→ Is the SSH service set to listen on any IP “0.0.0.0:22”?
→ If you note the IP of the wlan0 connection then disconnect the USB cable can you connect (assuming you are not powering it via USB)?
→ Can you connect on SSH to the eth0 ip when that is plugged in?
Honestly I’ve never had to fiddle with it. It always just worked once I got an IP on the wifi network.
Looks like your wifi IP address is 192.168.2.101. You should be able to ssh into there.
As far as the Edimax wifi adapter goes (I have the EW-7811Un) you’ll be initially successful, but after an hour or so of inactivity, the link will die. The entire wlan0 link will die - no ping, no ssh, nothing. I am now trying the Netgear WNA1100, but am experiencing the same link lockup. I have disabled wifi power off. Same symptoms. I’m running one of Robert Nelson’s latest Debian Wheezy images (01-29-14).
I have seen some issues with acpi problems causing kworker daemons to multiply, (and my hungriest process is kworker) but haven’t figured out a way to monitor that without being “live” on the wifi connection, which modifies the behavior, much like Schrödinger’s Cat problem. Will keep plugging away.
How can one prevent acpi from starting in the first place?
In addition to what Dieter said about using a fixed IP address with your router’s DHCP, you’ll need your MAC address for your USB wifi gizmo; that’s the HWaddr in the output of ifconfig, the stuff with 2 characters with colons between.