No wireless connections at home

Since this router/modem was replaced we are not able to get regular wireless connections or program new devices. We did a reset last night but will not hold

Harmony wrote:
Hi James: Yes, the WiFi symbol is illuminated and the Access Connections shows no active connections when using fn F5.
How about available WAPs? What does Access Connections show when you click on Find Wireless Networks?
Regards,
James
Full disclosure, I don't work for Lenovo.
James at Thinkpads dot com

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One for entering into devices, computers etc for Internet Access Only.
You need the long and random password to defeat brute force attacks by GPU software that the hackers have now.
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Wireless connection failing

Archlinux fresh installation.
Laptop: HP Compaq 6720s with Broadcom 4312 wireless adapter with proprietary driver:
$ lspci -vnn -d 14e4
lspci: -d: ':' expected
[archio@laportabile ~]$ lspci -vnn -d 14e4:
10:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company BCM4312 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [103c:137d]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at e4000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: wl
$ lsmod | grep -i wl
wl 2557001 0
lib80211 3949 2 wl,lib80211_crypt_tkip
cfg80211 433688 1 wl
Wired connection works fine.
I've a WPA2 wireless connection at home which I can't connect to.
Both wicd and network manager GUI fails on authentication.
Wireless networking has always worked fine in the past using "wl" driver.
I've tried:
$ sudo systemctl start dhcpcd@wlp16s0
Job for [email protected] failed. See 'systemctl status [email protected]' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.
$ sudo journalctl -xn
-- Logs begin at dom 2013-03-24 13:11:17 CET, end at lun 2013-03-25 16:35:59 CET
mar 25 16:35:47 laportabile sudo[1005]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
mar 25 16:35:48 laportabile dhcpcd[353]: wlp16s0: sending IPv6 Router Solicitation
mar 25 16:35:48 laportabile dhcpcd[353]: wlp16s0: sendmsg: Network is unreachable
mar 25 16:35:48 laportabile dhcpcd[353]: wlp16s0: broadcasting for a lease
mar 25 16:35:52 laportabile dhcpcd[353]: wlp16s0: sending IPv6 Router Solicitation
mar 25 16:35:52 laportabile dhcpcd[353]: wlp16s0: sendmsg: Network is unreachable
mar 25 16:35:56 laportabile dhcpcd[353]: wlp16s0: sending IPv6 Router Solicitation
mar 25 16:35:56 laportabile dhcpcd[353]: wlp16s0: sendmsg: Network is unreachable
mar 25 16:35:59 laportabile sudo[1026]: archio : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/archio ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/journalctl -xn
mar 25 16:35:59 laportabile sudo[1026]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by archio(uid=0)
$ sudo systemctl status [email protected]
[email protected] - dhcpcd on wlp16s0
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]; enabled)
Active: failed (Result: resources) since lun 2013-03-25 16:35:47 CET; 3min 30s ago
Process: 1008 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/dhcpcd -q -w %I (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
mar 25 16:35:47 laportabile systemd[1]: Starting dhcpcd on wlp16s0...
mar 25 16:35:47 laportabile systemd[1]: PID file /run/dhcpcd-wlp16s0.pid not....
mar 25 16:35:47 laportabile systemd[1]: Failed to start dhcpcd on wlp16s0.
mar 25 16:35:47 laportabile systemd[1]: Unit [email protected] entered ...e
Disabling IPv6 usage doesn't help:
$ sudo systemctl start dhcpcd@wlp16s0
Job for [email protected] failed. See 'systemctl status [email protected]' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.
$ sudo journalctl -xn
-- Logs begin at dom 2013-03-24 13:11:17 CET, end at lun 2013-03-25 16:48:48 CET. --
mar 25 16:56:21 laportabile kernel: [<ffffffffa05d5425>] wl_event_handler+0x55/0x1f0 [wl]
mar 25 16:56:21 laportabile kernel: [<ffffffffa05d53d0>] ? wl_cfg80211_scan+0x490/0x490 [wl]
mar 25 16:56:21 laportabile kernel: [<ffffffff8107b300>] kthread+0xc0/0xd0
mar 25 16:56:21 laportabile kernel: [<ffffffff81010000>] ? perf_trace_xen_mmu_set_pte_at+0x10/0x100
mar 25 16:56:21 laportabile kernel: [<ffffffff8107b240>] ? kthread_freezable_should_stop+0x70/0x70
mar 25 16:56:21 laportabile kernel: [<ffffffff814da76c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
mar 25 16:56:21 laportabile kernel: [<ffffffff8107b240>] ? kthread_freezable_should_stop+0x70/0x70
mar 25 16:56:21 laportabile kernel: ---[ end trace f35ce584c51d6167 ]---
mar 25 16:56:23 laportabile sudo[1336]: archio : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/archio ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/journalctl -xn
mar 25 16:56:23 laportabile sudo[1336]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by archio(uid=0)
$ sudo systemctl status [email protected]
[email protected] - dhcpcd on wlp16s0
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]; enabled)
Active: failed (Result: resources) since lun 2013-03-25 16:47:39 CET; 9min ago
Process: 1068 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/dhcpcd -q -w %I (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
mar 25 16:47:39 laportabile systemd[1]: Starting dhcpcd on wlp16s0...
mar 25 16:47:39 laportabile systemd[1]: PID file /run/dhcpcd-wlp16s0.pid not readable (yet?) after start.
mar 25 16:47:39 laportabile systemd[1]: Failed to start dhcpcd on wlp16s0.
mar 25 16:47:39 laportabile systemd[1]: Unit [email protected] entered failed state

