Leap 42.1 network problem

[trpeterson_2014]

I’m looking for help with network connections. I have a new desktop build:
asus h170 pro gaming mb, 32gb mem, i56500 intel cpu
integrated intel ethernet controller
added tplink gigabit pcie network adapter tg-3468 after no connection results

the pc is plugged into a netgear wndr 3300 dual hub a/b/g/n by cable. This router is about 4-5 years old and has been working fine with other computers by cable and by wifi. It serves 2 laptops by wifi and my laptop always plugged in by cable, 2 smartphones, and 2 roku devices. It has been trustable. It is plugged into a arris sb6141 cable modem which has been working flawlessly since i got it earlier this year. I installed 2 new out of the pckg cat 7 cables between the modem, router and pc. These cables were tested when I had connection problems so I know they work.

So this router is serving a desktop, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, and 2 rokus. I first tried installing leap 42.1 but was unsuccessful so i installed 13.1 since I had a burned disk nearby. 13.1 installed easily as many times before but would not connect to the network. I backed out of install, checked everything again but it would not connect to the network. After install, I checked network settings and everything looked ok as far as i can tell. My other devices were ok so i plugged the pc directly into the modem and like times before it worked. I was connected long enough to check 3 speed tests on different sites and each said i was getting over 140Mbps. My modem supposedly supports up to 270Mbps so that didn’t concern me. 13.1 was online long enough (maybe 2-3 min) to detect updates and tried to install them. But I lost connection and couldn’t get it back. After checking everything else I knew I finally called cableone.net. They said they see the modem and the router. Then they went thru the routine of restarting and using only the modem, things I had already done. They helped me make sure settings were right for the ip adress, subnet mask, gateway, dns server, etc. I had them right anyway. They didn’t do anything that made a difference except to say they could turn it over to a pro. Not a financial option for me.

I added the tplink adapter because I found many people online that had it work for them. The realtek chip is supposed to work well with linux, and I have the r8169 driver installed and active. Firefox won’t connect nor can I ping anyone, other than the loopback adapter 127.0.0.1. Pinging cableone.net or anyone else returns unknown host so I have checked the dns server and I’m using google 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 - still no good. Ifup and network manager say I’m connected but I’m not. Ifup says the tplink adapter is configured. The integrated intel network controller is not configured - 13.1 nor leap even see it. and by the way, after installing leap 42.1 successfully after all this occurred, is reported as 13.1 with a second download and burn after the first one failed. Why would leap 42.1 be identified as 13.1?

So here I am with a new computer that seems to work fine except for no connection to the internet. Could you please help. I’ve tried everything I know and more from reading the forums but to no effect.

Thank you for your help

[ab]

On 12/24/2015 09:06 AM, trpeterson 2014 wrote:
>

Welcome to the forums.

> I’m looking for help with network connections. I have a new desktop
> build:
> asus h170 pro gaming mb, 32gb mem, i56500 intel cpu
> integrated intel ethernet controller
> added tplink gigabit pcie network adapter tg-3468 after no connection
> results

Other than the lack of network, congrats on the new box. If we are unable
to fix it, you could send it to me and I’ll throw it away for you.

> the pc is plugged into a netgear wndr 3300 dual hub a/b/g/n by cable.
> This router is about 4-5 years old and has been working fine with other
> computers by cable and by wifi. It serves 2 laptops by wifi and my
> laptop always plugged in by cable, 2 smartphones, and 2 roku devices. It
> has been trustable. It is plugged into a arris sb6141 cable modem which
> has been working flawlessly since i got it earlier this year. I
> installed 2 new out of the pckg cat 7 cables between the modem, router
> and pc. These cables were tested when I had connection problems so I
> know they work.

Does your router have a web interface? Does it see your new computer, and
if so show its IP address, etc.?

Can one of these many other devices ping your new box by IP address? I
presume your new box has an IP address, but that information is missing so
please run the following commands and provide their output here:

ip addr
ip r
ip -s link
grep -v -e '^#' /etc/resolv.conf
grep -v -e '^#' /etc/hosts

> So this router is serving a desktop, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, and 2
> rokus. I first tried installing leap 42.1 but was unsuccessful so i

How, exactly, were you unsuccessful? Did not boot to install media? Did
not complete install? Completed but system would not boot?

