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I've ran
sudo wifi-menu wlp3s0
and it runs fine but gives me a message at the end saying that it failed to connect. I've been trying to connect to an unsecured network
Okay, one step at a time. Stop dhcpcd, Stop netcfg. I assume you don't have wicd or NetworkManger installed, let alone running.
Then, try (as root) iwconfig wlp3s0 essid yourAccessPointSSID
Wait a few seconds, and then look at the output of just iwconfig
See what it says about your access point:
ewaller@odin:~ 1004 %iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
enp3s0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"Woodlyn"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: C4:<REDACTED>:8F
Bit Rate=48 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=67/70 Signal level=-43 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:122 Invalid misc:398 Missed beacon:0
ewaller@odin:~ 1005 %
Notice that my card is associated with the ESSID for my AP. If it is, the MAC address of your access point will be displayed. I have redacted most of mine for security.
If you are associated, you still won't have internet access. if you are associated, do (as root) dhcpcd wlp3s0
See if it gives you an address. If not, post the output of all of the above commnads.
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I would like to test wicd to see if it works but i can't install it with pacman its giving me the error
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Any pointers?
I like (and use) wicd.
Clean out your cache with pacman -Scc, then try to install wicd.
I suggest you try my my previous post first. I like to work through problems rather than skip around.
Last edited by ewaller (2013-03-20 03:19:08)
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Heres my iwconfig:
enp2s0f0 no wireless extensions.
wlp3s0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"MedWheel"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
lo no wireless extensions.
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...And MedWheel is not encrypted (it is open) and it shows up in the output of the scan command we used earlier?
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It is encrypted with WPA earlier I was somewhere else should I try this on an unencrypted network here?
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Yeah, the commands I gave assume Open or WEP. WPA requires that we use wpa_supplicant. I don't want to walk you through flying wpa_supplicant by hand.
If you can use an open network, give that a try. If not, then go ahead and install wicd. You also need a client like wicd-gtk. Try cleaning your cache and see if that helps with your signature problems.
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yeah its not working with the guest network. And I tried clearing the cache still no luck
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I don't know what to say about wicd. Maybe change your mirror, then clear the cache and try again?
Let's try wpa_supplicant. Take a look at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/WPA_supplicant. I suggest trying wpa_cli. Let me let you read that. I'll be back in a little while. I've still a couple hours before I pack it in for the night.
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I don't know what happen but it works now. I'm sorry I can't say I've learned what went wrong but thank you guys so much for your help I really appreciate it!!!!!
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