I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 on a HP Pavillion Slimline. Wireless connects but I can't get on the web, except when I connect via an ethernet cable. I was using Win Vista on this box when this problem started so I installed Ubuntu and let it take the entire disk only to find the same problem. I thought maybe it was the HP wireless card so I installed a netgear adapter, same problem. If anyone has a solution for this please share.


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Hi,

sounds like the problem is with the router setup. Have you tested with a different router or with a different computer on the same router?

Evo2.

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Thank you for the reply. Yes, I had a lap top running on my wireless set up right in front of the Pavillion, another one in an other room, and a PC in a different room all running off the same router. I shut all of them down but it didn't make any difference. I use Firefox with everything but in this case I download Chrome and it couldn't get on the web either. I thought I had it cured when I dumped windoze but no joy.

If the wired connection works and wireless doesn't work properly under either Windows or Linux, I'm guessing the issue might be with the wireless, though even that seems far-fetched if you can connect.

Here's a test. See if you can open the router interface in the browser (If the computer IP is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, the router ipaddress would normally be xxx.xxx.xxx.1, so you would go to http://xxx.xxx.xxx.1).

I solved the problem. I restarted the computer and it hooked up. That seems awful simple but I'm hoping that does it. The fact that it lost connection out of the blue when running windoze bothers me, but right now it works! This little computer gets very hot. I'm going get a fan on it and hope that cools it off.

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Glad you are working. A lot of times, a reboot will work wonders.

If that machine is running really hot, you should look into it. Overheating can cause unexpected shutdowns and, if it's persistent, can do longterm damage.

Make sure all the vents are clear of dust. If it has vents on the bottom, use it on a flat surface that doesn't block the airflow. Make sure all the internal fans are working. If it's a desktop and has some kind of airflow cover over the CPU chip as mine does, remove the cover and verify that the heat sink is not choked with dust (this is the voice of experience speaking--I actually put an extra fan inside my desktop's case.)

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Thanks for the reply frankbell. I have it clean and the CPU fan is running but it is really choked up with small space inside. There's no room for a PCI slot fan or an add-on inside the case fan. I'm not sure about the P/S fan. I had trouble with the VGA video and put in a new PCI slot video card and I'm running out of the HDMI side of it. The new card has a fan. I think heat was an issue with the video too. I got a small outside fan today that runs off the USB port and I have it blowing into the side of the case. I've see others in a search that had overheating issues with the HP Pavillion Slimline also.

Sounds as if you've done what you could.

If you hold your hand over the vent at the back of the power supply, do you feel a draft? It's not certain, but it's a quick and dirty diagnostic.

If you don't already have one, you might want a utility to monitor the temperature. Both Gkrellm and conky can do that, as long as their are sensors present in the machine. If you want on-demand, there's lm-sensors. Repo-based distros commonly have all three of these in the repos.

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Thanks again Frank. The little outside fan has it running cool now. I'm going to keep my eye on it though as I know it wasn't designed to run hot.