:08:39 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): device state change: ip-config -> activated (reason 'none') [70 100 0]
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Policy set 'Wired connection 1' (eth0) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS.
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) successful, device activated.
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IPv6 Commit) complete.
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): DHCPv6 client pid 2717 exited with status 0
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer dhclient: DHCPOFFER from 192.168.2.1
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.2.1
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> (eth0): DHCPv4 state changed preinit -> bound
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info>   address 192.168.2.111
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info>   prefix 24 (255.255.255.0)
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info>   gateway 192.168.2.1
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info>   nameserver '192.168.2.1'
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info>   domain name 'Speedport_W_724V_Typ_A_05011602_00_001'
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IPv4 Configure Commit) scheduled...
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IPv4 Commit) started...
Aug 19 11:08:40 acer dhclient: bound to 192.168.2.111 -- renewal in 779128 seconds.
Aug 19 11:08:41 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Policy set 'Wired connection 1' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS.
Aug 19 11:08:41 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Policy set 'Wired connection 1' (eth0) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS.
Aug 19 11:08:41 acer NetworkManager[1870]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IPv4 Commit) complete.
tian@acer:~$ sudo rfkill list