Internet connectivity problems Issue [SOLVED]

iode1 · 2011-10-23 13:32:17

Hello all, I'll try to keep this simple;

I cannot ping the internet but I can ping my router. The wireless_tools command is not found. Intel n-1000 wireless card have drivers on a USB key but the mount command "gives a wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on ID, missing codepage or helper program, or other error."

Thanks muchly in advance for any help.

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Not sure if this is better place in the Beginner Thread?

Last edited by iode1 (2011-10-24 03:56:11)

rubdos · 2011-10-23 16:00:36

the usb key:
plug the key in and give us the output from those commands:
(as root): fdisk -l
(as normal user): lsusb

iode1 · 2011-10-23 19:32:01

fdisk -l
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Device Boot Start End Blocks ID System
/dev/sdb1 * 2 3915775 1957887 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

lsusb
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Bus 002 Device 003: ID 054c:0243 Sony Corp. Microvault Flash Drive

rubdos · 2011-10-23 20:27:56

and offcourse you tried (as root)

mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt

?

iode1 · 2011-10-23 21:18:03

No I had tried:

mount <device_node> /mnt as per the ArchWiki not being able to correctly guess what the node identifier was.

So now I have access to the drive I can unpack the drivers. But when I run the command tar -x iwlwifi-1000-ucode-39.31.5.1.tgz /files nothing happens and I have to ctrl-c to escape the process.

Also I recently booted Ubuntu 11.10 and the latest Xubuntu and the wireless was also not able to DHCP failing to retrieve the necessary protocol information. I am wondering if this could be a router issue?

Last edited by iode1 (2011-10-23 21:19:22)

rubdos · 2011-10-23 21:25:46

try tar -xvf instead of -x

It COULD be a router issue, check the router webconfig and check DHCP status... In Arch linux, dhcp can be achieved as following:
dhcpcd eth0 (on eth0 device, so your's is wlan0)

iode1 · 2011-10-23 21:54:37

I've been getting:

dhcpcd[824]: timed out

-bash: webconfig: command not found (same with wireless_tools neither of which have a man page or dedicated wiki articles)

The laptop had Windows 7 wireless working fine before I nuked that OS with nothing working since. Also the router is currently functional for OSX. If I ping my IP address the packets are returned successfully, if I try accessing the computer network at large I get an error. I researched before buying the laptop and according to linlap.com wireless hardware should work with 'nix, unless there is some unique IBM firmware added recently with the release of Windows 7.

iode1 · 2011-10-23 22:33:44

I ran

 # pacman -Ss wireless driver | grep installed

and found that zd1211-firmware 1.4-4 [installed]

Searching the 'net I discovered that this is for a USB Wlan device however lsusb does not list this as presently connected.

Also:

 pacman -Ss intel

returned

 core/iwp2100-fw 1.3-5 [installed]
Intel Centrino Drivers firmware for IPW2100
core/ipw2200-fw 3.1-3 [installed]
Firmware for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db: Failed to open '/var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db'
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db: Failed to open '/var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db'

Last edited by iode1 (2011-10-23 22:51:14)

iode1 · 2011-10-24 01:57:00

This has been solved based on the technique provided:

Specifically the technique provided by reed9

Arch Linux

#1 2011-10-23 13:32:17

Internet connectivity problems Issue [SOLVED]

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