Internet Help...yast Is Being A Pain!

can someone please help me....have suse 10.3 32bit, wireless netowork card on laptop is installed as well as the drivers. has found my network on KNetworkManager, but i can't connect. In yast it says the firewall zone isno zone, all traffic blocked, so when i change this to external zone...it changes straight back again!! in the firewall it is set to external zone....strange! correct drivers are installed, and im def typing in the right wep key!

please help!

forgot to add, it also won't go online even if i turn the firewall off.

someone's got to be able to help.... pleeeeeeeease lol. its really frustrating me.

can't help with firewall.

for wifi you have to supply more detail.

- can you do internet with M$ OS?
- can you see available networks in the networkmanager? (switch off firewall first)

if no do
- post the output of lspci
- post the output of iwconfig
- post the output of iwlist scan

can't help with firewall.

for wifi you have to supply more detail.

- can you do internet with M$ OS?
- can you see available networks in the networkmanager? (switch off firewall first)

if no do
- post the output of lspci
- post the output of iwconfig
- post the output of iwlist scan
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Hi,

Yes i can connect to the internet on XP, and KNetworkManager can see my wireless network, it asks for my wep key, i type it in, then it says configuring device (28%), then 57% is activing IP something or the other, then it justs says connection failed and asks for IP again. Will post outputs of those commands when i get back home (at work now...)

Thanks again and will reply asap.
Ross.

Ok, apparently your card is working fine, it can see networks in the knetworkmanager and can connect with your access-point proven by M$.

Make sure your system is updated (does wired nic work?)
You have to double check the network configuration in YaST; ESSID, WPA or WEP, key and others.

If no success try to
- establish a connection closer to the access-point
- establish a connection with traditional ifup method in YaST
- establish a connection without encryption. (need to change setting in access-point too)

If neither option work other forces are bugging you. Try then to remove your wireless nic in YaST, check if firewall setting after removal, I guess it should be gone. Reboot and configure your nic with YaST and check your firewall. (best is to leave all default with external setting)

can't help with firewall.

for wifi you have to supply more detail.

- can you do internet with M$ OS?
- can you see available networks in the networkmanager? (switch off firewall first)

if no do
- post the output of lspci
- post the output of iwconfig
- post the output of iwlist scan
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ross@laptop-ross:~> su
Password:
laptop-ross:/home/ross # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562GT 10/100 Network Connection (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Contoller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
10:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
laptop-ross:/home/ross # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 unassociated ESSIDff/any
Mode:Managed Frequency=nan kHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm
Retry limit:15 RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Power Managementff
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:103 Missed beacon:0

laptop-ross:/home/ross # iwlistscan
bash: iwlistscan: command not found
laptop-ross:/home/ross # iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:0F:B5:B0:FA:B2
ESSID:"REBECCA"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=35/100 Signal level=-88 dBm Noise level=-88 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 10112ms ago
Cell 02 - Address: 00:16:CF:01:0E:98
ESSID:"david"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Channel:2
Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=65/100 Signal level=-68 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 2316ms ago

my netowork is david. how do i do the suggestions below u made...eg setting up static IP and how about the 'ifup' method? please be patient, i'm not that much of an expert.

Thanks again in advance.

can someone please help me....have suse 10.3 32bit, wireless netowork card on laptop is installed as well as the drivers. has found my network on KNetworkManager, but i can't connect. In yast it says the firewall zone isno zone, all traffic blocked, so when i change this to external zone...it changes straight back again!! in the firewall it is set to external zone....strange! correct drivers are installed, and im def typing in the right wep key!

ease help!

forgot to add, it also won't go online even if i turn the firewall off.

someone's got to be able to help.... pleeeeeeeease lol. its really frustrating me.
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I keep reading topics related to wireless and the firewall.

Just to say. You should not need to touch the firewall at all. Just leave it as it was. urning it off, is not a good idea - I don't do that - even though I am behind a hardware firewall first.

It sounds like the device is configured in Yast - Your problem sounds more like settings between the two devices.

Make sure your wireless MAC is a trusted device in your router/gateway..?
And all the settings compare
Assign an IP address to your wireless device
It will be something like: 192.168.0.100

You should set a range of IP's in your router and assign each device by its MAC

I keep reading topics related to wireless and the firewall.

Just to say. You should not need to touch the firewall at all. Just leave it as it was. urning it off, is not a good idea - I don't do that - even though I am behind a hardware firewall first.

It sounds like the device is configured in Yast - Your problem sounds more like settings between the two devices.

Make sure your wireless MAC is a trusted device in your router/gateway..?
And all the settings compare
Assign an IP address to your wireless device
It will be something like: 192.168.0.100

You should set a range of IP's in your router and assign each device by its MAC
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OK, you're talking about a wireless MAC...? how do i go about setting a right IP for the wireless device?

sorry for my incompetence, not really all in the know how on the wireless front. thanks.

A MAC is specific to the device, it will look something like this:

00:50:BA:AF:12:13

You need to configure your router or whatever you are using as a gateway to the internet.
Each router is different. Look up the documentation.

Best tell us what you have, how you are connecting to the net etc..

A MAC is specific to the device, it will look something like this:

00:50:BA:AF:12:13

You need to configure your router or whatever you are using as a gateway to the internet.
Each router is different. Look up the documentation.

Best tell us what you have, how you are connecting to the net etc..
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The router I'm using is (unfortunately) one of the orange livebox's. however, i have tried to connect to a network at work which has a wireless buffalo router, ive even tried that without any encryption and still no success there, so it has to be something to do with the device setup on the machine, but i feel ive looked everywhere i can (in yast, i dont know many commands regarding networking...)

please get back, thanks.

ps, can connect to internet fine on here with ethernet, is how im typing this up.

10:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02) [/b]

From the release notes of 10.3

Intel Wireless Link WiFi Drivers

Two drivers are available now: the traditional ipw3945 driver is installed by default and the new iwlwifi driver is an alternative offer. Note the following caveats:
• ipw3945 works on hidden networks. It does not survive suspend/resume cycles.

• iwlwifi does not work on hidden networks. It supports suspend/resume cycles.


You can change the default using YaST. Click "Software" -> "Software Management" and remove the ipw3945d package. Then the alternative iwlwifi driver gets automatically selected for installation.[/b]

Have you tried the alternate driver (iwlwifi)? Could be the trick you need.