> installed 13.1 since I had a burned disk nearby. 13.1 installed easily
> as many times before but would not connect to the network. I backed out
> of install, checked everything again but it would not connect to the
> network. After install, I checked network settings and everything looked

It may be good to know how you verify that something will not connect to
the network. Do lights flash on the NIC on the computer and router sides
when you plug in the cable? Does the Network Manager icon change on the
desktop? Anything in /var/log/messages about networking being setup via DHCP?

> ok as far as i can tell. My other devices were ok so i plugged the pc
> directly into the modem and like times before it worked. I was connected
> long enough to check 3 speed tests on different sites and each said i
> was getting over 140Mbps. My modem supposedly supports up to 270Mbps so
> that didn’t concern me. 13.1 was online long enough (maybe 2-3 min) to
> detect updates and tried to install them. But I lost connection and
> couldn’t get it back. After checking everything else I knew I finally

This sounds like your 13.1 system lost connection when going through the
modem directly, after having the connection, doing the speed test, and at
least seeing there were updates to be downloaded. Odd that it worked
right up until it suddenly stopped at some level. If that understanding
is incorrect and instead your 13.1 system was not connected through the
router (where it previously could not connect) please clarify.

> I added the tplink adapter because I found many people online that had
> it work for them. The realtek chip is supposed to work well with linux,
> and I have the r8169 driver installed and active. Firefox won’t connect
> nor can I ping anyone, other than the loopback adapter 127.0.0.1.

You are not even able to ping your gateway? When you try and it doesn’t
work, what output do you get back to the screen?

> Pinging cableone.net or anyone else returns unknown host so I have
> checked the dns server and I’m using google 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 - still no
> good. Ifup and network manager say I’m connected but I’m not. Ifup says
> the tplink adapter is configured. The integrated intel network
> controller is not configured - 13.1 nor leap even see it. and by the
> way, after installing leap 42.1 successfully after all this occurred, is
> reported as 13.1 with a second download and burn after the first one
> failed. Why would leap 42.1 be identified as 13.1?

Where do you see it reported as 13.1, exactly?

–
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[malcolmlewis]

On Thu 24 Dec 2015 04:06:01 PM CST, trpeterson 2014 wrote:

I’m looking for help with network connections. I have a new desktop
build:
asus h170 pro gaming mb, 32gb mem, i56500 intel cpu
integrated intel ethernet controller
added tplink gigabit pcie network adapter tg-3468 after no connection
results

the pc is plugged into a netgear wndr 3300 dual hub a/b/g/n by cable.
This router is about 4-5 years old and has been working fine with other
computers by cable and by wifi. It serves 2 laptops by wifi and my
laptop always plugged in by cable, 2 smartphones, and 2 roku devices. It
has been trustable. It is plugged into a arris sb6141 cable modem which
has been working flawlessly since i got it earlier this year. I
installed 2 new out of the pckg cat 7 cables between the modem, router
and pc. These cables were tested when I had connection problems so I
know they work.

So this router is serving a desktop, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, and 2
rokus. I first tried installing leap 42.1 but was unsuccessful so i
installed 13.1 since I had a burned disk nearby. 13.1 installed easily
as many times before but would not connect to the network. I backed out
of install, checked everything again but it would not connect to the
network. After install, I checked network settings and everything looked
ok as far as i can tell. My other devices were ok so i plugged the pc
directly into the modem and like times before it worked. I was connected
long enough to check 3 speed tests on different sites and each said i
was getting over 140Mbps. My modem supposedly supports up to 270Mbps so
that didn’t concern me. 13.1 was online long enough (maybe 2-3 min) to
detect updates and tried to install them. But I lost connection and
couldn’t get it back. After checking everything else I knew I finally
called cableone.net. They said they see the modem and the router. Then
they went thru the routine of restarting and using only the modem,
things I had already done. They helped me make sure settings were right
for the ip adress, subnet mask, gateway, dns server, etc. I had them
right anyway. They didn’t do anything that made a difference except to
say they could turn it over to a pro. Not a financial option for me.

