Cannot connect via wireless

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jellyjam
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Cannot connect via wireless

#1 Post by jellyjam »

First I'd like to say that I love the default color theme.

I have a laptop with Windows 10 installed, but I run a few different flavors of Linux via external SSDs. I have no trouble connecting via these systems or other LiveUSBs.

I used dd to create an antiX LiveUSB. However, when I boot and use Wicd Network Manager, the system sees the available wireless options but it cannot connect. Eventually it gives a "cannot obtain IP address" or something to that effect (I cannot cut-n-paste the error for obvious reasons).

Any hints?

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Re: Cannot connect via wireless

#2 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

Check

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/usr/sbin/rfkill
If it shows a block under the SOFT section then use

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sudo /usr/sbin/rfkill unblock all
If the wireless device is unblocked then check

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ping -c3 8.8.8.8
ping -c3 google.com
If the first command works but the second fails then look at the output of

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ls -l /etc/resolv.conf
If the file is a symlink to connman then delete it and create your own instead:

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sudo rm /etc/resolv.conf
sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf <<!
nameserver 9.9.9.9
nameserver 2620:fe::9
!
Note: other nameservers are available.
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