Questions tagged [networking]
Use this tag for networking and internet related issues in elementary OS
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Can't modify the network configuration
I can't change my network configuration. As you can see in the next image it is grey and I can't edit any option.
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wired connection problem
Help me please? I have no way to set up a wired connection, if this connection doesn't have DHCP. How can I fix it? It doesn't have any settings button.
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Atheros AR9485 works ONLY on live-media
MY SITUATION
Recently I decided I wanted to change OS my Samsung NP270E5E, as Windows 10 was getting considerably slow and stuttery and I need it to be smooth enough to let me work without hiccups.
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Prioritizing home DNS over public DNS?
I'm an elementary OS 5.1 user, and I self-host a few different applications including Jellyfin and Nextcloud on another Linux machine.
Because I didn't want to have to use a different endpoint URL ...
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Atheros AR9271 just doesn't work!
So I have tried everything I know. I have also installed firmware-atheros as suggested in some other posts.
I don't understand why my AR9721 USB Adapter isn't working because I seem to have ...
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Wifi not available on Juno using rtl8812au driver and usb wifi stick
The networking icon only has options for wired, and is missing a wireless option. The rtl8812au-dkms driver is identified by the AppCentre. I've tried multiple troubleshooting tips from other similar ...
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Network Manager update has triggered network pauses
With the ath9k driver, the recent Network Manager (1.10.14) update creates "pauses" in applications that use the network without buffering. In Terminal, using, say, ssh, one will type something and ...
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No 5 GHz wifi networks detected
I recently installed elementary OS Juno on my MacBook Pro 10,1 (Early 2013), dualbooting with MacOS. After initially not having any wifi at all after installation, I followed the instructions here ...
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Broken network after KVM installation
I have started to traverse through instructions on KVM installation without realising that I was not SSHing to my server and performing everything on my local machine. I have got as fas as installing ...
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Ethernet Cable Unplugged? [Juno]
savageholycow@HentaiSavage:~$ sudo lshw -c network
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
vendor: ...
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BCM57780 ethernet link is always down
I'm struggling since a while with my NIC "Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe" which can not be connected to any device using ethernet. The link is always down.
I tried to change ...
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UFW and Elementary OS 5 - Juno
I have a new, fresh installation of Elementary OS 5 - Juno on a Razer Blade Stealth (2018). All of the updates have been applied (as of 02/02/19). I want to enable the firewall through System ...
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Juno - no network connection (over ethernet) when using multiseat config
I'm setting up a multiseat configuration on my desktop. I used loginctl attach to allocate a graphics card and 3 usb dongles (for keyboard, mouse and headset) to my extra seat (named 'seat1').
I used ...
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startup with vpn connected
At startup, computer connects to network automatically. Can I also have computer start with vpn connected/connect as the next step automatically?
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Wifi card not working Loki
I have come to this issue since yesterday that the only way I can get internet from using my computer is by sharing my phone's connection via USB. My wifi card seems like it is not even activated.
I ...
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Connect to Windows via Samba - instant timeouts
I'm trying to connect ElementaryOS to a Windows laptop and nothing I've tried has worked. Even running gvfs-mount smb://192.168.1.x from the terminal results in "Error mounting location: Failed to ...
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how to Elementray os network metric settings
Can we set the interface metric in Microsoft windows with elementary OS?
Thanks,
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Why does my wifi keep doing this?
This started happening after the OS update today.
[ 1518.424042] ath: phy0: Unable to reset channel, reset status -22
[ 1518.434738] ath: phy0: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0xffffffff ...
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Connect to network share on startup
So, my problem is that I have a Windows and Linux share I connect to for working with files and my web server each day, but having to open the network folders through Files every time I turn the ...
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Dell laptop boot with ethernet doesn't allow for Wifi when disconnected from ethernet [duplicate]
When I boot my Dell E5440 laptop, I often have it docked (Dell docking station) and connected via ethernet. Network settings doesn't show that wifi is an available option when the computer is booted ...
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How to stop leaked DNS for VPN?
I have Loki and I use Private Internet Access for my VPN. I couldn't get PIA's client to work on Loki so I used this method to install and it uses the network manager. It works great, but my DNS leaks....
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Cannot connect pptp vpn: Vpn service stopped
I'm trying to connect to a pptp vpn. but I keep getting the error "vpn service stopped" It used to work at beginning but then stopped working, and I don't know what exactly caused it to fail.