I added the tplink adapter because I found many people online that had
it work for them. The realtek chip is supposed to work well with linux,
and I have the r8169 driver installed and active. Firefox won’t connect
nor can I ping anyone, other than the loopback adapter 127.0.0.1.
Pinging cableone.net or anyone else returns unknown host so I have
checked the dns server and I’m using google 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 - still no
good. Ifup and network manager say I’m connected but I’m not. Ifup says
the tplink adapter is configured. The integrated intel network
controller is not configured - 13.1 nor leap even see it. and by the
way, after installing leap 42.1 successfully after all this occurred, is
reported as 13.1 with a second download and burn after the first one
failed. Why would leap 42.1 be identified as 13.1?

So here I am with a new computer that seems to work fine except for no
connection to the internet. Could you please help. I’ve tried everything
I know and more from reading the forums but to no effect.

Thank you for your help

Hi
I switched ethernet to the r8168 driver from r6169 driver with my
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet Controller.

Grab a src rpm and rebuild locally;
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/MasterPatricko/openSUSE_Factory/src/r8168-8.040.00-6.25.src.rpm

Wireless, it’s a question of the router capabilities and I’m guessing
your wireless card is a 1x1? If so, unless you can set the router
bandwidth to 40MHz and sideband to upper channel, then a 1x1 wireless
nick will run at half speed. This info was pointed out by forum user
lwfinger who is a wireless kernel developer…

I have a Motorola/Arris SBG6580 cable modem, once configured that my
1x1 systems came up to full speed.

–
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | GNOME 3.10.1 | 3.12.51-52.31-default
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[malcolmlewis]

On Thu 24 Dec 2015 04:38:20 PM CST, malcolmlewis wrote:

[QUOTE]
On Thu 24 Dec 2015 04:06:01 PM CST, trpeterson 2014 wrote:

I’m looking for help with network connections. I have a new desktop
build:
asus h170 pro gaming mb, 32gb mem, i56500 intel cpu
integrated intel ethernet controller
added tplink gigabit pcie network adapter tg-3468 after no connection
results

the pc is plugged into a netgear wndr 3300 dual hub a/b/g/n by cable.
This router is about 4-5 years old and has been working fine with other
computers by cable and by wifi. It serves 2 laptops by wifi and my
laptop always plugged in by cable, 2 smartphones, and 2 roku devices. It
has been trustable. It is plugged into a arris sb6141 cable modem which
has been working flawlessly since i got it earlier this year. I
installed 2 new out of the pckg cat 7 cables between the modem, router
and pc. These cables were tested when I had connection problems so I
know they work.

So this router is serving a desktop, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, and 2
rokus. I first tried installing leap 42.1 but was unsuccessful so i
installed 13.1 since I had a burned disk nearby. 13.1 installed easily
as many times before but would not connect to the network. I backed out
of install, checked everything again but it would not connect to the
network. After install, I checked network settings and everything looked
ok as far as i can tell. My other devices were ok so i plugged the pc
directly into the modem and like times before it worked. I was connected
long enough to check 3 speed tests on different sites and each said i
was getting over 140Mbps. My modem supposedly supports up to 270Mbps so
that didn’t concern me. 13.1 was online long enough (maybe 2-3 min) to
detect updates and tried to install them. But I lost connection and
couldn’t get it back. After checking everything else I knew I finally
called cableone.net. They said they see the modem and the router. Then
they went thru the routine of restarting and using only the modem,
things I had already done. They helped me make sure settings were right
for the ip adress, subnet mask, gateway, dns server, etc. I had them
right anyway. They didn’t do anything that made a difference except to
say they could turn it over to a pro. Not a financial option for me.

I added the tplink adapter because I found many people online that had
it work for them. The realtek chip is supposed to work well with linux,
and I have the r8169 driver installed and active. Firefox won’t connect
nor can I ping anyone, other than the loopback adapter 127.0.0.1.
Pinging cableone.net or anyone else returns unknown host so I have
checked the dns server and I’m using google 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 - still no
good. Ifup and network manager say I’m connected but I’m not. Ifup says
the tplink adapter is configured. The integrated intel network
controller is not configured - 13.1 nor leap even see it. and by the
way, after installing leap 42.1 successfully after all this occurred, is
reported as 13.1 with a second download and burn after the first one
failed. Why would leap 42.1 be identified as 13.1?

