[SOLVED] wicd / wifi connection

[sandro54]

Hi guys,

I have a strange behavior when I tray a connection with wicd: wicd says "connected to ......etc" but I don't surf on internet (firefox says to check the connection ....etc).

I discovered that this problem disappears when I execute on the terminal the "dhclient" after running wicd and now all works why ??

do you have any ideas ??

thanks

[sandro54]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

let's go guys, any ideas

[Snowhog]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

How are you connected to the Internet: Wire/Wireless router? Wireless 'hot spot' (cafe)?

[sandro54]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

How are you connected to the Internet: Wire/Wireless router? Wireless 'hot spot' (cafe)?

I'm using a wireless router connection and Kubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-16-generic.
In addition the connection with the 9.10 require a lot of time about 30 minutes every time while with Kubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic is immediate.
maybe are there kernel problems ??

thanks in advanced

[Snowhog]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

Okay. We need to know about your wireless setup. What make/model of router? What make/model of wireless card/device/chip? As to the latter, open a console and type:

lspci | grep Ethernet

[sandro54]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

Okay. We need to know about your wireless setup. What make/model of router? What make/model of wireless card/device/chip? As to the latter, open a console and type:

following my wireless setup:
modem-router:

 D-LINK ; DSL-G624T wireless G ADSL2 +

wireless card :

02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8039 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4353] (rev 15)
06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection [8086:4229] (rev 61)

as said in previously post I use wicd and the following is the present configurations:

xgrass@Kid:~$ sudo cat /var/lib/wicd/configurations/001b113d2e4e
ap_scan=1
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
    ssid="DLINK_WIRELESS"
    scan_ssid=0
    proto=WPA RSN
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
    pairwise=CCMP TKIP
    group=CCMP TKIP
    psk=**************** (replaced by Snowhog - Global Moderator -- NEVER provide your
real psk in your messages!)
}
xgrass@Kid:~$

the following are the files resol.conf, interfaces & wpa_supplicant.conf for manual connection updated after installing "wicd"

xgrass@Kid:/etc$ cat resolv.conf
nameserver 192.168.1.1

xgrass@Kid:/etc/network$ cat interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

####################### start wlan0  wireless connection ############
# -- tutto commentato xche uso wicd x attivare la connessione wireless ------
#commento auto wlan0
#commento iface wlan0 inet dhcp
 #commento wireless-essid DLINK_WIRELESS
 #commento wireless-channel 11
 #commento wireless-mode managed
########################## start wpa_supplicant ##################
 #commento wpa-driver wext
 #commento wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

######################   end wlan0  wireless connection  #########

xgrass@Kid:/etc/network$

xgrass@Kid:/etc$ cat wpa_supplicant.conf
######################### start section for supplicant  ################
# -- tutto commentato xche uso wicd x attivare la protezione WPA e
# -- la key "VIVIFEDEGO54" alla rete wireless DLINK_WIRELESS --
#commento network={
 #commento ssid="DLINK_WIRELESS"
 #commento psk="**my key***"
 #commento key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
 #commento proto=WPA
 #commento pairwise=CCMP TKIP
#commento }
############################## end section  ################################
xgrass@Kid:/etc$

thanks in advance

[Snowhog]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

sandro54@

I edited your last post and removed/replaced the psk key you identified. This is a VERY BAD practice - NEVER, NEVER, NEVER provide your psk key in any posts. You opened your PC for hacking. I STRONGLY suggest that you change your psk key on your router immediately.

[sandro54]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

sandro54@

I edited your last post and removed/replaced the psk key you identified. This is a VERY BAD practice - NEVER, NEVER, NEVER provide your psk key in any posts. You opened your PC for hacking. I STRONGLY suggest that you change your psk key on your router immediately.

you are right , I will do it at once

Thank you very much

[GreyGeek]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

I think your problem is that your resolv.conf file is NOT loaded with the DNS IP of your ISP

xgrass@Kid:/etc$ cat resolv.conf
nameserver 192.168.1.1

192.168.*.* is reserved for local LANS and isn't accessible by or to the Internet. The dhclient application loads it correctly, but your installed connection app does not.

[sandro54]

Re: wicd / wifi connection

I think your problem is that your resolv.conf file is NOT loaded with the DNS IP of your ISP

xgrass@Kid:/etc$ cat resolv.conf
nameserver 192.168.1.1

192.168.*.* is reserved for local LANS and isn't accessible by or to the Internet. The dhclient application loads it correctly, but your installed connection app does not.

great , after having changed the above 192.168.*.* with DNS primary (193.70.192.25) and DNS secondary (192.70.etc..) of my provider all works at last. I setup these DNS by "wicd" using DNS Server 1 and DNS Server 2 fields.

thanks very much GreyGeek

[sithlord48]

Re: [SOLVED] wicd / wifi connection

i would also check to make sure that you router is set to foward DNS requests ......(that is so you can use it as your nameserver). if i am not mistaken almost all d-link and linksys routers do this by default.