This tag covers anything related to home networking, errors using the official repositories, clouds and system administration. This tag also covers simple internet access issues.
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Authentication in wireless network
I am authenticating a network using WPA2, but not working (authenticates then off)
OS: Ubuntu 13.04 Wireless network card : Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300
$dmesg:
[ 1248.966666] wlan0: ...
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Making websites visible to outside networks with Ubuntu Server 12.04
I am a new Ubuntu Server user, and I need some assistance in setting it up.
I am using Ubuntu Server 12.04 64-bit.
This is my main question: How can I set up Ubuntu Server to host a website that is ...
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Software Center Proxy config
I have a station running 13.04 and I just configured the proxy settings like this:
system->network management-> proxy set on auto
http://user:password@my_proxy
and i also created a file ...
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Creating or mimicing eth0
I am using an ultrabook (Thinkpad X1 Carbon) that has no eth0 device - it only has wlan. Installation is Xubuntu on 12.04
However, MATLAB requires an eth device during installation. Is it possible to ...
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UID based routing doesn't work
I have a 12.04 LTS server with two NICs. They are connected to different networks.
# ip route list table main
default via 192.168.1.254 dev eth0
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 ethernet card not visible
Sometimes my ethernet card on my HP 8530w is not visible anymore. Wifi works but eth0 is not listed. Ifconfig only shows lo and wlan0
cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
The ...
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IPSec L2TP VPN server on Ubuntu; IPsec SA established, but tunnel doesn't work
I want to setup a L2TP VPN on Ubuntu Raring (13.04) in order to connect to my home network.
I was able to successfully establish IPSec SA but tunneling doesn't seem to be worked :(
I have disabled ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 alternatively disable network adapter
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I'm facing the following 2 problems that I don't understand how to solve it:
Wireless connection was running normally when I installed the Ubuntu without the ...
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Connect to a network using only keyboard
My mouse does not work right now, but still I would like to connect to the Internet. Normally I would click the network icon and choose the network, but how to get there without mouse?
I can go to ...
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Ubuntu/Lubuntu Wi-Fi Stopped Working after Screen Replacement/Wi-Fi Disconnect
I changed the screen in my HP530 (so much cheaper than a new laptop).
I had to disconnect the wifi card in the process of opening the machine up. Now I have an unusual problem; the wifi works fine in ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 running on Dell Inspiron 1520 - Wi-Fi problem [closed]
I downloaded Ubuntu 13.4 today, I'm a total Ubuntu beginner, my Wi-Fi and ethernet aren't working at all.
I'm trying to download the Wi-Fi drivers through the additional drivers, but even the ...
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Apt operations always slow on Raring x64
I have tried changing mirrors to the fastest ones in my country, but still apt is 90% slower than my network connection. I usually get 10 megbyte/sec with normal wget operations. This problem is not ...
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Proftpd cannot be accessed from outside the network
I am currently running xubuntu 12.10 with lampserver and proftpd. I have an issue where the ftp works from the home network, but does not work from outside.
I routed it fine through my router because ...
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NetworkManager tries to connect to random wireless networks that it hasn't used before
If NetworkManager can't connect to one of the networks that I've set up for automatic connections, it will start what appears to me to be randomly picking nearby networks and trying to connect to ...
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SSH connection refused when connecting remotly
I set up my ubuntu server and it can connect to itself when running "ssh localhost". However, when I run Putty on windows 8 I get a "connection refused" error.
I have, to the best of my ability:
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Ubuntu 12.04 Routing question
I have got a little network problem:
Samsung 350 v5c laptop.ubuntu 12.04
The problem is that if i use the wifi connection,because that is my internet connection at the moment,and if i want to use ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 ping 8.8.8.8 does not work on one network only
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.
I can connect to and use the internet on one wireless network (say A) and not on the other network (say B).
I can connect to B and get an IP address.
When I ping 127.0.0.1 it ...
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Configure “Link-Local Only” without NetworkManager?
I have two computers, each of which I want to connect to a camera that communicates via "Link-Local" Ethernet.
The first computer has a full install of 12.10. I can get the camera communicating by ...
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Realtek RTL8169 PCI Gigabit not connecting
I am having a weird issue. Moved my PC to another place and when I tried connecting the internet cable connection the network card did not correctly connect to it. It simply started a loop where it ...
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Connect button greyed out for Wireless Network Authentication Required menu
I am trying to connect to a network using the options:
Wireless security: WPA & WPA2 Enterprise
Authentication: TLS
I have entered values for my identity, user certificate, ca certificate, ...
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Slow Network with Ubuntu but not Windows
I have fought this problem for a long time now and it seems to be getting worse.
I have a NIC with Realtek rtl8169. I know these chips have caused problems but it
works just fine in windows. ...
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Linux Server and LAMP basic questions
I am pretty new to the Linux environment. I have been asked to setup a Linux server and LAMP. I do have a background on network and windows server admin, however when it gets to Linux servers, I don't ...
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Problems installing AWUS036H on Ubuntu 12.04 in VirtualBox
I'm trying to get my Alfa AWUS036H wireless card to work inside my VirtualBox, the drivers installed fine, and Ubuntu sees the USB wireless card but I can't get it to connect:
Here's my kernel ...
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VirtualBox Headless: Unable to create hostonly network
I am trying to create VM with the one Bridged interface and one Hostonly interface, but I keep getting an error as the I am not able to attach a device to the hostonly nic. I have done this:
# ...
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No more wlan0 interface
Since this morning I'm trying to configure my USB stick with Ubuntu 13.04.
