Acer 5755G Problem with internet conectivity

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 09:44

I take it you’ve rebooted ?

if so, what’s the output from:

lsmod | grep wl

If not, please do so, then send the output.

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 09:46

Oh yea, ive rebooted …
Here is what i got from the command u gave :

root@bt:~# lsmod | grep wl
wl                   2642608  0 
lib80211               13683  2 lib80211_crypt_tkip,wl

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 09:56

It looks like the driver is loading, and it’s working, as it can see your router … so the problem is with wicd not being able to work with it … prfobably because it’s called eth1 instead of wlan0

I’ll need to do some homework on this … I’ll post back as soon as I find something.

Jst out of interest, can you post the output from:

iwlist scanning

again.

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 10:02

root@bt:~# iwlist scanning
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1      Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:1E:A6:09:D7:A4
                    ESSID:"dsouza"
                    Mode:Managed
                    Frequency:2.422 GHz (Channel 3)
                    Quality:5/5  Signal level:-26 dBm  Noise level:-91 dBm
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                              48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
          Cell 02 - Address: 64:70:02:CA:2B:E6
                    ESSID:"SelMel"
                    Mode:Managed
                    Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
                    Quality:2/5  Signal level:-76 dBm  Noise level:-91 dBm
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD990050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F1021000754502D4C494E4B10230009544C2D57523834314E10240003382E3010420003312E301054000800060050F204000110110019576972656C65737320526F7574657220544C2D57523834314E100800020086103C000101104900140024E26002000101600000020001600100020001
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                              48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

also i noticed when ever i try to open WICD netwrk mangr i alwys get an error …

"Could not connect to wicd's Dbus interface. Check the wicd log for error messages."

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 10:12

Ahh … now that helps … I’ve helped someone fix that before … just off to find where I posted that.

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 10:15

Yea i know u did … its the first post on this thread …
i tried it as well … il giv u the output in my next post …
this is wat you had suggested before :

SeZo post:2:

Hi and welcome to the forum.

i didn't find the wicd log .
Did you look in [b]/var/log/wicd/wicd.log[/b]? You could try locating it:
locate wicd.log
According to this you may also have to add your regular user account to the netdev group and reload DBus:
sudo adduser <yourusername> netdev
sudo /etc/init.d/dbus reload 

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 10:18

root@bt:~# locate wicd.log
/var/log/wicd/wicd.log
root@bt:~# sudo adduser root netdev
The user `root' is already a member of `netdev'.
root@bt:~# sudo /etc/init.d/dbus reload
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service dbus reload

Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the reload(8) utility, e.g. reload dbus
root@bt:~#

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 10:22

NO … I meant this topic on the Peppermint forum -
http://peppermintos.net/viewtopic.php?p=37225

Try this …

Open a terminal and run:

sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.backup

then

sudo ln -s /run/resolvconf/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

then

sudo rm -v /var/lib/wicd/resolv.conf.orig

then

sudo service wicd restart

Now see if “Wicd Network Manager” will start from your menus.

To undo -

run:

sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.broken

then

sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf.backup /etc/resolv.conf

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 10:32

I ran the first part of the commands u gave me … here is the output :

root@bt:~# sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.backup
`/etc/resolv.conf' -> `/etc/resolv.conf.backup'
root@bt:~# sudo ln -s /run/resolvconf/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
root@bt:~# sudo rm -v /var/lib/wicd/resolv.conf.orig
removed `/var/lib/wicd/resolv.conf.orig'
root@bt:~# sudo service wicd start
 * Starting Network connection manager wicd                              [ OK ] 
root@bt:~#

However i noticed tht i only get the error msg wen i initially strt the system and click on wicd netwrk mngr …
so i restrtd the system n i still get the error …
do i need to run the other command to undo as well ? ? ?
tht is :

To undo -

run:
Code: [Select]

sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.broken

then
Code: [Select]

sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf.backup /etc/resolv.conf

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 10:34

so I take it you’ve rebooted and still get the error ?

and that made no difference … wicd still doesn’t show wireless ?

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 10:36

nope and im sure there is wireless available

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 10:41

OK, run the UNDO commands, and reboot … I’ll go see if I can find a solution.

Does backtrack have the Synaptic Package Manager in the menu’s … or some kind of package manager ?

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 11:01

What’s the output from:

cat /etc/network/interfaces

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 11:31

Are you still there ?

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 11:42

Yea im still ere … sorry bout tht … my internet just dropped out …
some problem wit the service i guess … no worries … il do wat u tol me to …
first il run the undo commands and restrt ok …
and i tried searching for synaptic package manager in the menus … however no luck …

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 11:46

[u][i][b]To undo[/b][/i][/u] -

run:

sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.broken

then

sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf.backup /etc/resolv.conf

root@bt:~# sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.broken
`/etc/resolv.conf' -> `/etc/resolv.conf.broken'
root@bt:~# sudo mv -v /etc/resolv.conf.backup /etc/resolv.conf
`/etc/resolv.conf.backup' -> `/etc/resolv.con

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 11:54

restrtd laptop
i still get wicd error…

root@bt:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp

auto eth2
iface eth2 inet dhcp

auto ath0
iface ath0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 11:56

In wicd check what’s listed in the settings

preferences > general settings > wireless interface → should be (eth1)

is anything there ?

ezee_2011 · 11 September 2013 12:01

wireless interface i filled in eth1
and wired interface already had eth0

Mark_Greaves_PCNetSp · 11 September 2013 12:03

try rescanning for wireless networks … anything ?