So here I am with a new computer that seems to work fine except for no
connection to the internet. Could you please help. I’ve tried everything
I know and more from reading the forums but to no effect.

Thank you for your help

Hi
I switched ethernet to the r8168 driver from r6169 driver with my
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet Controller.

Grab a src rpm and rebuild locally;
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/MasterPatricko/openSUSE_Factory/src/r8168-8.040.00-6.25.src.rpm

Wireless, it’s a question of the router capabilities and I’m guessing
your wireless card is a 1x1? If so, unless you can set the router
bandwidth to 40MHz and sideband to upper channel, then a 1x1 wireless
nick will run at half speed. This info was pointed out by forum user
lwfinger who is a wireless kernel developer…

I have a Motorola/Arris SBG6580 cable modem, once configured that my
1x1 systems came up to full speed.

[/QUOTE]
Hi
Oops for got the blacklist… create a 50-r8168-blacklist.conf file
in /etc/modprobe.d/ with;

# modules blacklist for r8168
blacklist r8169

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[hcvv]

That is a long story and it is a bit difficult to pick the relevant pieces out of it. But please remind that this is a computer help forum. Thus we need not only your conclusions (which may be wrong or right), but predominantly we need computer facts. Thus you do not (only) say that “ifup says …”, but you copy/paste what ifup says into the post. This to assure that we see what you see and did.

Example:

henk@boven:~> su - -c 'ip addr'
Wachtwoord:
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 brd 127.255.255.255 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp1s8: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:1b:fc:7f:c1:ef brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 10.0.0.154/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global enp1s8
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 2001:980:91a0:1:2410:43c9:512:1730/64 scope global temporary dynamic 
       valid_lft 3817sec preferred_lft 3424sec
    inet6 2001:980:91a0:1:21b:fcff:fe7f:c1ef/64 scope global dynamic 
       valid_lft 3817sec preferred_lft 217sec
    inet6 fe80::21b:fcff:fe7f:c1ef/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlp0s29f7u5: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:c0:a8:ee:de:b9 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
henk@boven:~>

So please post your

su - -c 'ip addr'

and

su - -c 'ip route'

and to check your DNS config

host forum.opensuse.org

PS, as you are new here:
Please use CODE tags around copied/pasted computer text in a post. It is the # button in the tool bar of the post editor. When applicable copy/paste complete, that is including the prompt, the command, the output and the next prompt.

[conram]

@trpeterson_2014

I’m looking for help with network connections. I have a new desktop build:
asus h170 pro gaming mb, 32gb mem, i56500 intel cpu
integrated intel ethernet controller
added tplink gigabit pcie network adapter tg-3468 after no connection results

the pc is plugged into a netgear wndr 3300 dual hub a/b/g/n by cable. This router is about 4-5 years old and has been working fine with other computers by cable and by wifi. It serves 2 laptops by wifi and my laptop always plugged in by cable, 2 smartphones, and 2 roku devices. It has been trustable. It is plugged into a arris sb6141 cable modem which has been working flawlessly since i got it earlier this year. I installed 2 new out of the pckg cat 7 cables between the modem, router and pc. These cables were tested when I had connection problems so I know they work.

So this router is serving a desktop, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, and 2 rokus. I first tried installing leap 42.1 but was unsuccessful so i installed 13.1 since I had a burned disk nearby. 13.1 installed easily as many times before but would not connect to the network. I backed out of install, checked everything again but it would not connect to the network. After install, I checked network settings and everything looked ok as far as i can tell. My other devices were ok so i plugged the pc directly into the modem and like times before it worked. I was connected long enough to check 3 speed tests on different sites and each said i was getting over 140Mbps. My modem supposedly supports up to 270Mbps so that didn’t concern me. 13.1 was online long enough (maybe 2-3 min) to detect updates and tried to install them. But I lost connection and couldn’t get it back. After checking everything else I knew I finally called cableone.net. They said they see the modem and the router. Then they went thru the routine of restarting and using only the modem, things I had already done. They helped me make sure settings were right for the ip adress, subnet mask, gateway, dns server, etc. I had them right anyway. They didn’t do anything that made a difference except to say they could turn it over to a pro. Not a financial option for me.

