Configuring wireless internet connection 11.0

User Name. · 10-18-2006, 04:04 PM

I was going to check slackbook website, but it seems to be down.

Anyway, I got all the wireless internet information set up, but when I load firefox, it can't find/connect to the website.

I nmaped my computer, I don't have port 80 open.

Shade · 10-18-2006, 05:06 PM

Hi.

You seem to have a misunderstanding of having 'port 80 open'. You would only have port 80 open if you were running apache on your machine as a web server. Outgoing connections (web browsing) wouldn't mean you have port 80 open.

Slackware doesn't run a firewall by default, anyway.

How did you set up your wireless settings?

What kind of wireless card are you using?

Does the command /sbin/iwconfig output anything about your wireless card?
Do you have an ip address? (ifconfig)
Can you ping your router?

-- Shade

User Name. · 10-19-2006, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shade

Hi.

You seem to have a misunderstanding of having 'port 80 open'. You would only have port 80 open if you were running apache on your machine as a web server. Outgoing connections (web browsing) wouldn't mean you have port 80 open.

Slackware doesn't run a firewall by default, anyway.

How did you set up your wireless settings?

What kind of wireless card are you using?

Does the command /sbin/iwconfig output anything about your wireless card?
Do you have an ip address? (ifconfig)
Can you ping your router?

-- Shade

Code:

root@slackware:~# /sbin/iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

Code:

root@slackware:~# ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          Inet addr:127.0.0.1 mask: 255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK FUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:10650 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:10650 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueulen:0
          RX bytes:471834 (460.7 KiB) TX bytes:471834 (460.7 KiB)

I got the internet connect up with ubuntu, I don't know why I can't with slackware.

I used Control Center > Internet & network > Network Settings/Wireless network
I also put in all the correct information I needed when installing 11.0.

onebuck · 10-19-2006, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by User Name.

Code:

root@slackware:~# /sbin/iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

Code:

root@slackware:~# ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          Inet addr:127.0.0.1 mask: 255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK FUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:10650 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:10650 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueulen:0
          RX bytes:471834 (460.7 KiB) TX bytes:471834 (460.7 KiB)

I got the internet connect up with ubuntu, I don't know why I can't with slackware.

I used Control Center > Internet & network > Network Settings/Wireless network
I also put in all the correct information I needed when installing 11.0.

Hi,

What kernel, system information and NIC/WLAN device?

I would do this from console as root;

Code:

dmesg |grep eth                       #see if a eth at boot
dmesg |grep wlan                      #what about wlan device
lspci -vv                             #get device information
lsmod                                 #see what modules are loaded
ifconfig -a                           #get status of all devices

Please note the difference in the output for the 'ifconfig -a' and 'ifconfig'. With the '-a' option you get all devices, regardless of status, up or down.

Please post information from console session un-edited so we can assist in diagnosis. Post your /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf too!

User Name. · 10-19-2006, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwsandvik

Hi,

What kernel, system information and NIC/WLAN device?

I would do this from console as root;

Code:

dmesg |grep eth                       #see if a eth at boot
dmesg |grep wlan                      #what about wlan device
lspci -vv                             #get device information
lsmod                                 #see what modules are loaded
ifconfig -a                           #get status of all devices

Please note the difference in the output for the 'ifconfig -a' and 'ifconfig'. With the '-a' option you get all devices, regardless of status, up or down.

Please post information from console session un-edited so we can assist in diagnosis. Post your /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf too!

Code:

root@slackware:~# dmesg |grep eth 
root@slackware:~#

Code:

root@slackware:~# dmesg |grep wlan
root@slackware:~#

I would put lsmod and lspci -vv, but there is many MANY lines of code.
ifconfig -a is the same as ifconfig.

onebuck · 10-20-2006, 08:27 AM

Hi,

Apparently your system isn't recognizing your NIC or WLAN device. My crystal ball is cracked therefore I can't view your screen output for the lspci -vv.
If your that lazy to print the output to screen then HELPTHYSELF.