WiFi cinnection on an ASUS netbook

[rodgoslin]

I have an Asus EEEPC 1008HA, which has successfully gone through Mageia 1and 2 (and Mandriva before that). On updating to Mageria 3, I find that i am no longer able to connect using WiFi. Ethernet is fine, but for a portable device, no very practical. The Network Center can 'see' the two WiFi signals available, and the strength of the signal, but attempts to connect result in a box with the information "connection failed". This has never happened before. Connection to WiFi has always been reliable.in past versions of Mageia.. There might be a clue in that on a couple of occasions, and I can't remember where, information came up as to Analog Telephone Modem (POTS) and pppp0
I don't really want to go back and re-install Mageia 2, particularly with a whole year of updates to wait through. So any help will be enormously appreciated. I've already installed Mageia 3 on my backup (test) desktop, but since this is a wired connection, it doesn';t really appy.

[doktor5000]

What DE (KDE, Gnome, something else) are you using?

What is the output of this command:

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ps aux |grep wpa

[doktor5000]

Thanks for getting onto my case.
The output of the ps command is:-

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2144 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -P /run/wpa_supplicant.pid

I'm using (as always KDE
I forgot to mention, that the netbook has an Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adaptor.. I've also gone through the "setup new network interface option in Mageia Control Centre, with the same result on establihing a connection, although rather more verbose. The reply he3re is:-

Problems occurred during the network connectivity test.
This can be caused by invalid network configuration, or problems with your modem or router.
You might want to relaunch the configuration to verify the connection settings.

Which is hardly any more helpful than the short answer.. I've also tried it in both manual (my usual configuration ) and automatic, with the same results. The wired connection with the same configuration works fine, and the system has no problems in detecting the WiFi signal

[sander85]

I would try to configure it with NetworkManager.

Try this:
1. Install plasma-applet-networkmanagement.
2. Open MCC and configure your wireless device so that it's controlled by NetworkManager.
3. Reboot.
4. Right click on the small icon in the bottom right corner that shows you hidden icons and choose settings.
5. If needed unlock widgets.
6. Mark the checkbox that enables network configuration.
7. You should see new icon that enables you to configure networks.

Try if that helps. If it does you can use right click on old network icon to make it not start when you log in.

Report back if you still have any problems

[rodgoslin]

I'm afraid that I'm rather lost on this. i can understand step 3 -reboot, and step 7 - if needed unlock widgets, but the rest is so much gibberish to me. . Despite having been at one time, for several years, the systm administrator on a sizeable network of Sparcstations running Solaris, and having, without too much trouble run Linux from Mandrake 7.2 on, I find the lack of transparency and the complexity of systems now rather difficult to comprehend. I have, however run drakconf from the command line and gone through setting up the wifi card, the output to the command line seems to indicate that there are a number of problems associated, perhaps with Networkmanager. I've attached a file with the information. What I would like, is for the system to work properly, so I'll wind the system back to Mageia 2 and leave it for a month or two and try again.

[sander85]

From that output I can see that you have already configured your device to be controlled by NetworkManager. If you don't want NetworkManager to control it then just don't check that checkbox during configuration of your network device (wlan0 in this case). And after reboot you might be just fine.

[rodgoslin]

I didn't configure it with networkmanager. It was done in the system install. Network Center indicated that two WiFi signals were available. One of which was a Piratebox that I've not yet got around to finishing, and the other the one incorpoater in the modem/router. However whenever I requested a connection Network Center was unable to make the connection. That is the problem. A problem that did not exist on Mageia 2, (or any previous distro)
I had another go, and unticked the "use networkmanager" option , as you suggested, and after a re-boot, connection to wifi was successful. I still get the niggly feeling that somewhere, something is not right. Thank you foir your nhelp in this. I'm afraid that years of gazing at obstinately dysfunctional computers has worn my patience thin, and being retired, I no longer have the solace of extended overtime in compensation!.

Cheers

[rodgoslin]

BOOTNOTE:-
Having arrived at a solution of the WiFi problem, I've gone on to ufdate Madeia 2 on my IBM Thonkpad T41 (bigger screen, not so portable). Exactly the same problem occured on upating this machoine, and was 'cured' in the same way, as above. It can't be that uncommon a problem All my other PC's are wired ethernet and don't appear to suffer with the same problem.

[koosjr]

I have a similar problem on both my desktop. It does not connect via wired and setting it to be controlled by network manager does not help.

On my Dell D laptop, only the Wi-Fi connecti8on works. eth0 gives the same trouble as with the desktop.

I tried both Mageia and bit versions.

I even get a text screen and my computer hangs up when I try to connect to the network. Screen captures with camera. I cannot copy and paste.

[sander85]

I have a similar problem on both my desktop. It does not connect via wired and setting it to be controlled by network manager does not help.

On my Dell D laptop, only the Wi-Fi connecti8on works. eth0 gives the same trouble as with the desktop.

I tried both Mageia and bit versions.

I even get a text screen and my computer hangs up when I try to connect to the network. Screen captures with camera. I cannot copy and paste.

This is offtopic. You seem to use Dell, not ASUS. Please open bugreport @ bugzilla (http://www.mageia.org/en/support/report-a-bug/).

[koosjr]

This is offtopic. You seem to use Dell, not ASUS. Please open bugreport @ bugzilla (http://www.mageia.org/en/support/report-a-bug/).

I have filed a bug report, however I fail to see how different computer brands with a similar sounding problem can be considered off topic.

[sander85]

This is offtopic. You seem to use Dell, not ASUS. Please open bugreport @ bugzilla (http://www.mageia.org/en/support/report-a-bug/).

I have filed a bug report, however I fail to see how different computer brands with a similar sounding problem can be considered off topic.

I fail to see how it sounds similar at all? This topic so long was about wifi connection problems and I didn't notice even one line about kernel panic. Your problem seems to be related with cable connection..

[Natitou]

I have an Asus EEEPC 1008HA, which has successfully gone through Mageia 1and 2 (and Mandriva before that). On updating to Mageria 3, I find that i am no longer able to connect using WiFi. Ethernet is fine, but for a portable device, no very practical. The Network Center can 'see' the two WiFi signals available, and the strength of the signal, but attempts to connect result in a box with the information "connection failed". This has never happened before. Connection to WiFi has always been reliable.in past versions of Mageia.. There might be a clue in that on a couple of occasions, and I can't remember where, information came up as to Analog Telephone Modem (POTS) and pppp0
I don't really want to go back and re-install Mageia 2, particularly with a whole year of updates to wait through. So any help will be enormously appreciated. I've already installed Mageia 3 on my backup (test) desktop, but since this is a wired connection, it doesn';t really appy.

Hi rodgoslin,
I have an Asus Eeepc 901 and I failed to connect using wifi.
I partially solved the problem by desinstalling "wpa_supplicant" which desintalls "networkmanager" as well !
I then tried to connect using WEP which worked.
I reinstalled "wpa_supplicant" but refusing "networkmanager" to reinstall. As it did not connect using WPA, I checked "wpa_supplicant.conf" and suppressed the line "auth_alg=OPEN". Though, you might not have that line ?

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network={
priority=1
scan_ssid=0
auth_alg=OPEN
ssid="MYRADIOLINK"
psk="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

I then managed to connect using to WPA
As I said earlier it partially solves the problem, but there is a bug wpa_supplicant should be compatible with networkmanager !
If you manage to understand some french, my post is there http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-15441+ma-carte-wifi-est-reconnue-mais-ne-se-connecte-pas.php
If it can help you ?

Natitou