jynnantonix wrote:
Where are you putting in your WPA passphrase? Do you have wpa_supplicant running? I think you need it to associate with an encrypted network. Have you tried using wifi-menu from netcfg[1]? Alternatively, you could use netctl[2] from [testing] because it's going to take over for netcfg once it hits the stable repos.
[1]https://www.archlinux.org/packages/core/any/netcfg/
[2]https://www.archlinux.org/packages/testing/any/netctl/
1) Put it in NetworkManager and wicd applet (obviously I don't use both at the same time)
2) How do I see if wpa_supplicant is running?
I've tried to connect manually to a non protected wifi but it's not doing anything:
$ ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 00:1f:29:8c:5d:1f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp16s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 00:21:00:19:07:a3 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
$ sudo ip link set wlp16s0 up
$ ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 00:1f:29:8c:5d:1f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp16s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 00:21:00:19:07:a3 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
$ sudo iw wlp16s0 connect FoxFi52
$ sudo dhcpcd wlp16s0
dhcpcd[652]: sending commands to master dhcpcd process
$ ping 8.8.8.8
connect: Network is unreachable
$ ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 00:1f:29:8c:5d:1f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp16s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 00:21:00:19:07:a3 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
Vipermaseg wrote:
I have the same card you have on my Inspiron1525 and sometimes wpa_supplicant/netcfg give me some headaches, I don't know why.
My personal recommendation is that you use NetworManager and nm-applet along with the b43 driver, as PinkPanther noted.
EDIT1: Also check that b43 and wl modules are not loaded at the same time, b43 module might be loaded automatically.
$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
joydev 9727 0
lib80211_crypt_tkip 9082 0
wl 2557001 0
snd_hda_codec_analog 79922 1
coretemp 6198 0
iTCO_wdt 5447 0
iTCO_vendor_support 1929 1 iTCO_wdt
hp_wmi 8058 0
sparse_keymap 3088 1 hp_wmi
lib80211 3949 2 wl,lib80211_crypt_tkip
cfg80211 433688 1 wl
i915 558806 2
snd_hda_intel 34194 2
microcode 14465 0
psmouse 76175 0
serio_raw 5105 0
pcspkr 1995 0
snd_hda_codec 102453 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_analog
snd_hwdep 6428 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 78146 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 7426 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 18934 1 snd_pcm
drm_kms_helper 35517 1 i915
rfkill 15996 2 cfg80211,hp_wmi
evdev 10136 7
snd 60156 10 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_analog
drm 226103 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
lpc_ich 11601 0
i2c_algo_bit 5391 1 i915
i2c_core 23171 4 drm,i915,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit
soundcore 5442 1 snd
e1000e 213616 0
intel_agp 10872 1 i915
intel_gtt 12566 3 i915,intel_agp
fan 2785 0
thermal 8577 0
wmi 8379 1 hp_wmi
battery 7098 0
acpi_cpufreq 10630 1
mperf 1267 1 acpi_cpufreq
container 2493 0
video 11363 1 i915
ac 2568 0
button 4701 1 i915
processor 27431 3 acpi_cpufreq
ext4 478274 6
crc16 1359 1 ext4
jbd2 77917 1 ext4
mbcache 6026 1 ext4
sr_mod 14823 0
cdrom 35520 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 31258 3
ata_generic 3338 0
pata_acpi 3451 0
ahci 22160 2
ata_piix 24760 0
libahci 20906 1 ahci
libata 168683 5 ahci,pata_acpi,libahci,ata_generic,ata_piix
scsi_mod 130797 3 libata,sd_mod,sr_mod
ehci_pci 4120 0
uhci_hcd 25004 0
ehci_hcd 47423 1 ehci_pci
usbcore 175061 3 uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci
usb_common 954 1 usbcore
dm_mod 72922 20
b43 NEVER worked good to me, since I was Using Ubuntu 5 years ago. (this computer has seen Ubuntu, debian, openSUSE, debian, arch and none of them worked good with b43).
I'll try them again.
EDIT: Ok b43 installed and loaded by lsmod and still not working, it doesn't event try to connect, it flash for a millisecond and nothing more.
Do i have to extract b43 firmware with b43-fwcutter as explained here? http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drive … ed_devices
archwiki doesn't mention doing anything like it.
Does installing b43-fwcutter execute it?
EDIT 2: b43 up and running, but still can't connect. I've tried wpa_supplicant also.
$ sudo wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
wlan0: Trying to associate with 28:10:7b:f1:1f:0e (SSID='LAS' freq=2412 MHz)
ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Device or resource busy
wlan0: Association request to the driver failed
wlan0: Associated with 28:10:7b:f1:1f:0e
wlan0: WPA: Key negotiation completed with 28:10:7b:f1:1f:0e [PTK=CCMP GTK=TKIP]
wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 28:10:7b:f1:1f:0e completed [id=0 id_str=]
Cwlan0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=28:10:7b:f1:1f:0e reason=3 locally_generated=1
wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Last edited by buntolo (2013-03-27 23:56:21)

