[GRLUG] wifi issues

[Adam Tauno Williams]

Quoting Topher <topher at codeventure.net>:
> Hey folks, any opinions on my post here?
> https://answers.launchpad.net/wicd/+question/193523

Have you tried adjusting "sens" via iwconfig?  And possibly "retry".

Just a guess.

> wicd works great for me in all cases but one. When I am in my office  
> (no-where else does this happen) it'll fail to detect ANY access  
> points. All my other  devices see the 20 or so access points around  
> me. If I refresh repeatedly eventually it will see them ALL.  
> Repeatedly sometimes means 10 times, sometimes 100. This doesn't  
> even happen on another floor of my building, just in the 50 feet or  
> so around my desk. I never ever have this problem anywhere else.  
> Wifi works fine in windows on my same machine. The only thing I can  
> think of is some kind of radio interference, and iwconfig doesn't  
> look LONG enough. Windows and other devices I have could look  
> longer. Does that make any sense? If so, how would I extend the  
> search time? If not, where else should I be looking?
> I'm using Arch Linux on a Dell E6400 with wicd 1.7.1.
> I just noticed, when I went to see what version I had, that it says  
> No Wireless Networks Found, even though I'm currently
> connected to one.