Connected to Wifi But Won't Browse - Acer Aspire One -
Hello all,
Just started using linux on an acer aspire one netbook. it has Linus Linux Lite version. I am completely ignorant about how to configure anything in Linux so I hope someone can explain in simple terms, how to fix the connection problem I'm having. First, it says it is connected to the wifi network 'linksys'. But when I open Firefox to browse, it says "Problem loading page". it does not open any address i type in. i cannot do any live updates nor connect to messenger nor receive email. nothing at all Where do i begin to troubleshoot? I've tried disconnecting, reconnecting, restarting, toggling the wifi switch. beyond that, i don't know what else to do I know for certain the problem is not the router because all the other computers in the house are working fine on the same network. I do hope someone can help me out with this.. peace Ida |
I usually start troubleshooting network problems by reviewing my network configuration. First, make sure that you are really connected to the network regularly, whatever your network app tells you, it might not be correct. You did not give details about your config, so i'll have to guess a bit. I guess that you get your internal IP (the network address in your home network) automatically from the wireless router (it's called DHCP). I also guess that the other computers that are connected to the network also use wireless (otherwise, if they are on cable, it would be a separate network, really). I also don't know Linus Linux Lite, so i can't give much GUI help. My first guess for your problem is, that your machine does not use the right gateway or DNS servers (look farther down). Ah yes, an expert i am not!
First, make sure that you are indeed connected to your own network, not to one of your neighbours'. Go into the config of your router (usually they can be configured with a web browser, a look into the manual will help). Give your network a name to distinguish it from other "linksyses" around you. You should also use WPA encryption or allow connections only from selected MAC addresses if you have not already done so (MAC is the unique hardware address of a network interface). Open a shell, type in the command "ifconfig". Your output should look like this: Code:
$ ifconfig If you have an IP, and the network is available, try to ping the router. You have to know the IP of the router for this. In most cases it's the first address in the network. Mine is "102.168.0.1". Ping sends small packets to the given address and waits for a response. Code:
$ ping -c 5 192.168.0.1 Next, if you can ping the router, you should also be able to ping one of the other computers in the network. If that also works, you should be able to ping a computer outside of your network. Code:
$ ping -c 1 ecosia.org Code:
$ nslookup ecosia.org With the manual setup, the connection should finally work. You can now configure your wlan router to correctly give gateway and DNS addresses with DHCP, or make correct DNS forwarding to your providers' DNS. HTH a bit. |
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