WPA wireless connection

Hi,
I have a wireless connection problem. I am using S10e. Windows XP Professional (English) with SP3 was installed. Public/open wireless access points were detected and connected successfully. WEP wireless connection at home was fine. However, while configured WPA wireless connection, Windows do not allow me to enter user ID and password. (I am using the default Windows wireless configuration software.)
Remark:
1. Windows Update was run. All critical patches and latest drivers were installed.
2. In device manager of Control Panel in Windows, all drivers of devices were installed. (No exclamation mark next to devices).
Pls help.
Thanks
Regards,
Simon

Had the same or a similar problem on my S10
Excellent connection to my wireless router, but no way to enter WEP key.
Right click to icon on taskbar to "View Available Wireless Networks"
Click on "Change Advanced Settings"
Click on the "Wireless Networks" tab
Highlight your network and click "Properties". (You may need to delete your network here, Can't remember.)
At the "Association" tab, UNCLICK "This key is provided for me automatically"
Now type in your exact SSID network name, even if it already shows up (very important)
Type in your Network WEP key twice to verify.
I need to do this the first time I use any XP machine on my wireless network.
Its probably a setting in my D-Link wireless router. I don't understand these things, I just try and try.

How do I use my wireless Led TV as a second monitor using my home network without any cables? Both of them are connected to home network

How do I use my wireless Led TV as a second monitor to my mac book pro using my home network without any cables? Both of them are connected to home network

Having a gateway there is not going to be a problem. We just need to configure the Time Capsule correctly to work with the 2Wire.
You will need one ethernet cable to connect the 2Wire to the Time Capsule and a second ethernet cable to temporarily connect your computer to the Time Capsule so that it can be configured.
The 2Wire you have now should already be broadcasting a wireless network, so once you have the Time Capsule setup, you will actually have two wireless networks there.
Here's how to configure the Time Capsule to work with the 2Wire:
Connect an ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the 2Wire to the WAN (circle icon) port on the Time Capsule.
Connect another ethernet cable temporarily from your computer to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule
Open Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Base Station tab below the row of icons to assign a name for the Time Capsule, a device password (write this down) and adjust time zone settings
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
Wireless Mode....Create a wireless network
Wireless Network Name....Your choice
Radio Mode....Automatic
Channel...Automatic
Wireless Security...WPA/WPA2 Personal
Wireless Password....Your choice (write this down)
Check mark next to....Remember password in keychain
Click the Internet icon
At the bottom, change the setting for Connection Sharing to "Off (Bridge Mode)"
Click Update at the lower right and the Time Capsule will restart after 20-25 seconds and you should get the green light.
You should now be able to connect to your Time Capsule wireless network.
I'm not clear on whether you have tried to setup the Time Capsule to backup your computer. Post back if you need some info on that. We may need to start another thread for that as that will be a different subject.

Wireless Connection Problems for Home Hub 3 and Vi...

