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mnabil

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[Solved] How to track wifi errors

I can't connet to my wifi ZiZ network and can't track what is the problem, I need to know how can i figure out what is the problem?

My laptop is HP ENVY dv6 and I've 3G modem and it connectes fine when

systemctl enable dhcpcd
systemctl enable NetwrokManager

but when try to use wifi-menu

I get these errors where ZiZ is my wifi network name

Job for netctl@ZiZ.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status netctl@ZiZ.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

systemctl status netctl@ZiZ.service says

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl@.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2017-03-04 21:07:43 EET; 1min 40s ago
     Docs: man:netctl.profile(5)
  Process: 1331 ExecStart=/usr/lib/network/network start %I (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 1331 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: Starting Networking for netctl profile ZiZ...
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux network[1331]: Starting network profile 'ZiZ'...
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux network[1331]: The interface of network profile 'ZiZ' is already up
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: netctl@ZiZ.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: Failed to start Networking for netctl profile ZiZ.
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: netctl@ZiZ.service: Unit entered failed state.
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: netctl@ZiZ.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

journalctl -xe says

-- Subject: Unit netctl@ZiZ.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/li … temd-devel
--
-- Unit netctl@ZiZ.service has begun starting up.
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux network[1331]: Starting network profile 'ZiZ'...
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux network[1331]: The interface of network profile 'ZiZ' is already up
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: netctl@ZiZ.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: Failed to start Networking for netctl profile ZiZ.
-- Subject: Unit netctl@ZiZ.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/li … temd-devel
--
-- Unit netctl@ZiZ.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: netctl@ZiZ.service: Unit entered failed state.
Mar 04 21:07:43 linux systemd[1]: netctl@ZiZ.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mar 04 21:08:30 linux NetworkManager[435]: <info>  [1488654510.1002] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 2E:2B:71:04:16:66
Mar 04 21:08:30 linux kernel: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlo1: link is not ready
Mar 04 21:08:30 linux wpa_supplicant[492]: wlo1: Reject scan trigger since one is already pending
Mar 04 21:08:30 linux NetworkManager[435]: <info>  [1488654510.1167] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disabled
Mar 04 21:08:30 linux NetworkManager[435]: <info>  [1488654510.1559] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disabled -> inactive

Last edited by mnabil (2017-03-05 20:01:29)

graysky

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

Please post with code tags.

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seth

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

systemctl enable dhcpcd
systemctl enable NetwrokManager
but when try to use wifi-menu

Pick *one* way to manage your netwrok and stick with that.
dhcpcd and NetworkManager (that's a local typo only in your post?) already fight each other about access to the HW, bringing a third (netctl) fourth (wicd) or fifth (systemd-network) player into the game won't help ;-)

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mnabil

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

Would you please suggest a tutorial to about these systems because I'm not netwrok professional I'm regular user

I've no problem to read and understant but can't find decebt description about these tools and differences

The Arch wiki assume you are smart enough, Ok i am but not in this network area

seth

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

It's a matter of individual preference, really. The only real rule is "pick only one"
If you for some apparent reason want to use wifi-menu (which is mostly a frontend to netctl and iw scan) that's totally fine, you you have to disable dhcpcd and NetworkManager (and stop them once if you don't want to reboot)

Here's a list of the network managers (dhcpcd isn't really that but does the same basic job)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Li … k_managers
with links to details on the individual programs.
You can try them all, but please in a row and not at the same time ;-)

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hilltownboy

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

netctl can be used without having dhcpcd disabled

seth

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

*can*, but you *can* just as much run into conflicts - depends on how you use either (and by this keep them apart)
Since there's however hardly any reason to use two network managers next to each other, it's a good idea to simply do not - notably if you are already encoutering issues or less insight in your actions.

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mnabil

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

It's a matter of individual preference, really. The only real rule is "pick only one"

i diabbled all dhcpcd networkmanager and installed wicd, wicd-gtk xfce4-notifyd

i ran systemctl enable wicd and restarted

now I can connect to wifi but i can only access router page on browser
cant view webpages, cant access internet

also, my 3G mkddm is not working now

how and where to check logs that may tell me where the error is

mnabil

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

well these commands solved the problem

disable and uninstall netctl dhcpcd wicd

install
pacman -Syy networkmanager network-manager-applet xfce4-notifyd

now my 3G usb modem and wifi on xfce4 taskbar notification area

thank you very much for help

dminca

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

The wiki also screams in a Note: "You must ensure that no other service that wants to configure the network is running; in fact, multiple networking services will conflict" etc...

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

... pacman -Syy networkmanager network-manager-applet xfce4-notifyd

Please note that this is the wrong way to install packages and will cause serious problems if you do this regularly.  Never use any variant of `pacman -Sy` without also including 'u'.  Either the of the following are safe:

pacman -Syu networkmanager ...
pacman -S networkmanager ...

But `pacman -Sy networkmanager` is not safe nor supported.

Last edited by Trilby (2017-03-06 11:49:18)

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mnabil

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Re: [Solved] How to track wifi errors

... pacman -Syy networkmanager network-manager-applet xfce4-notifyd

Please note that this is the wrong way to install packages and will cause serious problems if you do this regularly.  Never use any variant of `pacman -Sy` without also including 'u'.  Either the of the following are safe:

pacman -Syu networkmanager ...
pacman -S networkmanager ...

But `pacman -Sy networkmanager` is not safe nor supported.

Thank you very much