[Cialug] WiFi Connection not working

[Jim Asbille]

route

Destination  Gateway      Genmask            Flags     Metric    Ref
Use   Iface
10.19.51.0    *                 255.255.255.0     U           0
0            0   eth1
link-local       *                 255,255,0.0        U
0           0            0   eth1
loopback       *                255.0.0.0            U            0
0             0  lo

cat /etc/resolv.conf gives me

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On 10/30/06, Brandon Griffis <brandongriffis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Can you ping the google IP and just not google.com, or do you error out on
> both?
>
> See what
>
> route
>
> lists are your default gateway.  I'm guessing it should be 10.19.51.1
>
> also see what nameserver you're trying to talk to with
>
> cat /etc/resolv.conf
>
> These should both have been configured by dhcp, but I've seen stranger
> things happen.
>
> It looks like your device is configured primarially as IPv6 with some kind
> of IPv4 translation.  Not sure if this could be part of the problem either.
>
> -G
>
> On 10/30/06, Jim Asbille <jim.asbille at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The library is open and it does broadcast the ESSID.  iwconfig indicates
> > the correct ESSID.  I can ping the Local IP successfully but when I ping
> > Google the network cannot be found.
> >
> > The W200 uses the Orinoco_cs driver, I had a heck of a time finding it
> > but I can see my wireless card now on ifconfig and it is assigned to eth1.
> > When I type in dhcpcd eth1 I get
> >
> > ****dhcpcd: already running
> > ****dhcpcd: if not then delete /var/run//dhcpcd_eth1.pid file
> > ifconfig gives
> >
> > Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:08:02:F6:0E:FE
> > inet addr:10.19.51.109  Bcast: 10.19.51.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
> > inet6 addr: fe80::208:2ff:fef6:efe/64 Scope:Link
> > UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > RX packets:122 errors:0 dropped:0  overruns:0  frame:0
> > TX packets:108  errors:0  dropped:0  overruns:0  carrier:0
> > collisions:0  txqueuelen:1000
> > RX bytes:21931  (21.4 kb) TX bytes:14927 (14.5 Kb)
> >
> >
> >  On 10/30/06, Brandon Griffis <brandongriffis at gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > How does the Central Library manage their wifi?  Is it open or
> > > encrypted?  Does it broadcast ESSID?
> > >
> > > To clairify your email seems to say at one point you have an IP
> > > address that looks correct, but then you go on to say that it cannot find
> > > any wireless networks.  If you can't find the network how are you getting an
> > > IP address (is it statically assigned, or am I confused on this part)?
> > >
> > > I'm not directly familiar with the WLAN W200 card.  Does it have
> > > native Linux support or are you using NDISwrapper?  If you do an iwconfig
> > > does it see the card?  Does iwconfig list the correct essid for the library
> > > network?  If iwconfig looks correct, does ifconfig list an ip address, dns,
> > > gateway...  If not have you tried (as root) doing:
> > >
> > > dhcpcd <wireless adapter>
> > >
> > > To see if you can get an address?
> > >
> > > If you can get an ip address can you ping internal/external ip
> > > addresses?  Can you ping the gateway?  Can you ping 64.233.187.99(google)?  Can you ping
> > > google.com?
> > >
> > > Sry for 101 questions.  Just trying to narrow down what the problem
> > > might be.
> > >
> > > -G
> > >
> > >  On 10/30/06, Jim Asbille < jim.asbille at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >  I have a Compaq Evo N800c laptop with Suse 10 loaded.  I have been
> > > > able to get the WLAN W200 wireless card working and am at the Central
> > > > Library trying to make a connection.  KwifiManager sees the network and
> > > > correctly identifies it.  I am comparing using a Gateway laptop with Windows
> > > > XP that is successfully on the internet.  The Access point seems correct and
> > > > the Local IP is correct but when I start a browser the page cannot be
> > > > found.  On Kwifimanager I click Scan for Networks and it says "The scan is
> > > > complete, but no networks have been found.
> > > >
> > > > Help, any ideas?  I am so close to having this working but I am
> > > > dumbfounded by this.
> > > >
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Jim Asbille, MSM
registered Linux user number 388067

Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
Buddha
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