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Old 06-25-2013, 06:09 PM   #1
duggzthebuggz
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Getting Wireless Network operating in Acer Travelmate 2350 Using Ubuntu 12.04


Hi All,
I have taken the plunge and installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Acer Laptop, Travelmate 2350. I have managed to install InProCom Inc network card,using IPN2220 driver.
I have installed ndswrapper and know what Terminal is, though what the commands are or do...I have yet to learn...

However, I have been unable to get the wireless network working. It recognises the driver and network card, but when I go to <Enable Wireless> a box comes up asking me to enter SSID and password. I do this and it tries to connect, (the aerial thing, reverberates at the top), but it doesn't connect, instead the same box comes up and asks for the password again. I have been trying to sort it out for months,on and off, but to no avail.

Your help and advice regarding the next steps would be much appreciated.
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Old 06-27-2013, 03:30 AM   #2
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Sounds like the windows driver ndiswrapper is using can't handle wpa-psk encrypted network.
I wonder how it would do on a open unsecured wireless network.

Just to be on the safe side. Here is a command to gather info on your gear

Code:
sudo echo uname: && uname -a -m -p && echo lspci: && lspci && echo lsusb: && lsusb && echo lsmod: && lsmod && echo ifconfig: && ifconfig && echo ifconfig -a: && ifconfig -a && echo iwconfig: && iwconfig && echo resolv.conf: && cat /etc/resolv.conf && echo route: && route -n
Some other tips to help you on your way

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-...-strength.html
https://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/
http://wireless.kernel.org/

You can also go through archived network manager threads and posts to see if anyone else had the same symptoms as you at

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/

Maybe the linux kernel supports your wireless chip out of the box and only nonfree firmware was needed without using ndiswrapper. Members here won't know till you post some command line info showing chips and drivers

You have some work and research cut out for you.
Happy Trails, Rok

Last edited by rokytnji; 06-27-2013 at 03:38 AM.
 
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Old 06-27-2013, 04:50 AM   #3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rokytnji View Post
Sounds like the windows driver ndiswrapper is using can't handle wpa-psk encrypted network.
I wonder how it would do on a open unsecured wireless network.

Just to be on the safe side. Here is a command to gather info on your gear

Code:
sudo echo uname: && uname -a -m -p && echo lspci: && lspci && echo lsusb: && lsusb && echo lsmod: && lsmod && echo ifconfig: && ifconfig && echo ifconfig -a: && ifconfig -a && echo iwconfig: && iwconfig && echo resolv.conf: && cat /etc/resolv.conf && echo route: && route -n
Some other tips to help you on your way

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-...-strength.html
https://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/
http://wireless.kernel.org/

You can also go through archived network manager threads and posts to see if anyone else had the same symptoms as you at

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/

Maybe the linux kernel supports your wireless chip out of the box and only nonfree firmware was needed without using ndiswrapper. Members here won't know till you post some command line info showing chips and drivers

You have some work and research cut out for you.
Happy Trails, Rok
Tx for your most helpful and prompt reply. First time I have used a forum like this too. I will give the tips a try and let you know how I get on. Funnily enough I did wonder about whether a secure as against an unsecured system would be a problem...
ATB
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Old 02-23-2014, 04:07 AM   #4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by duggzthebuggz View Post
Tx for your most helpful and prompt reply. First time I have used a forum like this too. I will give the tips a try and let you know how I get on. Funnily enough I did wonder about whether a secure as against an unsecured system would be a problem...
ATB
duggzthebuggz
Sorry for the delay in reporting back...but I have been moving house and modernising it. Here are the detais you asked for regarding drivers etc. Please note that I have switched off the wireless for the moment as a box keeps popping up asking me to connect. Also, I once did get it working on my wireless network when it was open. However I have now secured it, perhaps that is the problem. If so, do you know if it is possible to install another, compatible wireless card and if so, anyone got any ideas?
Tx for your help. Please find information enclosed below.
Duggzthebuggz.

doug@doug-TravelMate-2350:~$ sudo echo uname: && uname -a -m -p && echo lspci: && lspci && echo lsusb: && lsusb && echo lsmod: && lsmod && echo ifconfig: && ifconfig && echo ifconfig -a: && ifconfig -a && echo iwconfig: && iwconfig && echo resolv.conf: && cat /etc/resolv.conf && echo route: && route -n
sudo: unable to resolve host doug-TravelMate-2350
[sudo] password for doug:
uname:
Linux doug-TravelMate-2350 3.2.0-60-generic #91-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 19 03:55:18 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
01:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
01:02.0 Ethernet controller: InProComm Inc. IPN 2220 802.11g
01:04.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
lsmod:
Module Size Used by
pci_stub 12550 1
vboxpci 22911 0
vboxnetadp 13328 0
vboxnetflt 27240 0
vboxdrv 252229 3 vboxpci,vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
joydev 17393 0
snd_intel8x0 33455 2
snd_ac97_codec 110213 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 12642 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 80916 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25424 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
dm_multipath 22747 0
snd_seq 51592 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 28931 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd 62218 11 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
psmouse 96744 0
soundcore 14635 1 snd
serio_raw 13027 0
snd_page_alloc 14115 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
pcmcia 39826 0
i915 428282 2
ndiswrapper 192304 0
yenta_socket 27428 0
pcmcia_rsrc 18367 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 21511 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
bnep 17830 2
rfcomm 38139 0
drm_kms_helper 45466 1 i915
parport_pc 32114 0
bluetooth 158447 8 bnep,rfcomm
ppdev 12849 0
drm 197641 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
binfmt_misc 17292 1
shpchp 32265 0
i2c_algo_bit 13199 1 i915
mac_hid 13077 0
video 19115 1 i915
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
8139too 23283 0
8139cp 26688 0
ifconfig:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0f:b0:61:67:46
inet addr:192.168.2.10 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20f:b0ff:fe61:6746/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:72914 errors:69 dropped:69 overruns:69 frame:0
TX packets:55448 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:106490354 (106.4 MB) TX bytes:4320940 (4.3 MB)
Interrupt:21 Base address:0xc100

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:4462 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4462 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:248485 (248.4 KB) TX bytes:248485 (248.4 KB)

ifconfig -a:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0f:b0:61:67:46
inet addr:192.168.2.10 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20f:b0ff:fe61:6746/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:72914 errors:69 dropped:69 overruns:69 frame:0
TX packets:55448 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:106490354 (106.4 MB) TX bytes:4320940 (4.3 MB)
Interrupt:21 Base address:0xc100

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:4462 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4462 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:248485 (248.4 KB) TX bytes:248485 (248.4 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0e:9b:a9:4d:ed
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 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:22 Memory:e0000800-e0001000

iwconfig:
lo no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSIDff/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Power Managementff
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

eth0 no wireless extensions.

resolv.conf:
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 127.0.0.1
search Belkin
route:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth0
192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1 0 0 eth0
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