Questions tagged [networking]
Use this tag for networking and internet related issues in elementary OS
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How to make sure the wireless network is the network whose status is used for the top bar
I have a successful wifi connection, yet the top bar is showing a network icon with an x on it (presumably indicating a bad network connection). I assume the cause is the two virtualbox networks I ...
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How to use a printer on a Windows PC from Loki
I have just installed eOS Loki on a PC that is on a LAN with a Windows 10 PC.
I can see shared folders on the Win PC from eOS, but haven't been able to work out how to print to the printer that is ...
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How can I disable Airplane Mode?
I have a problem with Airplane Mode (AM) in elementary OS Loki (latest release, updated as of today). I am not sure whether this is a Gnome issue (see for instance this thread), a Pantheon issue or ...
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Need advice about custom drivers for Realtek RTL8188ee
My NIC is a Realtek RTL8188ee. I'd noticed my browsing speeds on Ubuntu (well, elementary) were slower than on Windows. I did some searching and found this page on GitHub which claims this is ...
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Slow Internet connection (WiFi) while using elementary OS Loki (Ralink RT3060)
My Internet connection is painfully slow and irregular on elementary OS Loki.
I'm connected to the Internet via WiFi through a PCI antenna.
What I experience is that I get disconnected from time to ...
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Elementary OS Loki proxy settings
My connection is through proxy server. I managed to set the proxy server with my user name and my password and port 8080. I am able to do updates, upgrades and install packages. I even use TeamViewer ...
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Wifi has odd behavior
I´m using a HP Stream 13 which has a Realtek RTL8723BE (or similar) wifi/bluetooth chip with elementary OS Loki 0.4.
Wifi is always working after reboot of system. Sometimes my network show great ...
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Network icon missing in Freya wingpanel
I have tried everything in this thread and I have asked on Reddit but I am unable to get the network icon back. Please help.
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Photo icon preview from SMB network share [closed]
Using 0.4 Loki, if I browse 'entire network' to my SMB servers, it defaults to connection by ftp. In this case jpg files don't have an icon preview, and if the file is loaded from the network share, ...
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Loki 0.4 - network-manager applet shows disconnected after docker installation
Hi I'm new to elementary os. I had network-manager says my wifi connected perfectly. I installed docker, now network-manager reports wired network disconneted (though wifi is working correctly).
Is ...
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NetworkManager is delaying my boot. How can I solve it without breaking functionality?
After a recent update or maybe after connecting to a TTLS wifi network my boot time increased in 10 seconds.
I could make it faster by disabling "Connect automatically to this network" on the ...
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WiFi on MacBook Pro (12,1 - Early 2015)
After following instructions in a number of other threads, I am still unable to get the built-in WiFi on my 13" MacBook Pro (12,1) to show up or work under the latest version of elementaryOS. ...
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http://blog.elementary.io/ direct to https://www.datenschutz.de/?
why http://blog.elementary.io/ direct to https://www.datenschutz.de/ ? is it normal ? date 2016 10 24
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Ethernet not working after resuming from sleep
After resuming from sleep , Ethernet doesn't work and requires me to reboot.
When I try to connect to Ethernet after resuming from sleep it tries to connect and after about a minute it disconnects.
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Wifi connectivity issue during the installation of Freya
I wanted prove this linux distro (I heard good things about it), but I'm having this problem with the wifi connection: it simply doesn't work, both during installation and after i have installed the ...
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Loki - no VPN connections in network-manager tray applet [closed]
In network-manager i can only select wireless and wired networks as well as hidden but not VPN. To connect to VPN I have to go to system settings and connect from there.
How do I add VPN menu option ...
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Loki Proxy wont save settings. [closed]
I am trying to change the proxy settings but after I hit apply and close the dialog box it resets the settings back to default after about 10 seconds.
I need the proxy to access the internet on my ...
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Network-Adapter doesn't get used by system
I recently reinstalled Elementary OS (Freya 0.3.2) on my Laptop, but how ever the Networking seems not to work properly.
I've got a "Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter" which gets ...
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Mobile Broadband missing in Loki [closed]
Mobile Broadband is missing in network manager. Hardware is not detected. Updating kernel brings it partially back and makes configuration possible, but does not provide a selection option in network ...
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ElementaryOS 0.3.2 AMD64; Macbook Air 2008: Wifi after installing
I have the same problems that several people had before.
Wifi ain't working.
However, installing the libnl-3-200 libnl-route-3-200 and libnl-genl-3-200 did not work, nor did downgrading.
At first ...
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Low wifi strength on Loki
Is there any wifi strength related bug on Loki or Ubuntu 16.04? I've been experiencing low strength and therefore low speed. I'm on a fresh Loki installation running on an HP Laptop with a Realtek ...
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How to properly set up a DSL(PPPOE) connection with ipv6 in Loki?
I don't know where to ask this, so I'm asking it here.
Situation: dynamic IPv6 addresses from ISP, wired modem, home computer. Symptoms: many web pages don't load; no software is shown in AppCenter ...
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using tcp wrappers
editing my hosts.allow to allow and deny access to special services.
At last restart service without rebooting the system.
Try killall -HUP inetd or killall -HUP xinetd
The answer
inetd: no ...
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Kernel version in Loki (0.4)? Support for Atheros WiFi hardware
I recently purchased a new laptop by Acer, part of the Aspire E15 lineup, and it seems that the WiFi hardware is not supported with the kernel that is being used by Freya.
Since Elementary is an ...
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No Wi-Fi after sleep
my Wi-fi won't work after sleep. My card is Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev c3).