We have upgraded from BT Home Hub 2 to version 3 and had a BT man (engineer) visit to set it up. He did so with no problems on our PC (wired, runnning XP) and installed all relevant software on the PC and this is connected which so far has been fast (enough - as expected) and reliable. Once the 'main' computer in the house was connected we then tried to connect other things to the internet using this BT Hub 3.
However when attempting to connect our family laptop (running Vista) we hit trouble. Initially I tried to use the icon in the tray (bottom right of the screen) by clicking on connect to a network, then selecting our hub, then inputting the wireless key and going through the menus correctly. It would only connect 'locally' and not recognise the hub. It says identifying then says unidentified (public network BT Hub 3) and only 'local' access which I then change to private network. With my preivious internet I was able to set it up as Home network - now I can only choose between public or private BUT NOT Home, Work or Public.
So I then tried the BT disc that comes with the hub into the laptop. I go through the menus - it asks is the broadband light steady blue? Yes. Click next to continue wireless set up. So I press continue. It then asks for the wireless network/SSID BTHub3- numbers and letters and the wireless key. So I put that in correctly (double checking) and click next. It then says Connecting to your Hub which then gets ticked but then the checking wireless key doesn't tick - it crosses, and says failed. It asks me to check I typed the numbers and letters correctly (I am sure of that) and It goes to Manuel set up. Where I select my hub and again type in the wireless key and click next. But the same thing happens - connecting to your hub gets ticked but checking wireless key fails.
I then get a message that says i should do a wired set up, which I can do and works but on the laptop wired solutions is just not satisfactory - laptops need wireless connectivity. Is this a problem with my laptop, Vista or the hub/modem or a combination.
I also have been able to connect other things to the internet such as a netbook (running Windows 7) and a games console. Please comment if anthing needs explaining or more detail. Your help will be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

John46: I uninstalled the Hub programmes you said to. I then tried to connect to a network (wirelessly - accessed either by going to Start - Connect to or from the icon in the tray (bottom right). I selected my hub and clicked connect. It does its thing and says 'successfully connected to...' I close that and go onto Network and Sharing Center and it shows its trying to identify the network and wait a few seconds it then shows 'unidentified network (public network)...' and that I have only got local access and so cannot surf the web.
As I mentioned in my earlier post:
With my previous Internet I was able to set it up as Home network - now I can only choose between public or private BUT not got the choice between Home, Work or Public.
Hope I've explained myself.

Unable to connect to home wireless network with my iPod touch

I've had my iTouch for several months now and I'm still not able to connect to my wireless network at home. I've tried the resets and other suggestions I've found in the discussion groups but nothing has worked.
I have an older Netgear Router MR814v2 and it is unsecured. It is attached to my old desktop, HP Pavilion running Windows ME, which is not able to run the itunes software. My HP laptop is where my iTouch and iTunes software is installed.
The iTouch displays my network with good signal strength, but when I try to connect I get the "unable to join the network "NETGEAR".
Going to my router, it does not recognize my iTouch as an attached device. Why is that and what am I missing?
Thank you for all suggestions and your help.

I tried powering down the router. When it's off the iTouch does not recognize the network and then when it's powered on again, the iTouch recognizes the network. Unlike the public wi-fi spots that my iTouch responds to, where all the info like IP Address, Subnet Mask, Router, DNS etc are populated in the settings...my iTouch does not populate these fields at home even though it recognizes the network. I still get the unable to connect to network error. Could it be that my router is antiquated and can not support the iTouch? Like I said earlier, my Router does not recognize the iTouch as being attached to it.

Laptop won't reconnect to home wireless FiOS connection after using Verizon Wireless connection

I have a laptop that I've had connected to my home FiOS Internet connection without problems in the past. Now, when I leave the house and use my Verizon wireless stick to connect to the Internet and then return home the laptop no longer connects to the home wireless network. Any ideas? I've already:
Rebooted the laptop
Rebooted the router
Viewed the settings for the laptop connection on the router info page
Thanks.

xillib wrote:
I have a laptop that I've had connected to my home FiOS Internet connection without problems in the past. Now, when I leave the house and use my Verizon wireless stick to connect to the Internet and then return home the laptop no longer connects to the home wireless network. Any ideas? I've already:
Rebooted the laptop
Rebooted the router
Viewed the settings for the laptop connection on the router info page
Thanks.
Hello,
If your internet connection at home is working fine using a wired connection (using an ethernet cable) to the router and you're only having trouble connecting wirelessly, then I would recheck the network settings on your laptop:
http://www22.verizon.com/support/residential/internet/fiosinternet/networking/setup/addwireless/1265...
The important part of this process is ensuring that you're selecting the right network name (SSID) for your home residential wifi network and entering the corresponding encryption key.
If you need additional help, please call Verizon's Technical Support department at 1-888- 553-1555.

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