I ...
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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 to use Pantheon File Manager to connect to Apple Time Capsule drive
I've setup my drive on time capsule and can successfully mount it manually with the following:
mkdir ~/tcdrive
sudo mount.cifs //MyTimeCapsule.local/Data ~/tcdrive/ -o username=myusername,sec=...
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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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Network printer add Loki system settings printers [duplicate]
I have installed Loki 64 bits a couple of days ago in my Dell Inspiron 1501.
I used Ubuntu for more than ten years, so I think I could install the network printer the same way. The problem is that the ...
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Loki chose wired network profile
I have multiple wired network profiles. How can i chose one in the loki gui? In Freya it was easily possible via the network panel, all profiles were listed and I simply clicked on it to activate. In ...
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Sharing files linux to linux, or linux to windows
How do you share files in elementary OS? What is the install procedure for Samba? I cannot see elementary OS on my network at all, Linux or Win
Really need to be able to stream content from Win to ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Fresh Install on brand new computer, No network connectivity
I'm newish to linux based, so you may have to explain like I'm 5.
my wifi card exists, I can choose my network and enter my password, but then network failed.
My ethernet exists, I can choose it, ...
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Wired connection not working after update. Ethernet not listed in ifconfig
I upgraded elementary OS to 0.3 and the wired connection is not working anymore. When I first installed elementary OS, I had to follow these steps. But I noticed that the ethernet is not even listed ...
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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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Loss eth0 after update [closed]
I lost eth0 after the last update. Output of cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID="elementary OS"
DISTRIB_RELEASE=0.2.1
DISTRIB_CODENAME=luna
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="elementary OS Luna"
Output of `uname -r
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How can I troubleshoot a "VPN connection failed"?
I'm trying to use Hola's full VPN feature. In their setup guide they give instructions only for Windows and Android, but I should be able to use that info on Linux as well, i.e. VPN server, username ...
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elementary OS makes my router reboot, why?
I'm not totally sure if it is only elementary OS or all Linux distributions.
I been seeing this for months but do not have a clue about the reason. When I use a computer with elementary, my router ...
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How can I make the OS treat a Network drive as local?
I am kinda new to linux, so forgive me for being rather useless with linux. I am trying to configure my media PC with linux instead of windows since windows kept crashing.
Anyway, I have downloaded ...
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Bluetooth not working with Ralink RT3290
Just got a WiFi adapter for my laptop and WiFi is working correctly in elementary OS.But Bluetooth is not showing and shows as if there are no Bluetooth adapters installed.
Output of sudo lshw -c ...
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Trouble installing L2TP vpn protocol on Elementary
I've been trying to install l2tp on my Elementary OS Hera machine. I haven't found any guide for this that is specific to Elementary, and while the related packages appear in my apt search, the option ...
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I can not use my wifi connection although it is connected
I just installed Elementary OS to my laptop, it is an Alienware. When I was in the installation process, it asked which wifi it should connect and after confirming password it installed everything ...
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Wifi not working after kernel upgrade
I have a laptop HP Pavilion with Realtek wifi card.
It didn't have a driver for Linux until end of last year as you can see here.
Then I installed it when it was released from this repo
It worked ...
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Can't activate wireless from WingPanel
I am facing a problem in that after turning off wireless I can not reactivate from the wingpanel! When I click on the wireless switch in the network nothing happens and I have to enter network ...
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Network Manager Restart Script Issue
I've created a script to restart the network manager using
#!/bin/bash
sudo service network-manager restart
I've named the file network-restart.sh and ran
chmod +x network-manager.sh
to set ...
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Stuck on Boot After Joining Microsoft Active Directory Domain
I installed Centrify and joined an Active Directory domain but now it just stays on the bootup screen. I'm using Loki.
I'm unsure how I can reach a recovery console.
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Empty window popping up after resume from suspend
After resuming from sleep (i.e. opening the laptop lid) an otherwise empty window is on top with title "..." and a spinner as content.
How can I get rid of this?
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VPNC & network-manager
I don't seem to be able to add VPNC connections in the network manager. I've installed vpnc and vpnc-scripts, neither has added the VPNC option to the menu to add a VPN connection. I can run vpnc from ...
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