I added the tplink adapter because I found many people online that had it work for them. The realtek chip is supposed to work well with linux, and I have the r8169 driver installed and active. Firefox won’t connect nor can I ping anyone, other than the loopback adapter 127.0.0.1. Pinging cableone.net or anyone else returns unknown host so I have checked the dns server and I’m using google 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 - still no good. Ifup and network manager say I’m connected but I’m not. Ifup says the tplink adapter is configured. The integrated intel network controller is not configured - 13.1 nor leap even see it. and by the way, after installing leap 42.1 successfully after all this occurred, is reported as 13.1 with a second download and burn after the first one failed. Why would leap 42.1 be identified as 13.1?

So here I am with a new computer that seems to work fine except for no connection to the internet. Could you please help. I’ve tried everything I know and more from reading the forums but to no effect.

Thank you for your help

So you are running Leap 42.1 where realtek r8169 is not working but working on the first try going to the net.
I think there was a bug in the new kernel regarding and the work-around is to set your MTU to something like 4000
way higher than it should be but it works.

[trpeterson2009]

tony@linux-28eo:~> ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 brd 127.255.255.255 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp2s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000
    link/ether 60:e3:27:01:96:cd brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.1.9/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global enp2s0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::62e3:27ff:fe01:96cd/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
tony@linux-28eo:~> ip r
default via 192.168.1.1 dev enp2s0 
127.0.0.0/8 dev lo  scope link 
192.168.1.0/24 dev enp2s0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.9 
tony@linux-28eo:~> ip -s link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    RX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped overrun mcast   
    1024086    10044    0       0       0       0      
    TX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped carrier collsns 
    1024086    10044    0       0       0       0      
2: enp2s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
    link/ether 60:e3:27:01:96:cd brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    RX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped overrun mcast   
    0          0        0       0       0       0      
    TX: bytes  packets  errors  dropped carrier collsns 
    402302     8179     0       47      0       0      
tony@linux-28eo:~> grep -v -e '^#' /etc/resolv.conf
search www.google.com
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
nameserver 192.168.1.1
tony@linux-28eo:~> grep -v -e '^#' /etc/holts
grep: /etc/holts: No such file or directory
tony@linux-28eo:~> 

So this is the output from the first request. My tplink adapter is enp2s0 avahi, found also in kinfocenter. It says the ip address is 169.254.8.142, but can that be right? Behind dhcp shouldn’t it be 192.168.x.x? Kinfocenter also says that it’s state is UP. Pinging this address from the new desktop gives 0 packet loss, but pinging from my laptop (plugged into router by cable) gives 100% loss.

--- 169.254.8.142 ping statistics ---168 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 168335ms (from my laptop)


tony@linux-en28:~> 



/CODE]

64 bytes from 169.254.8.142: icmp_seq=63 ttl=64 time=0.041 ms
64 bytes from 169.254.8.142: icmp_seq=64 ttl=64 time=0.042 ms
^C
--- 169.254.8.142 ping statistics ---
64 packets transmitted, 64 received, 0% packet loss, time 62999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.024/0.041/0.050/0.005 ms
tony@linux-28eo:~>  (from the new desktop)

I want to tackle this a little at a time. I've had 2 computers quit on me and I'm using an old toshiba laptop I've had for years with 13.1 on it. It is very slow and the display is getting dim. Also I don't have the expertise you guys have. From these 4 replies I'm familiar with maybe 50-75% of the details. I can maintain a computer ok but I'm just learning networking and it kicks my butt. Also since I can't get the desktop online I'm having to copy everything taken from it onto a flash drive and copying it over.

[trpeterson2009]

tony@linux-28eo:~> uname -r3.11.6-4-desktop
tony@linux-28eo:~> 

Isn’t this the kernel for 13.1? And the kernel for leap 42.1 should be 4.x?

[trpeterson2009]

@ab

On 12/24/2015 09:06 AM, trpeterson 2014 wrote:
>

Welcome to the forums.

> I’m looking for help with network connections. I have a new desktop
> build:
> asus h170 pro gaming mb, 32gb mem, i56500 intel cpu
> integrated intel ethernet controller
> added tplink gigabit pcie network adapter tg-3468 after no connection
> results

Other than the lack of network, congrats on the new box. If we are unable
to fix it, you could send it to me and I’ll throw it away for you.