I tried to compile a driver, without success, then I tried to install the windows driver with ndiswrapper.
After the ...
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Not able to open google on firefox
I had installed ubuntu 12.10 , this is very well connected on network. I am able to access internet through browser. Also, my system was accessed by others.
when I am trying to give commnad apt-get ...
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OpenStack Quantum subinterfaces
Im having an OpenStack setup on ubuntu using quantum as networking. I'm uncertain on which network adapter that the floating ips stick to when associated. Is there a way to find out of that?
ip addr ...
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Where to get wireless drivers for ubuntu?
I am working with a Dell Inspiron 1545. I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my computer and after I was done, I observe that there is no wireless functionality available on my system.
I go to the ...
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Ubuntu server problem with gigabit ethernet card
I have two network cards (one onboard, two removable D-link cards. I'm using Ubuntu server. However, only the second card works properly, one card always link=no when I use command lshw -C network, I ...
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Regarding ethernet card detection in Lenovo G1580
I am using LENOVO G1580 laptop. I have installed Ubuntu 12.10. The Operating System is not detecting ehernet card. Therefore I am unable to configure network. If any dependency or patch is available ...
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Wi-FI not working on ASUS U56E on Ubuntu 13.04
I don't think this is a huge problem because it seemed to be an easy fix for Ubuntu 11 and 12 so now I'm using 13.03 and cannot find a solution to my Wi-Fi problem.
My lap-top can find all the ...
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Ethernet Card doesn't connect
I have tried multiple gigabit network cards, the latest ST1000BT32 Startech, and two different gigabit routers. The machine refuse to connect and pull an IP address. I've tried different ethernet ...
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How to fix “Could not connect to kernel driver.” hostapd error?
Hi everyone I have a problem when I try to start hostapd
when I enter this command hostapd hostapd-minimal.conf I got this
Configuration file: hostapd-minimal.conf
Could not set channel for kernel ...
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enabling file sharing between windows 8 and ubuntu 13.04 raring ringtail
I want to share files between my windows 8 pro machine & my ubuntu 13.04 ringtail machine. Should be easy enough (NOT!)
here is what I have done:
invoked command prompt (admin) and inserted the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - Proxy can't be found - have tried everything I can think of
I am in a work environment using a mandatory proxy, I attempting to change to an IP that currently has a proxy bypass to download useful packages.
I adding in manual IPv4 settings, turned the proxy ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 and Wifi
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.10 and despite it being a trouble free and easy install I am stumped with a WiFi issue. I have tried to find and answer in the "newbee" part of the forum but there is ...
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How to add printer using SAMBA in ubuntu 13.04?
The option is not present anymore in system settings printer to add:
Windows Printer via SAMBA
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How to share internet over wifi?
i m using ubuntu 12.04 i want to share my tata photon plus connection over wifi
I used the procedure listed here but it does not connect to the wireless network in the host computer itself. Please ...
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cannot ftp even when using bridge network and host only in virtualbox?
hi i am using virtual box with bridged network..i can ssh to the guess machine and ftp from the guest machine to the host but not the other way around. i am using ubuntu on both of the machines. i can ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.10 3g modem connection established but not used
Our server has LAN (DHCP) connection to Internal Network and 3G (via USB dongle) to the Internet. The Internet access should not be exposed to internal network and vice versa.
To be able use 3G modem ...
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New to Ubuntu: update always crashes the system
If I install Ubuntu on my little Atom powered laptop, without giving it internet access, it works a charm. However, as soon as I do an update, or connect to the internet while the installation is in ...
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Sharing internet connection via wifi
I am trying to share my internet connection via wifi on Kubuntu. In network manager I created a new shared connection, set an SSID and a password, left everything else untouched. It showed in a list ...
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can't detect my wifi network ubuntu 13.04
I recently installed ubuntu 13.04 32bit on my iMac (21 inch).
I can see some networks, both wep and wpa, but not mine and some others.
mine is on channel 13, I think is that the problem. I've tried ...
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how to install PPTP on ubuntu 12.04 from local file system
I uninstall PPTP by mistake, and can't connect to internet anymore by my VPN. as i have only vpn connection to connect internet so i can't do it by software center or using apt get-install. so i ...
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apt-get stuck at 0% [Connecting to 10.134.216.1] [solved] [duplicate]
When I try to update with apt-get update, it's stuck at 0% [Connecting to 10.134.216.1]. Changing the server doesn't help. It seems like there is something wrong with my network settings, but I can ...
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Cannot access PPA… please check your internet connection
i've tried to add a repository with:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppaCannot access PPA
but the system echoed:
Cannot access PPA ...
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Wired network works in live CD but not after installation
Live CD and installation have working network connection.
But after installing, the network connection is offline; it won't connect! No automatic configuration, aka DHCP doesn't work.
Static ...
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Learning the in's and out's [closed]
I am in school for networking and systems management. I have been bitten by the Linux bug and cannot wait for my server classes to pick up. I have several older computers, laptops and routers at my ...
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Why won't Ubuntu 13.04 recognize a special network?
First, I was unable to use the built-in network module of my nearly new Dell laptop. Also, I couldn't change the brightness of the display. Neither of these actions were a problem with Ubuntu 12.x.
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I killed my network! Help please :D
As a newb, I have been playing with my setup. Now, I get a
waiting 60 seconds for network configuration
Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network configuration
On boot and then when the UI is ...
