The lshw command

The lshw command lists the hardware information in your system. I came across this because I was having issues with wifi connectivity in Ubuntu 12.04. It just keeps disconnecting after a while and connects back. So, wanted to check the wifi card on and look for possible solutions.

root@Imperfecto_:~# lshw
imperfecto_               
    description: Desktop Computer
    product: Parrot ()
    vendor: GOOGLE
    version: 1.0
    serial: 123456789
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.7 dmi-2.7 vsyscall32
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       physical id: 0

and so on...

And I was interested in my wifi card, so I gave it some filters

root@Imperfecto_:~# lshw -C network
  *-network               
       description: Wireless interface
       product: AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 01

and so on...