> the pc is plugged into a netgear wndr 3300 dual hub a/b/g/n by cable.
> This router is about 4-5 years old and has been working fine with other
> computers by cable and by wifi. It serves 2 laptops by wifi and my
> laptop always plugged in by cable, 2 smartphones, and 2 roku devices. It
> has been trustable. It is plugged into a arris sb6141 cable modem which
> has been working flawlessly since i got it earlier this year. I
> installed 2 new out of the pckg cat 7 cables between the modem, router
> and pc. These cables were tested when I had connection problems so I
> know they work.

Does your router have a web interface? Does it see your new computer, and
if so show its IP address, etc.?

Can one of these many other devices ping your new box by IP address? I
presume your new box has an IP address, but that information is missing so
please run the following commands and provide their output here:

ip addr
ip r
ip -s link
grep -v -e '^#' /etc/resolv.conf
grep -v -e '^#' /etc/hosts

So this router is serving a desktop, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, and 2
rokus. I first tried installing leap 42.1 but was unsuccessful so i

How, exactly, were you unsuccessful? Did not boot to install media? Did
not complete install? Completed but system would not boot?

By this I mean with the first disk the install would not proceed. I think the disk couldn’t be read. Since Leap 42.1 wouldn’t install, I grabbed a 13.1 disk within reach and installed it. I wanted to test the hardware in case I needed an RMA before it was too late. I couldn’t get anything done for 2 weeks after the parts came in anyway because of work. So I was in a bit of a hurry. BTW I tried to install the os on the 128GB M.2 (sdb) but it kept partitioning with it and the Samsung SSD (sda). It split /, /swap, the UEFI boot FAT, and /home between the two disks. I wanted the os on the M.2, swap in a separate partition or on another drive, and the 2 Samsungs as home. The partitioner sees both Samsungs but won’t let me partition both. When I tried to partition manually it would change my config every time. Here are the results:

linux-28eo:/home/tony # fdisk -l
WARNING: fdisk GPT support is currently new, and therefore in an experimental phase. Use at your own discretion.


Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: gpt




#         Start          End    Size  Type            Name
 1         2048       321535    156M  EFI System      primary
 2       321536      4530175      2G  Microsoft basic primary
 3      4530176     46475263     20G  EFI System      primary
 4     46475264    976773119  443.6G  Microsoft basic primary


Disk /dev/sdb: 128.0 GB, 128035676160 bytes, 250069680 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x000974c2


   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *        2048    83892223    41945088   83  Linux
/dev/sdb2        83892224   250068991    83088384   83  Linux
linux-28eo:/home/tony # 

And I would prefer to partition with ext4

> installed 13.1 since I had a burned disk nearby. 13.1 installed easily
> as many times before but would not connect to the network. I backed out
> of install, checked everything again but it would not connect to the
> network. After install, I checked network settings and everything looked

It may be good to know how you verify that something will not connect to
the network. Do lights flash on the NIC on the computer and router sides
when you plug in the cable? Does the Network Manager icon change on the
desktop? Anything in /var/log/messages about networking being setup via DHCP?

I haven’t seen lights on the nic although ifup says it is configered. The icons in the tray will change all the from red x to green connected - but no connection. Everything looks as it should be as far as I can tell.

> ok as far as i can tell. My other devices were ok so i plugged the pc
> directly into the modem and like times before it worked. I was connected
> long enough to check 3 speed tests on different sites and each said i
> was getting over 140Mbps. My modem supposedly supports up to 270Mbps so
> that didn’t concern me. 13.1 was online long enough (maybe 2-3 min) to
> detect updates and tried to install them. But I lost connection and
> couldn’t get it back. After checking everything else I knew I finally

This sounds like your 13.1 system lost connection when going through the
modem directly, after having the connection, doing the speed test, and at
least seeing there were updates to be downloaded. Odd that it worked
right up until it suddenly stopped at some level. If that understanding
is incorrect and instead your 13.1 system was not connected through the
router (where it previously could not connect) please clarify.

I haven’t been able to get it to connect thru the router.

