On 12/22/2016 09:42 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 12/22/2016 7:17 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> log]$ grep ath5k dmesg >> ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5 >> ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: registered as 'phy0' >> ath5k: phy0: POST Failed !!! >> ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: PCI INT A disabled >> ath5k: probe of 0000:00:0c.0 failed with error -11 >> log]$ > > k, well, thats what you need to track down. you might dmesg | less, > and search for that ath5k to see if there are any other clues around > that POST Failed > > you might just need a firmware blob or somethign, no idea, I haven't > done wireless Linux in years. > }} John, i do thank you for all your help. greatly appreciated. before i digging any further into things here, i believe i will log onto linuxwireless.org to see what i can find in way of drivers for card. as for scanning for wifi in area, i believe 'war drive' progs will be best bet. intent is not for hacking, i want to increase protection for when i start using wifi with laptop, which is going to be some more digging because centos does not see wifi chip. all in all, i am going to have to educate myself on workings of wifi. thanks again. -- The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 KDE 4.3.4 peace out. tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=