wicd manager not able to online wirelessly with di 624

lucypeters · 11-15-2009, 07:11 PM

Now it is reading A2

iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 unassociated ESSID:"A2"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.472 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0
Retry limit:7 RTS thr

ff Fragment thr

ff
Power Management

ff
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:51 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

nimnull22 · 11-15-2009, 07:22 PM

OK.

Lets do from beginning.
Please log into your wireless router and turn off ANY Wireless Security.
Change wireless channel from 13 to 4.
Then find section with DHCP settings, make sure it DHCP server is enabled.

Now you do not need any passwords:

sudo ifdown eth1
sudo iwconfig eth1 mode managed essid A2 channel 4
sudo ifup eth1

We will enable Wireless Security later.
Thank you.

lucypeters · 11-15-2009, 07:32 PM

sudo ifdown eth1

* Stopping the Firestarter firewall...

...done.

* Starting the Firestarter firewall...

...fail!

run-parts: /etc/network/if-down.d/50firestarter exited with return code 3

RTNETLINK answers: No such process

There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth1.pid with pid 7947

removed stale PID file

Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1

Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.

All rights reserved.

For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/eth1/00:0e:35:1e:de:f8

Sending on LPF/eth1/00:0e:35:1e:de:f8

Sending on Socket/fallback

DHCPRELEASE on eth1 to 192.168.0.1 port 67

sudo iwconfig eth1 mode managed essid A2 channel 4

sudo ifup eth1

Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1

Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.

All rights reserved.

For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/eth1/00:0e:35:1e:de:f8

Sending on LPF/eth1/00:0e:35:1e:de:f8

Sending on Socket/fallback

DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4

DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9

DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14

DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21

DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13

No DHCPOFFERS received.

No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

* Stopping the Firestarter firewall...

...done.

* Starting the Firestarter firewall...

...fail!

run-parts: /etc/network/if-up.d/50firestarter exited with return code 3

nimnull22 · 11-15-2009, 07:43 PM

Do please: "ps -A | grep -i network"

and

"ps -A | grep -i wi"

lucypeters · 11-15-2009, 07:53 PM

ps -A | grep -i network

ps -A | grep -i wi

6441 ? 00:01:02 wicd

6594 ? 00:00:00 winbindd

6625 ? 00:00:00 winbindd

6921 ? 00:00:13 wicd-monitor

7499 ? 00:00:50 wicd-client

7608 ? 00:00:00 fast-user-switc

7620 ? 00:00:14 gtk-window-deco

nimnull22 · 11-15-2009, 08:03 PM

You have wicd still in memory and it's doing some thing.
I have never use it, so I can't help you with it.

Try to connect with it, but before do:

sudo iwconfig eth1 mode managed essid A2 channel 4

and then "iwconfig eth1", it should show: eth1 unassociated ESSID:"A2".

Then try to connect with wicd.

lucypeters · 11-15-2009, 08:14 PM

sudo iwconfig eth1 mode managed essid A2 channel 4

iwconfig eth1

eth1 unassociated ESSID:"A2"

Mode:Managed Frequency=2.427 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated

Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0

Retry limit:7 RTS thr

ff Fragment thr

ff

Power Management

ff

Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0

Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:277 Rx invalid frag:0

Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:61 Missed beacon:0

I unplugged the cable from laptop but wicd manager unable to connect A2 wirelessly.

nimnull22 · 11-15-2009, 08:27 PM

OK, can you start wicd manager GUI? It should be "wicd-client" (from their FAQ)

Look attached image.

If yes, you can chose your network there.

lucypeters · 11-15-2009, 08:37 PM

I don't understand what you mean as I couldn't find "wicd-client" (from their FAQ).

nimnull22 · 11-15-2009, 08:44 PM

Can you start wicd GUI (graphical user interface)? It should have an icon in system tray.

Or try to type in terminal "wicd-client"

lucypeters · 11-15-2009, 08:49 PM

I have the same one as in the picture.

nimnull22 · 11-15-2009, 08:59 PM

Good. Now do you see in the list of wireless stations your "A2"?

And if it is there, connect to it.

lucypeters · 11-15-2009, 09:12 PM

After I unplugged the cable from the laptop, wicd unable to go wireless with A2

nimnull22 · 11-15-2009, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucypeters

After I unplugged the cable from the laptop, wicd unable to go wireless with A2

Can you explain what does mean "wicd unable to go wireless with A2"?

You can't find "A2" in the list?
You unable to press button "connect"?

lucypeters · 11-15-2009, 09:26 PM

I was able to see A2 and the "connect" button on the list. After I unplugged the cable and pressed the connect button, it took a long time to validating authentication....... and then it said "not connected"