> I added the tplink adapter because I found many people online that had
> it work for them. The realtek chip is supposed to work well with linux,
> and I have the r8169 driver installed and active. Firefox won’t connect
> nor can I ping anyone, other than the loopback adapter 127.0.0.1.

You are not even able to ping your gateway? When you try and it doesn’t
work, what output do you get back to the screen?

No, cannot ping 192.168.1.1 router, nor 192.168.100.1 modem.

> Pinging cableone.net or anyone else returns unknown host so I have
> checked the dns server and I’m using google 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 - still no
> good. Ifup and network manager say I’m connected but I’m not. Ifup says
> the tplink adapter is configured. The integrated intel network
> controller is not configured - 13.1 nor leap even see it. and by the
> way, after installing leap 42.1 successfully after all this occurred, is
> reported as 13.1 with a second download and burn after the first one
> failed. Why would leap 42.1 be identified as 13.1?

Where do you see it reported as 13.1, exactly?

see separate post.

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[trpeterson2009]

@trpeterson_2014

I’m looking for help with network connections. I have a new desktop build:
asus h170 pro gaming mb, 32gb mem, i56500 intel cpu
integrated intel ethernet controller
added tplink gigabit pcie network adapter tg-3468 after no connection results

the pc is plugged into a netgear wndr 3300 dual hub a/b/g/n by cable. This router is about 4-5 years old and has been working fine with other computers by cable and by wifi. It serves 2 laptops by wifi and my laptop always plugged in by cable, 2 smartphones, and 2 roku devices. It has been trustable. It is plugged into a arris sb6141 cable modem which has been working flawlessly since i got it earlier this year. I installed 2 new out of the pckg cat 7 cables between the modem, router and pc. These cables were tested when I had connection problems so I know they work.

So this router is serving a desktop, 3 laptops, 2 smartphones, and 2 rokus. I first tried installing leap 42.1 but was unsuccessful so i installed 13.1 since I had a burned disk nearby. 13.1 installed easily as many times before but would not connect to the network. I backed out of install, checked everything again but it would not connect to the network. After install, I checked network settings and everything looked ok as far as i can tell. My other devices were ok so i plugged the pc directly into the modem and like times before it worked. I was connected long enough to check 3 speed tests on different sites and each said i was getting over 140Mbps. My modem supposedly supports up to 270Mbps so that didn’t concern me. 13.1 was online long enough (maybe 2-3 min) to detect updates and tried to install them. But I lost connection and couldn’t get it back. After checking everything else I knew I finally called cableone.net. They said they see the modem and the router. Then they went thru the routine of restarting and using only the modem, things I had already done. They helped me make sure settings were right for the ip adress, subnet mask, gateway, dns server, etc. I had them right anyway. They didn’t do anything that made a difference except to say they could turn it over to a pro. Not a financial option for me.

I added the tplink adapter because I found many people online that had it work for them. The realtek chip is supposed to work well with linux, and I have the r8169 driver installed and active. Firefox won’t connect nor can I ping anyone, other than the loopback adapter 127.0.0.1. Pinging cableone.net or anyone else returns unknown host so I have checked the dns server and I’m using google 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 - still no good. Ifup and network manager say I’m connected but I’m not. Ifup says the tplink adapter is configured. The integrated intel network controller is not configured - 13.1 nor leap even see it. and by the way, after installing leap 42.1 successfully after all this occurred, is reported as 13.1 with a second download and burn after the first one failed. Why would leap 42.1 be identified as 13.1?

So here I am with a new computer that seems to work fine except for no connection to the internet. Could you please help. I’ve tried everything I know and more from reading the forums but to no effect.