/var/log/syslog says :
Mar 8 00:31:15 Laptop kernel: [ 1396.243632] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Failed to load ...
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How can I Adjust UTC/Local Time Zone
Because Windows uses local time as their base, I need to set elementary OS to also run in local time or it screws up my Windows 10 time setting and updates. How can I get elementary OS to run on local ...
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How to downgrade libnl packages to fix network manager?
In May my elementary OS network stopped working. I cannot connect to wifi or Ethernet. It seems the last update caused the network problem. Looking for the solution I came across this How can I fix ...
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Built-in VPN connection failure
Nevermind! I would still like to know why it doesn't worked with the built-in client. But I just found out that the ShrewSoft VPN client is available through the Software Center. Ok, I start to love ...
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Can I connect to my VPN through GUI in Loki beta
Is it still possible to connect through the network applet somehow? I installed network-manager-openvpn-gnome, but I can't find anything in the network settings. There is only the "Proxy" option under ...
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Wifi networks not detected in elementary OS. Ethernet working
My problem is that wifi networks in the vicinity are not detected even though the wifi module is (apparently) turned on, and ethernet is working fine (I had to get that working manually as well):
I ...
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Disconnect vs Disable Networking?
What does disconnecting from a connection do vs disabling networking?
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No network capability [duplicate]
Just downloaded the most recent update today. After restart, I have no networking capability whatsoever. No wifi, no wired, nothing. Opening networking through settings gives me an error message to ...
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Avoid no network issue
As explained here How can I fix Networking, Wi-Fi and Ethernet, not being available after update? there is a regression bug that will cause some systems to lose network entirely.
Lewis' excellent ...
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No network conection after last upgrade yesterday [duplicate]
Yesterday I updated to elementary 3.19 ..59 and today came just another small one and after that the network connection disappeared.
The system had suggested an upgrade of some elder packages as ...
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Wireless issues Freya vs (Ubuntu & Windows) [closed]
I have a 5Ghz wifi network with an SSID of 'spark1_5', but my desktop with ElementaryOS Freya (Kernel 3.19) does not see it. spark1_5 is on channel 132 of the 5Ghz spectrum. Upon running iwlist wlan0 ...
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Can't access internet but can ping
I have just installed Elementary OS on my laptop, and everything including the WiFi is working. I can do
ping google.com
and it also works (shows correct IP). However, when I try to actually go to ...
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Can't get ath10k (Killer Wifi 1535) to work on Freya [closed]
i've installed Freya and everything is working nicely out of the box, except the WiFi.
My laptop has a Killer 1535, so i followed their instructions (http://www.killernetworking.com/support/knowledge-...
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wifi drops signal, but indicator shows connected
I have an HP Stream 11 Netbook, that I used to run Xubuntu on for about half a year. I decided to switch to freya, but have been having connectivity problems. The WiFi signal will drop out, but the ...
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WiFi icon on wing panel disappeared
Since WiFi icon disappear on wingpanel I'm unable to connect to the new WiFi networks. the connect button on the Network settings also not working, can anyone tell me how to fix the network icon or ...
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Wireless Connectivity Issues on Some Networks - Acer Aspire 1410 - Solved
I have Freya installed on an Acer Aspire 1410 and I am having issues with the wireless connection on my home network.
The odd thing is, I have a perfect connection at my local coffee shop.
I had ...
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I can't get network-manager to connect to a network
Like I said, I don't know how to get the stock network manager to connect to a network. I am on a late 2010 MacBook Air, so I don't have an ethernet port. I need wifi to connect to the internet. ...
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the system network services are not compatible with this version - permanent fix
I recently ran into the same Problem as Louis Kuan
The fix from Lewis Goddard actually helped to get me connected again, thank you for that. Since i have to few reputation i am not allowed to comment ...
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incompatible network problem elementary os 0.3.2 in my hp 450 notebook [duplicate]
hello equipment elementary os, I am writing to know if there is a solution to my problem of network support, for that matter, yesterday make an update Freya software version 0.3.2 (64 bits, and is ...
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How can I fix Networking, Wi-Fi and Ethernet, not being available after update?
After updating the OS today and rebooting, the wifi and ethernet has stopped working. Opening Network in the control panel gives me the error "The system network services are not compatible with this ...
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Network icon suddenly gone, can't access wifi hotspot [duplicate]
Today, for no reason I can discern, the network indicator icon is missing. I happen to also be away from home in a business trip, so I am reliant on wifi hotspots for internet access.
Since the icon ...
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Wifi and Ethernet Disabled after last Freya update [duplicate]
I updated my Elementary OS like always with the update manager.
After reboot no internet anymore. No Wifi and no ethernet worked.
I run sudo lshw -C network
*-network DEAKTIVIERT
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Warning: Three libnl* v.3.2.21-1ubuntu1, update from January 29th broke my network manager [duplicate]
I've updated my PC last night (January 29th) with only 3 updates available, libnl-3-200, libnl-genl-3-200 and libnl-route-3-200, all version 3.2.21-1ubuntu1, and after reboot my network manager was ...
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U-Link 802.IIN Wireless Issue on Freya
I have just installed the latest version, 0.3.1 Freya 32 bit, but cannot get my usb wireless adaptor to work. It is a U-Link 802.llN adaptor and the supplied drivers are RTL8192EU.
Any ideas?
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Stuck at splash with “Waiting for network configuration”
I just restarted my Elementary OS and it is stuck at splash screen with a text
Waiting for network configuration...
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Bridge wlan0 to eth0 without DHCP
I'm currently trying to set up an access point in my lounge, using my Sony Vaio with elementary OS installed. I have successfully created an access point & can connect to the Internet that way ...
