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burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:18 AM

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So i just installed linux mint on my old laptop and the wifi/ethernet is connected but wont do anything if i ping 8.8.8.8 it says unreachable and driver manager says that i appear to be offline Help me please!

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:19 AM

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ok can you plug in via ethernet cable to your modem/router?

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:20 AM

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I plugged it into that thing that makes ur wifi stronger around the house

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idk whats its called in english

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:20 AM

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a repeater?

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:20 AM

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I think so

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:20 AM

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or the actual router?

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:20 AM

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Nah a repeater

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Could plug it into the actual one

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:20 AM

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it probably doesnt work like that

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:20 AM

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Ill plug it into the actual one

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:21 AM

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the ethernet jack for a repeater is for direct cable-INPUT, not for LAN/OUTPUT

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i could be wrong, but probably.

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:21 AM

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But wireless did not work should ethernet work then?

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:21 AM

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likely it will. they are two DIFFERENT adapters in a computer.

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:22 AM

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So main router does not work either.

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:22 AM

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make sure on the back of router, you plug to one of the many ports labelled LAN

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eg: LAN1, LAN2, LAN3

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and definitely not WAN

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:23 AM

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Ehm so its kind of a cable to my room idk which its plugged in ill go check brb

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So its lan

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Imn pretty sure

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:28 AM

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alright.

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now, open terminal on the pc with Mint.

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execute this command: inxi -SCMNxxx

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then show a landscape-oriented photograph if you have digital camera here.

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:29 AM

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Am i not gonna leak anything thats bad or smth

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:29 AM

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u can read it yourself first

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it wont show anything confidential

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:30 AM

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Whats it gonna show?

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:30 AM

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operating System, CPU type, Machine type/model, Network info

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:31 AM

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This is what i got

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:32 AM

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good. everything's fine I think

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now, do rfkill --output-all and show

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:32 AM

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wahats it gonna kill

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:33 AM

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radio frequency status of any radio devices in ur pc

west atlas Feb 16, 2025, 1:33 AM

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try
sudo systemctl status NetworkManager

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:33 AM

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little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:33 AM

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nah it's probably a hard-switch

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ok soft blocked

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go to settings,

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Network item.

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do you find any connections shown at all?

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:34 AM

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You mean like just network

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:34 AM

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mhm

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:35 AM

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Were i see al my wireless connectin?

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:35 AM

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in system settings

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:35 AM

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Yh all of the wireless conection are there

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:35 AM

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little dust in system settings

specifically here.

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delete them

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:35 AM

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How

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:35 AM

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right click: delete connection

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then make a new one. CAREFULLY

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step by step

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:36 AM

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I cant delete

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I went into system settings

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:36 AM

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show a pic of the thing plese

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:36 AM

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and then searched Network

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Its like this buyt then there also loopback and f2p

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Found this pick online btw

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Oh wait i can forget a network if thats what u mean

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:38 AM

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ya

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:38 AM

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But i can only forget like 3 of them

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:38 AM

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after that, select wifi on left, and the + sign

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:39 AM

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Done

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:39 AM

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make wireless new connection. give it a name.. "eg Home1 WLAN

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:39 AM

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A open vpn?

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:39 AM

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no

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:39 AM

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or a point to point tunneling protocol

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:40 AM

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a simple new wireless connection

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802.11 is the standard for WiFi technology

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:40 AM

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When i click on the plus thing it comes up with a window that says add new vpn

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:40 AM

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skip that

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:40 AM

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Wdym thats all that pops up

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:41 AM

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ok forget the plus thing. select your home wifi in the list of found local broadcasts.

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:41 AM

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Do i need to connect to it

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:42 AM

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then connect, and use the PROPER credentials, and the proper security mode that the router uses. most use wpa2, unless it's open and uses no password

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:42 AM

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Alright im connected what to i do now?

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:42 AM

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does it show automatic for DHCP

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like if u click the gear icon near the network name

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:43 AM

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If i click on the wheel it says wpa wpa2

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:43 AM

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now in the system tray, you should see the wireless symbol appear there.

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test in web browser if works.

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:43 AM

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im still connected to wired

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can turn that off

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if needed

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:45 AM

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or just unplug the cable

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:46 AM

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done still get the server not found error

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:46 AM

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west atlas try `sudo systemctl status NetworkManager`

do this then

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:47 AM

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Fixed it

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im so stupid and sorry for waisting ur time

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:47 AM

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mhm

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what did u do?

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:47 AM

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I had m firewall block the outgoing request

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:47 AM

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geezeee

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tag it solved.

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:47 AM

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like @ solved

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Did it

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:48 AM

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dots menu, at top

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edit tags. add the solved tag

burnt oyster Feb 16, 2025, 1:48 AM

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Thank you for help! Means alot!

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:48 AM

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kk

little dust Feb 16, 2025, 1:49 AM

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burnt oyster Thank you for help! Means alot!

but tag it eh

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