Problems configuring Wifi internet connection with Yast.

English Network/Internet
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I suppose the biggest problem is I do not know really what I am doing. After taking nearly a week to install linux my experience amounts to 2-3 hours this morning…so please please keep any answers simple. The stuff below is copied off the screen…

In Yast…

Under “Global Options” tab:

Network setup method is set to “traditional method with ipup”
Ipv6 is enabled

Under DHCP client options
DHCP client ID…I added a short name
Host name to send says AUTO
Change default Route via DHCP is enabled

Under “Overview” tab:

My card is detected

RT2500 802.11 Cardbus/miniPCI

IP= DHCP

At the bottom of the same page it gives the name of the card again but in brackets it says “not connected”
It also gives a MAC address and a Bus id. It gives a device name and says the IP address assigned by DHCP…

Under “Hostname/DNS” tab:

There is a hostname… the domain name says “site”

“Change of hostname via DHCP” and“Assign hostname to loopback IP” are both enabled

Modify DNS Configuration says use default policy

The rest of the boxes are empty.

Under “Routing” tab:

IPv4 and Ipv6 gateways …I typed inthe IP of my router

In “device”… gives a choice of three, I guessed…wlano

The rest of the boxes are empty

In “Wireless Device Settings”

Operation mode = managed
Network Name ESSID…gives name that is correct

Authentication WPA-PSK (is correct)

I entered the pass which was accepted

When I exit it rewrites everything andcloses but firefox still can not find a server…

Any help most appriciated

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On 01/23/2014 09:46 AM, Lionel1020 pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> I suppose the biggest problem is I do not know really what I am doing.
> After taking nearly a week to install linux my experience amounts to 2-3
> hours this morning…so please please keep any answers simple. The stuff
> below is copied off the screen…
>
> In Yast…
>
> Under “Global Options” tab:
>
>
> Network setup method is set to “traditional method with ipup”
> Ipv6 is enabled
>
>
> Under DHCP client options
> DHCP client ID…I added a short name
> Host name to send says AUTO
> Change default Route via DHCP is enabled
>
> Under “Overview” tab:
>
>
> My card is detected
>
>
> RT2500 802.11 Cardbus/miniPCI
>
> IP= DHCP
>
>
> At the bottom of the same page it gives the name of the card again but
> in brackets it says “not connected”
> It also gives a MAC address and a Bus id. It gives a device name and
> says the IP address assigned by DHCP…
>
>
>
>
> Under “Hostname/DNS” tab:
>
>
> There is a hostname… the domain name says “site”
>
>
> “Change of hostname via DHCP” and“Assign hostname to loopback
> IP” are both enabled
>
>
> Modify DNS Configuration says use default policy
>
>
> The rest of the boxes are empty.
>
>
>
>
> Under “Routing” tab:
>
>
> IPv4 and Ipv6 gateways …I typed inthe IP of my router
>
>
> In “device”… gives a choice of three, I guessed…wlano

That should be wlan0 (zero as in the number, not o as in the letter).

And please provide the output of:


cat /etc/resolv.conf

in code tags please.

Ken

3

Hello Ken, Thanks for the reply.

I put in the code and this is the result:

lionel1020@linux-s0ra:~> cat/etc/resolv.conf 
### /etc/resolv.conf file autogeneratedby netconfig! 
# 
# Before you change this file manually,consider to define the 
# static DNS configuration using thefollowing variables in the 
# /etc/sysconfig/network/config file: 
#     NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST 
#     NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS 
#     NETCONFIG_DNS_FORWARDER 
# or disable DNS configuration updatesvia netconfig by setting: 
#     NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY='' 
# 
# See also the netconfig(8) manual pageand other documentation. 
# 
# Note: Manual change of this filedisables netconfig too, but 
# may get lost when this file containscomments or empty lines 
# only, the netconfig settings are samewith settings in this 
# file and in case of a "netconfigupdate -f" call. 
# 
### Please remove (at least) this linewhen you modify the file! 
lionel1020@linux-s0ra:~>

Not sure what any of that means…

4

Hi Lionel1020,

First you may try to ping your router. So you can check if is a network issue, or rather routing / DNS.
In a terminal type

ping -c3 'ip-address of your router'

If you get a reply you are connected. You could then try open a website not by the domain name but the IP address, e.g. 130.57.5.70.

Two more options:
I am not sure if that helps, but you can try and disable IPv6. I have heard that IPv6 may cause issues and you are definitely not using it in your local network, are you?.

You can also try and use networkmanager. It may be more suitable for wlan.

(And yes, it must be wlan0 not wlano.)

