[ubuntu-za] help - connectivity after installing ubuntu server 16.04

Wayne Abroue plettpc at gmail.com
Mon Jun 13 14:45:03 UTC 2016


Enjoy
On 13 Jun 2016 16:09, "Timothy Spring" <lordfoom at gmail.com> wrote:

> ok, that did it! So I had to add the wlp2s0 to the interfaces file,
> with the wpa-ssid and wpa-psk, and reboot. And now I'm apting away.
>
> Thanks a lot @anton, @wayne, et al. Appreciated.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 3:58 PM, Wayne Abroue <plettpc at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I would add
> >
> > auto wlp2s0
> > iface wlp2s0 inet dhcp
> >
> > wpa-ssid <your_router>
> > wpa-psk <your_wpa_key>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Anton May <antonmay at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok, then do this
> >>
> >> sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
> >>
> >> auto wlp2s0
> >> iface wlp2s0 inet static
> >>                     address   <ip address>
> >>                     netmask   <netmask>
> >>                     gateway   <gateway address>
> >>                     dns-nameserver   8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
> >>
> >> Save and close the file. Restart networking
> >>
> >> sudo service networking restart
> >>
> >> On 13 June 2016 at 15:37, Timothy Spring <lordfoom at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I think I may have confused the issue here, let me try again :)
> >>>
> >>> I'm afraid it didn't get an IP address - I set the IP via the
> >>> suggested ifconfig command, which set the ip, but produced that weird
> >>> SIOCSIFADDR error, and still no connectivity.
> >>>
> >>> To test this, I rebooted: ifconfig only shows the "lo" interface,
> >>> needing "-a" to show the wlp2s0, which has no IP address assigned to
> >>> it post reboot.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Anton May <antonmay at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> > Ok ignore to set the IP as it did get an IP address.
> >>> >
> >>> > Can you the ping the wireless card IP?
> >>> >
> >>> > On 13 June 2016 at 15:20, Timothy Spring <lordfoom at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> The ip address was set after I ran the 'sudo ifconfig wlp2s0
> >>> >> 192.168.10.50 255.255.255.0 up', which I ran a few times with
> >>> >> different ips, each time it set the IP, but I got the SIOCSIFADDR
> >>> >> invalid argument exception. Still can't ping anything though:
> 8.8.8.8
> >>> >> gives network unreachable, any other internal address gives me
> >>> >> "destination host unreachable".
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Anton May <antonmay at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>> >> > Ok, so you do have an IP address, can you ping the router, or
> >>> >> > anything
> >>> >> > else
> >>> >> > on the LAN side?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > On 13 June 2016 at 15:11, Timothy Spring <lordfoom at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> little difficult to copy from that machine as I don't have
> network
> >>> >> >> connectivity, so here's my best shot at retyping it:
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> Running just ifconfig I get:
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> lo link encap: Local loopback
> >>> >> >>     inet addr: 127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> >>> >> >>     inet 6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
> >>> >> >>     UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
> >>> >> >>     RX Packets:37417 errors: 0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >>> >> >>     TX packets:37417 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >>> >> >>     collisions:0 txqueuelen:1
> >>> >> >>     RX bytes: 2281513 (2.2 MB) TX Bytes: 2281513 (2.2MB)
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> wlp2s0 link encap: Ethernet HWaddr: 4c:80:93:10:f9:6e
> >>> >> >>            inet addr: 192.168.10.26 Bcast:192.168.10.255
> >>> >> >> Mask:255.255.255.0
> >>> >> >>            UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> >>> >> >>            RX Packets:0 errors: 0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >>> >> >>            TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >>> >> >>            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> >>> >> >>          RX bytes: 0 (0.0B) TX Bytes: 0 (0.0B)
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 3:03 PM, Anton May <antonmay at gmail.com>
> >>> >> >> wrote:
> >>> >> >> > What is the output of ifconfig?
> >>> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> > On 13 June 2016 at 14:49, Timothy Spring <lordfoom at gmail.com>
> >>> >> >> > wrote:
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> Tried the driver download, my lack of knowledge quickly became
> >>> >> >> >> apparent. I did notice there are a bunch of iwlwifi files in
> the
> >>> >> >> >> /lib/firmware directory
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> More googling led me to to lsmod, and it claims the iwlwifi
> >>> >> >> >> driver
> >>> >> >> >> is
> >>> >> >> >> loaded.
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> Ran
> >>> >> >> >> sudo ifconfig wlp2s0 192.168.10.50 255.255.255.0 up
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> but got: SIOCSIFADDR Invalid argument
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> When I run ifconfig -a, though, I see it's assigned that IP to
> >>> >> >> >> the
> >>> >> >> >> network
> >>> >> >> >> card.
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> Not sure I should be trying to assign IPs independently of the
> >>> >> >> >> dhcp
> >>> >> >> >> server - during install it definitely managed to communicate
> >>> >> >> >> with
> >>> >> >> >> the
> >>> >> >> >> dhcp server, if the onscreen messages were to be believed.
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Anton May <
> antonmay at gmail.com>
> >>> >> >> >> wrote:
> >>> >> >> >> > Ok what is your network details? Assign it an IP address,
> >>> >> >> >> > because
> >>> >> >> >> > then
> >>> >> >> >> > by
> >>> >> >> >> > the looks of it, it's not getting an IP from the DHCP
> server,
> >>> >> >> >> > command
> >>> >> >> >> > is
> >>> >> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> >> > sudo ifconfig wlp2s0 <ip address> netmask <mask address> up
> >>> >> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> >> > On 13 June 2016 at 14:26, Timothy Spring <
> lordfoom at gmail.com>
> >>> >> >> >> > wrote:
> >>> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> Hey there,
> >>> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> @anton - when I run ifconfig -a I can see the card listed
> as
> >>> >> >> >> >> wlp2s0
> >>> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> @neil rfkill isn't installed and I need internet
> >>> >> >> >> >> connectivity to
> >>> >> >> >> >> get
> >>> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> It's an intel centrino wireless-n 1030 (rainbow peak). I
> >>> >> >> >> >> can't
> >>> >> >> >> >> understand why it connected during the install from USB,
> but
> >>> >> >> >> >> now
> >>> >> >> >> >> I
> >>> >> >> >> >> can't connect at all?
> >>> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> I'm getting the driver from
> >>> >> >> >> >> https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi
> -
> >>> >> >> >> >> will
> >>> >> >> >> >> attempt to manually install now....
> >>> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Anton May
> >>> >> >> >> >> <antonmay at gmail.com>
> >>> >> >> >> >> wrote:
> >>> >> >> >> >> > What card is it? There should be drivers for it.
> >>> >> >> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> >> >> > On 13 June 2016 at 14:03, Greg Eames <greg at gandcnet.com>
> >>> >> >> >> >> > wrote:
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Anton
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> I would think that the server does not have the wireless
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> drivers
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> for
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> the
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> card or they are not enabled.
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Not sure of the best place to get them. Maybe
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> linuxwireless.com,
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> I
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> think.
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Kind regards
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Greg Eames.
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, 13 Jun 2016, 13:25 Neil Oosthuizen
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> <nlsthzn at gmail.com>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> The wireless card is  there but DISABLED - Intel
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Centrino
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Wireless-N
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> 1030 (Rainbow Peak)
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> Hi,
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> Try - "rfkill unblock all" in terminal and see if that
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> helps.
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> Neil
> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> --
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> >>> >> >> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> >> >> >
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> >>> >> >> >> >> > Anton May
> >>> >> >> >> >> >
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