Forgot to give new outputs: (sorry for the spam) modinfo rtl8192ce filename: /lib/modules/3.2.23-030223-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/rtl8192ce.ko firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU_B.bin firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU.bin firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin description: Realtek 8192C/8188C 802.11n PCI wireless license: GPL author: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> author: Realtek WlanFAE <wlanfae@xxxxxxxxxxx> author: lizhaoming <chaoming_li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> srcversion: 216E9AAB4459E49C3C6B69A alias: pci:v000010ECd00008176sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008177sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008178sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008191sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: rtlwifi,rtl8192c-common,mac80211 intree: Y vermagic: 3.2.23-030223-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 parm: swenc:Set to 1 for software crypto (default 0) parm: ips:Set to 0 to not use link power save (default 1) parm: swlps:Set to 1 to use SW control power save (default 0) parm: fwlps:Set to 1 to use FW control power save (default 1) parm: debug:Set debug level (0-5) (default 0) (int) ifconfig br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 80:ee:73:31:54:b2 inet addr:192.168.0.40 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::82ee:73ff:fe31:54b2/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:24794 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:19284 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:1968234 (1.9 MB) TX bytes:24388301 (24.3 MB) eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 80:ee:73:31:54:b2 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:26859 errors:0 dropped:175 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:19205 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:2731919 (2.7 MB) TX bytes:24381151 (24.3 MB) Interrupt:45 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:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:8258 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:8258 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:591232 (591.2 KB) TX bytes:591232 (591.2 KB) mon.wlan0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr E0-91-53-6F-55-E7-30-30-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr e0:91:53:6f:55:e7 inet6 addr: fe80::e291:53ff:fe6f:55e7/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1169 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:163223 (163.2 KB) iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. br0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Master Frequency:2.437 GHz Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off Power Management:on eth0 no wireless extensions. mon.wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Monitor Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off Power Management:on nm-tool NetworkManager Tool State: connected (global) - Device: wlan0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: rtl8192ce State: unmanaged Default: no HW Address: E0:91:53:6F:55:E7 Capabilities: Wireless Properties WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes Wireless Access Points - Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Type: Wired Driver: jme State: unmanaged Default: no HW Address: 80:EE:73:31:54:B2 Capabilities: Carrier Detect: yes Speed: 1000 Mb/s Wired Properties Carrier: on is this unmanaged value for the wlan0 normal? merci -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html