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dkorzhevin

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From: Kiev, Ukraine

Registered: 2010-04-23

Posts: 61

Wi-Fi networking problem in Arch Linux

Hi,

Guys, i can't understand, what i did wrong with wifi connection, because after connecting to wifi spots i can't run any GUI app.

What i'm doing:

1. Start system x86_64 with latest updates, KDE
2. ifconfig wlan0 up (up internal wifi interface)
3. wifi-menu wlan0 (and choose my hotspot)

Sometimes it connects without problems, but sometimes after connection i can't start GUI apps, i see "DISPLAY 0:" like problems, if i start apps from konsole.

nomorewindows

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Registered: 2010-04-03

Posts: 3,424

Re: Wi-Fi networking problem in Arch Linux

Are you using netctl?
Wicd is better if you are roaming around, although it doesn't seem to like netctl's naming system.

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WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: Wi-Fi networking problem in Arch Linux

I think you are going to ahve to be more specific than "DISPLAY 0: like problems".  That really doesn't tell us very much, and typically these types of errors are not related to the network connectivity.  Can you explain more precisely what is going on here?

Are you using netctl?
Wicd is better if you are roaming around, although it doesn't seem to like netctl's naming system.

I am really not sure what this has to do with the question the OP is asking.

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

Posts: 30,339

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Re: Wi-Fi networking problem in Arch Linux

Do you also see "HOSTNAME" like problems by chance?

Actual error messages are essential, but while you're at it, post the output of the following before and after connecting with wifi-menu:

cat /etc/hosts
hostnamectl
echo $HOSTNAME

Last edited by Trilby (2013-08-11 21:02:54)

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