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bug2k12

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Registered: 2012-07-16

Posts: 18

New install - Can't get network to connect

New install on my Dell laptop, can't get the network to connect.
If I do a

ip link

I have something like:

1: lo: ..... state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT
2: enp0s25: ......  state DOWN mode DORMANT
3: wlp3s0: .... state DOWN mode DEFAULT

If i use ip link set wlp3s0 up it still shows as being down

I have wifi-menu installed which picks up my wireless connection and creates a profile in /etc/netctl I have also tried removing this and creating a manual profile which also does not appear to work.

netctl start wlp3s0_ap1

Comes back with:

Job for netctl@wlp3s0_ap1.service failed. See 'systemctl status netctl@wlp3s0_ap1.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.

looking at journalctl log shows "The interface of network profile 'wlp3s0_ap1' is already up' followed by a status=1/FAILURE and 'Unit netctl@wlp3s0_ap1.service has failed'

systemctl status netctl@wlp3s0_ap1.service shows:
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/netctl@wlp3s0_ap1.service; enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2013.......

Any help on where to look next would be appreciated.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: New install - Can't get network to connect

DId you read the wiki's Wireless page?

bug2k12

Member

Registered: 2012-07-16

Posts: 18

Re: New install - Can't get network to connect

Yes, it didn't help me getting netctl to successfully connect to the network. Trying to activate a profile always failed, the logs didn't appear to show why it failed just that it did (to me anyway).

I have removed netctl and put networkmanager on which I can get to connect manually, just need  to get auto connect working.