Thank you for your help

ADDED:

I opened chromium this morning and it went online which was unexpected. The computer had been off all night. A speed t est confirmed it was online. Since it had been trying to install over 300 updates but not going online I added the packman repository and switched all others to it. I did some exploring and I could open the config pages of the router and modem, ping them, and ping my isp cableone.net. Everything seemed to be working ok so I decided to restart. Upon restart it would not go back online so I was checking everything again but found nothing wrong. I plugged straight into the modem but no good so I turned it off and let it sit for awhile. I restarted it and it came up online. Baffling. I decided to traceroute cableone.net to check for delays. This is what I got:

linux-28eo:/home/tony # traceroute www.cableone.nettraceroute to www.cableone.net (24.116.124.161), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
 1  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  0.507 ms  0.538 ms  0.786 ms
 2  10.98.192.1 (10.98.192.1)  13.151 ms  13.310 ms  15.104 ms
 3  192.168.22.105 (192.168.22.105)  29.778 ms  30.605 ms  30.748 ms
 4  10.224.252.221 (10.224.252.221)  27.207 ms  32.326 ms  33.306 ms
 5  10.224.252.5 (10.224.252.5)  57.099 ms  57.525 ms  57.350 ms
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linux-28eo:/home/tony # 

30 hops to the isp seems too much. Maybe they were up and down and I didn’t see it because I had looked a couple of times.

I have found others using the tplink lan card blamed the driver r8169 for the problem. But I on this new computer with the same setting I told yesterday and the driver is still r8169 if anyone is curious.

[Metapsych]

Hello: I’m posting here rather than starting a new thread, which may well be redundant. Do Netgear routers need a special Linux driver?

I have a HP Pavilion DV8000 and a Netgear WNDR4500. I have installed the Broadcom b43 firmware as described in the sticky how-to. When I press the wifi switch the blue light turns on, and it appears the hardware is working.

I only need at this point to connect to a HP printer/scanner, which has detected the Netgear router. The printer configuration does not show a wireless printer. Googling brought up mention of a Linux driver for the Netgear WNDR4500 at linux-drivers.net, but the supposed link does not download anything; it just starts the website driver search all over again. So, do Netgear routers need some sort of driver, and if so, where can I find it? The other question is, are there other routers out there that work with OpenSuSE 13.1 without some special driver support?

[deano_ferrari]

@Metapsych

Hello: I’m posting here rather than starting a new thread, which may well be redundant.

It is best to start your own thread to match your specific issue. You need help with HP network printer configuration, so the descriptive title should reflect that. BTW, the firewall could well be at play here.

Do Netgear routers need a special Linux driver?

No.

[Metapsych]

@deano_ferrari

It is best to start your own thread to match your specific issue. You need help with HP network printer configuration, so the descriptive title should reflect that. BTW, the firewall could well be at play here.

I posted here because I thought the OP’s problem may relate to the mysterious Netgear Linux driver.

No.
Thanks. The printer works fine via a USB cable, so print configuration is OK.

[deano_ferrari]

@Metapsych

I posted here because I thought the OP’s problem may relate to the mysterious Netgear Linux driver.

The router doesn’t care what device or OS is employed, only that correct network configuration is applied so that IP packets can be forwarded/routed. Your post only mentions having problems with detecting the network-attached printer.

Thanks. The printer works fine via a USB cable, so print configuration is OK.

Yes, but you mentioned you want to be able to print with the printer connected to the network. The printer URI (as defined in /etc/cups/printers.conf) needs to reflect this. For HP printers using HPLIP drivers, the ‘hp-setup’ utility can take care of this. For models using open source drivers, YaST or the CUPS configuration tools can take care of the necessary. Network printer detection may need the firewall stopped temporarily, or the appropriate ports open.

[Metapsych]

@deano_ferrari

The router doesn’t care what device or OS is employed, only that correct network configuration is applied so that IP packets can be forwarded/routed. Your post only mentions having problems with detecting the network-attached printer.

That is my problem.

Yes, but you mentioned you want to be able to print with the printer connected to the network. The printer URI (as defined in /etc/cups/printers.conf) needs to reflect this. For HP printers using HPLIP drivers, the ‘hp-setup’ utility can take care of this. For models using open source drivers, YaST or the CUPS configuration tools can take care of the necessary. Network printer detection may need the firewall stopped temporarily, or the appropriate ports open.
That part of the problem is solved. I connected the router to the laptop with an ethernet cable. I was then able to bring up the Netgear browser app. There I found the long alphanumeric pass phrase string. With this I was able to configure HPLIP. (Note for clarification: the password provided in the Netgear router documentation is not what is needed to complete the HPLIP setup.) I then succeeded in sending a wireless test print. However, I still cannot print via a text editor or word processor, so the problem is between the router and the laptop’s network interfaces.