Wireless Internet/Wired issue on Fedora 8 on an intel dual core Desktop
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Wireless Internet/Wired issue on Fedora 8 on an intel dual core Desktop
Recently installed fedora 8 on my machine to get off from windows but I was unable to get internet working. Both wirelesss and wired ethernet cards are detected, wired gets ip assigned to it and all but internet does not function. In terms of the wireless, it even fails to connect to it. I have security for the wireless turned off. Printing out some of the info that the system gives me:
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 514d
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 3128 [size=8]
I/O ports at 3144 [size=4]
I/O ports at 3120 [size=8]
I/O ports at 3140 [size=4]
I/O ports at 30f0 [size=16]
I/O ports at 30e0 [size=16]
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 9505 (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Unknown device 2245
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at e0200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Expansion ROM at e0220000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [a0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device aa18
Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Unknown device aa18
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
Memory at e0210000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [a0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
03:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE6101 single-port PATA133 interface (rev b1) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE6101 single-port PATA133 interface
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 1018 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1024 [size=4]
I/O ports at 1010 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1020 [size=4]
I/O ports at 1000 [size=16]
Memory at e0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [e0] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0
07:01.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc D-Link AirPlus DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter(rev.B)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 23
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
07:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 514d
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 19
Memory at e0014000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Memory at e0010000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
a lot of stuff but hopefully gives sufficient info to help u guys give me an answer. Also when trying to up any devices i get a SIOCSIFFLAGS: invalid argument error.
Would open a konsole and run as root 'lsmod' and cut and paste the results? I would like to know if there is a driver loaded for the hard wired ethernet. I'm guessing by the error message you get when you 'ifconfig eth0 up' that either the wrong driver, or no driver is loaded.
I'm also guessing you have a router. Would you post the make model etc. We may need to know later.
Usually wired ethernet is easy enough to get working. We can work on the wireless stuff later.
my initial idea was that the drivers are not working, because the ethernet device i have is an integrated one for my motherboard Intel DG965ss. It comes with its drivers for both audio and ethernet but since its an intel mobo it comes with windows, not linux drivers. Is there a way to get the specific drivers i need and run them on fedora? If so please let me know. Otherwise would I need to get a separate card like RealTek or something? Hopefully not.
Also my network manager aint showing and im a bit of a noob at linux , I forgot how its done I used to know.
as for modem, my isp removes all the tagging that comes on the devices but i can tell u its a 4 point dsl /router with access point for wireless, black color, flat. ANd this shows under product info for it:
Product Information
Model Number AR7WRD
Ethernet MAC 00:134:FF:8D:C1
AP MAC 00:12:0e:26:2e:96
Software Versions
Gateway 3.6.0C_3V00
ATM Driver 4.05.07.00
DSL HAL 4.00.02.00
DSL Datapump 3.02.06.00 Annex A
SAR HAL 01.07.2a
PDSP Firmware 0.50
Wireless Firmware 1.6.0.24
Wireless APDK 5.7.0.6,
Boot Loader 1.2.5.9
Last edited by webnurv; 05-02-2008 at 04:07 AM.
Reason: forgot to add modem stuff
but since you have one, I would bet the interface is up, and you go the address from the routers DHCP server.
So, try the ping and let us know. I see you have a lot of modules for a firewall running. If you can't ping the router, then I would bet the firewall is blocking you. It may need some configuring.
I think it was a question of compatibility with available drivers added to the firewall of the router as you mentioned. But I went with what seemed a more practical solution. I installed Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron and from the moment install was done, both ethernet and wireless cards I got worked plus sound as well from my integrated board. Thanks to both of you for the help :P
Just to clarify ( for you ) some things. The firewall I was talking about was the one running in FC8, not the one in your router. If you have a look in the output from lsmod, you will see modules loaded, like these;
This is a firewall in FC8. At least for eth0 you had a driver loaded. That is why we asked for the ping, to see if you could reach your router.
Linux takes some time to learn about, just like any operating system. Chalk it up to a learning experience, but I'm sure we could have got FC8 working.
I use Xubuntu on an old laptop as a test device. It is a good distro as well. Have fun....
yeah I was more pressed for time for something I had to test for college. But Yeah fedora seems like a good one as well, just isn't as automated as ubuntu for someone who is a total noob like me. Thanks for the input on the firewall, ill give it a look probably test fedora on a laptop.
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