Good luck!

kasi

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On 01/23/2014 01:16 PM, Lionel1020 pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> kensch;2618783 Wrote:
>> On 01/23/2014 09:46 AM,
>> That should be wlan0 (zero as in the number, not o as in the letter).
>>
>> And please provide the output of:
> Code:
> --------------------
> > >
> > cat /etc/resolv.conf
> >
> --------------------
>> in code tags please.
>>
>>
>> Ken
>
>
> Hello Ken, Thanks for the reply.
>
>
> I put in the code and this is the result:
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> lionel1020@linux-s0ra:~> cat/etc/resolv.conf
> ### /etc/resolv.conf file autogeneratedby netconfig!
> #
> # Before you change this file manually,consider to define the
> # static DNS configuration using thefollowing variables in the
> # /etc/sysconfig/network/config file:
> # NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST
> # NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS
> # NETCONFIG_DNS_FORWARDER
> # or disable DNS configuration updatesvia netconfig by setting:
> # NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY=’’
> #
> # See also the netconfig(8) manual pageand other documentation.
> #
> # Note: Manual change of this filedisables netconfig too, but
> # may get lost when this file containscomments or empty lines
> # only, the netconfig settings are samewith settings in this
> # file and in case of a “netconfigupdate -f” call.
> #
> ### Please remove (at least) this linewhen you modify the file!
> lionel1020@linux-s0ra:~>
>
>
> --------------------
>
>
>
>
> Not sure what any of that means…
>
>

It actually it tells us a lot. You do not have any DNS servers setup
which is why you cannot resolve host names (web pages). There should be
at least one line like the following:


nameserver 8.8.8.8

8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are two nameservers provided by Google.

Ken

6

Thanks Ken,

I printed out the details from my router,
From the printout I discovered Ipv6 is deactivated on the router…so I will deactivate it in Yast.

From the same printout there are entries on DNS:
One entry reads: “Servers DNS” it then gives two IP numbers like: 123.01.12.23, 122.0.33.00.
These are example numbers but it follows the same form.

How do I get these IP numbers from the router into Yast program? Do they have to go in Yast?

Lionel

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On 01/23/2014 08:26 PM, Lionel1020 pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> kensch;2618844 Wrote:
>> On 01/23/2014 01:16 PM, Lionel1020 pecked at the keyboard and wrote:

>> Thanks Ken,
>>
>>
>> I printed out the details from my router,
>> From the printout I discovered Ipv6 is deactivated on the router…soI
>> will deactivate it in Yast.
>>
>>
>> From the same printout there are entries on DNS:
>> One entry reads: “Servers DNS” it then gives two IP numbers like:
>> 123.01.12.23, 122.0.33.00.
>> These are example numbers but it follows the same form.
>>
>>
>> How do I get these IP numbers from the router into Yast program? Do they
>> have to go in Yast?
>>
>> Lionel
>>
>>

If your router is set up correctly and you are using DHCP they should be
supplied automatically. Go back through all of the DHCP settings on the
router again and make sure you have set DNS entries.

Ken

8

Why not switch to Network Manager controlled
It’s much easier with wifi

9

Hi Ken, Caf and everyone,

Thanks for your patience. I have been mucking about, building, repairing, reconfiguring computers for the last twenty years (all on windows) but with linux it’s like the first day at school. People are polite here but I think this leads to them giving me credit where no credit is due. Please don’t assume I know what I am doing or that I understand what you are talking about. I am trying but this is literally my first couple of days with this OS.

Back to the problem:

*Quote: “*If your router is set up correctly and you are using DHCP they should be
supplied automatically. Go back through all of the DHCP settings on the
router again and make sure you have set DNS entries.

Ken”

I think the router must be set up correctly, there are three other computers using it *at this moment *including the one I’m using to tap this message. In the printout from the router the protocol is defined as “Mix (PPPoE + DHCP)". Nothing needs to be or should be changed on the router all the problems are in the computer setup. To be clear here I am assuming by ‘router’ you mean the box that came from our internet suppler?? Here in France they are supplied by your internet provider, they control the telephone, internet and TV. Set up is fully automatic. Mine is called a neufbox it can be seen here:http://http://assistance.sfr.fr/internet_box-nb4/connexion/installation-ethernet-box/fc-454-50161

Any and all set-up must be done on the computer I’m trying to connect to the ‘neufbox’ via ‘Yast’ or some other bit.

Lionel

10

Forget the router
It’s very unlikely the issue

In the network settings - switch to network manager controlled

Trouble is though, you seem to have been messing with stuff best left alone and I’d be inclined to write a clean install over it and be sure to use network manager from the start. You might have to install it if your are not using a Laptop.

Are you using KDE or Gnome?

11

Hi Caf,

This installation is 11.3, I installed it because I already had it on a disk. But I think you are right…a clean install might be the best answer.
I’m burning 13.1 as we speak so I’ll write a clean install it over this installation.

Do you know of any tutorials (written with extremely simple steps) that would walk me through this internet connection in 13.1??..before I fiddle with it and muck it up again!!!

Thanks to both you and ken for your insights

Lionel

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You mention 11.3 and 13.1
Which is it?

11.3 is way old and obsolete.

Do you have a wired connection?
99.9% of the time that will just work

Wireless might be an issue.

As I said, just install network manager if it isn’t installed, it usually is and switch to it in the Yast > Network Settings

Post the result of

/sbin/lspci -nnk

And tell us if you are using kde or gnome