[SOLVED] fresh fedora 16, wifi working but no connection

mbfortuna · #1 8th February 2012, 08:18 PM

I fresh installed fedora 16 on my Asus x72j with a Atheros AR23x/45x or something like that. The pci works but I can't connect to internet. Instead, I surf in web with my wired connection.
If needed I can post ifconfig, iwconfgi, lsci and everything you need to help me.
I googled but I can't find what to do as I'm new in Linux world.
Thanks for your help

sea · #2 8th February 2012, 08:46 PM

Fedora search: Atheros wifi
Dunno, but i get over 5000 results just on fedora forum pages...

Whats the output of:

Code:

uname -r
dmesg|grep wifi

mbfortuna · #3 9th February 2012, 06:03 AM

Thanks for your answer.
The respective out put for uname-r and dmesg|grep wifi are:

Code:

3.2.3-2.fc16.x86_64

Code:

no messages

but I can't connect. Fedora"s Network Manager asks the key many times but the key is correct cause my wife"s computer is already connected.

hadrons123 · #4 9th February 2012, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbfortuna

I fresh installed fedora 16 on my Asus x72j with a Atheros AR23x/45x or something like that. The pci works but I can't connect to internet. Instead, I surf in web with my wired connection.
If needed I can post ifconfig, iwconfgi, lsci and everything you need to help me.
I googled but I can't find what to do as I'm new in Linux world.
Thanks for your help

post the output of

Code:

 lspci -vvv | grep WLAN

BarbieQ1 · #5 9th February 2012, 02:47 PM

If it helps, I'm having the same issue with a new Fedora 16 64bit install I did yesterday. My Vaio has an active, working wifi connection. It works fine under the Windows partition and also on Fedora before I updated everything after the install. But now under Fedora, I can't access pages or make any additional yum updates via the wireless connection. I can use a wired connection, though.

I have yet to find the reason, but I'll post if I figure it out soon. I presume it was one of the updates... unfortunately it was a first update with over a hundred at the same time.

mbfortuna · #6 10th February 2012, 01:38 PM

Hi everybidy,
I'll Tag this post SOLVED cause I found how to fix this issue.
Install WICD

Code:

# yum install wicd wicd-common wicd-gtk
# su
# systemctl enable wicd.service

to stay in peace with SElinux

Code:

 # semanage fcontext -a -t puppet_tmp_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t named_cache_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_etc_rw_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_tmp_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_log_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t sysctl_net_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_var_lib_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_var_run_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t net_conf_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t user_cron_spool_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t pppd_var_run_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t afs_cache_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t root_t '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # restorecon -v '/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t named_cache_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_etc_rw_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_tmp_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_log_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_var_lib_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_var_run_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t net_conf_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t pppd_var_run_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t root_t '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # restorecon -v '/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t named_cache_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_etc_rw_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_tmp_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_log_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_var_lib_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_var_run_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t net_conf_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t pppd_var_run_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # semanage fcontext -a -t root_t '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf'
     # restorecon -v '/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf' 
     # reboot

wicd
restorecon -v '/etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf'
restorecon -v '/etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf'
restorecon -v '/etc/wicd/wired-settings.conf'

System Start-up

Code:

chkconfig | grep wicd
chkconfig --level 2345 wicd on
chkconfig --level 2345 NetworkManager off

Restart computer

You'll find wicd on activities/applications/Internet

That's what I did and now I'm using my wifi-connection

Cheers
Mauiricio

alcer123 · #7 30th March 2012, 08:53 PM

Thanks for the solutions, I guess the network manager that is shipped with Fedora 16 is the problem. I have a Lenovo X200 tablet, with Intel wifi and video card, and it was working fine in Fedora 14 but not in F16. I followed instructions on installing wicd network manager and now it is working fine.
I had some other problems with other applications and took me a few days to have this laptop running again, but I did not quit and I am enjoying the new look of Fedora.
Thank you very much hope the Fedora people switch to the wicd net manager.

From Oregon,
Al Cervantes

DSlinux · #8 17th November 2012, 05:48 AM

@ MBFortuna

I am using Fedora 16. initially my wifi was not working. So I tried the code you have posted. But after restarting WIFI is still not working.

Now Wired connection is also not working & no icon is being displayed at the top of the desktop screen.

I am getting the following error:-
" COULD NOT CONNECT TO wicd's D-Bus interface. Check the wicd log for error messages. "

clicking Ok displayes the next message :
"Error connecting to wicd service via D-Bus. Please ensure the wicd service running."