[solved] can't connect to my internet

[Snowhog]

Re: can't connect to my internet

I don't believe so. The widgets listed are, I believe, already present (as uninstalled apps) on your system.

[sngehl01]

Re: can't connect to my internet

Deleted my last post. Misread the output. Yes, you have an internal network controller:

03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)

Have you installed the Network-Manager Plasma Widget yet? If 'no,' click on the Cashew icon in the upper right corner of the screen and then Add Widget... and scroll down until you see this widget. Click it once and then click the Add Widget button. This will put the widget onto the Panel (right side by default). Click it to open and look at the options.

I don't see that widget in the add widget panel...

[sngehl01]

Re: can't connect to my internet

any help anyone? i'm still not getting anywhere with this

[vinnywright]

Re: can't connect to my internet

post the output of these 3 comand's in order

iwconfig

this will show if the system is setup to use your wirless card

ifconfig

this will show if it's up and usable

ifconfig -a

if the last comand dident show it this should.

then well go from thare.

if you ar in Kubuntu 9.04 JJ the nework manager widget should be thare try looking agin thars a lot of them and thay scrole by fast.........in fact it should be on your panell by default? second or therd from rite at the bottom of screen!!

VINNY

[sngehl01]

Re: can't connect to my internet

nick@nick-laptop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thr=2352 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

pan0 no wireless extensions.

nick@nick-laptop:~$ ifconfig
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:132 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:132 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:9552 (9.5 KB) TX bytes:9552 (9.5 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:77:48:1b:0a
UP 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)

wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1B-77-48-1B-0A-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING 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)

nick@nick-laptop:~$ ifconfig -a
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:132 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:132 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:9552 (9.5 KB) TX bytes:9552 (9.5 KB)

pan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 52:be:3b:14:dd:4b
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:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:77:48:1b:0a
UP 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)

wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1B-77-48-1B-0A-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING 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)

nick@nick-laptop:~$

there's what happened when i typed in those commands vinny. I have a widget called Network Management, not network manager though, i assume they are one and the same? I tried to put the Blue Marble widget on my machine, and I got this response : "This object could not be created for the following reason: OpenGL Shaders not supported." what's this mean?

thanks for all the help once again.

[vinnywright]

Re: can't connect to my internet

dont worey about the blue marbel just yet....it's just eye candey eney way!!

your wirless card is set up to be used and is up....that is active

insted of the marbell add the Network Management one insted IF thars not one alllreadey on the panell....it should have ben thare by default??

then well go frome thare!!

VINNY

[sngehl01]

Re: can't connect to my internet

this might sound stupid, but how do I get to that widget, and add it where I can use it or whatever? this whole "widget" idea confuses me.

i appreciate the help, thanks

[vinnywright]

Re: can't connect to my internet

this might sound stupid, but how do I get to that widget, and add it where I can use it or whatever? this whole "widget" idea confuses me.

i appreciate the help, thanks

you rote

I have a widget called Network Management, not network manager though, i assume they are one and the same?

??

VINNY

[sngehl01]

Re: can't connect to my internet

yeah i see it, but i dont know how to use it.

[vinnywright]

Re: can't connect to my internet

ok so I just revewd the hole thred

so when you rite click the network manegment icon what do you see? tell us everything you see ........and.do you see your wirless network name (ESSID)?

if you do what hapens if you click it?



VINNY

[monte48lowes]

Re: can't connect to my internet

Simply left click on the network manager icon, select 'New Network Connection', pick your network from the list, click on 'Connect'.

A popup will open asking for your WEP/WPA key.

Mike

[sngehl01]

Re: can't connect to my internet

ok guys, I did what you guys said like 100000000 times, and it wouldn't connect to the internet.

UNTIL I REALIZED MY WEP CODE IS HEX, NOT PASSPHRASE

doh!!!

i put "hex" in and typed it in, and bam I was connected, sweet!

i love it, but konqurer (spelling?) doesn't run really great, are there any other web browsers to try? or can I update it or something? like when I go to yahoo.com it asks me to update my web browser

thanks guys!

[Snowhog]

Re: can't connect to my internet

Excellent! Return to your first post, click the Modify button, and add [SOLVED] to the subject line.

As to alternatives to Konqueror, you can try FireFox.

[monte48lowes]

Re: can't connect to my internet

Or you can try Opera

http://www.opera.com/browser/download/

Mike

[sngehl01]

Re: [solved] can't connect to my internet

thanks again guys! I got firefox going so all is right with the world so far!