wireless problem

[James Takac]

On Monday 04 May 2009 15:58:22 Paul Gear wrote:
> James Takac wrote:
> > ...
> >
> >> Those are good suggestions.  James, can you post the output of the ip
> >> commands you used before from another (working) machine?  (Use "ipconfig
> >> /all" and "netstat -rn" instead if it's a Windows system.)
> >
> > ...
> > I thought ipconfig was the Windows program and ifconfig was the Linux
> > one? ipconfig doesn't work on any of my Ubuntu distros whilst ifconfig
> > does
>
> That's right - i was suggesting the other commands in case your only
> working machines were Windows PCs.
>
> > ...
> > I noticed the one and only 10.1.1.1 this time which is the gateway to my
> > modem
> >
> > This is from a working unit, i.e. the one I'm typing on right now. It
> > could be that my last update messed things up as I hadn't used that
> > laptop since then?
>
> That seems likely given that your settings listed above are almost
> identical to the non-working laptop.  You're also using a different
> wireless chipset (one with which i'm unfamiliar), so that may have some
> effect as well.  Did you try reconfiguring your wireless with Network
> Manager?  (That is grasping at straws - it should still work with
> wireless turned off and the Ethernet plugged in.)  To do this, right
> click the network icon, choose Edit Connections, and either delete and
> re-add, or edit your wireless connection info.
>
> Paul

Hi Paul

Sorry about the silence the past week. Been much busier than expected with a 
number of things. I have however found my ethernet interface is accessing the 
router and hence the net. Just not the wireless. Could it be something like 
the net rules file been messed up?. I'll try the above first. I just have to 
figure out where I keep my psk info before I try that LOL

James