Internet not connecting after Petra install.

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tomp123

Internet not connecting after Petra install.

Post by tomp123 »

I just installed Petra cinnamon 64 bit and I am trying to connect to wired internet via and ethernet cable. It tries to connect for a minute or so then says disconnected. This is the first operating system for this computer, I am not sure if I have to do anything special to get the network connection to work properly. Please help, thanks.
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anandrkris

Re: Internet not connecting after Petra install.

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It could be due to driver issue of your network card. Did you try installing any additional drivers using driver manager?
Can you open Terminal, type the command 'inxi -Fx' without quotes and paste the output.
tomp123

Re: Internet not connecting after Petra install.

Post by tomp123 »

I cant paste it because I cant get it off that computer, its not recognizing USB flash drives. So I will just type the driver related info.

network: card-1 realtek rtl8111/8168/8411 pci express gigabit ethernet controller
driver: r8189 ver:2.3lk-napi port: d000 bus-ID 04:00.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: 74:d4:35:53:65:bd
card2: qualcomm atheros wireless network adapter: ath9k bus-ID 03:00.0
IF: wla0 state: down mac: 24:fd:52:1f:8a:12
let me know if you need anything else thanks for helping.
tomp123

Re: Internet not connecting after Petra install.

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and I am using the recommended driver in driver manager
anandrkris

Re: Internet not connecting after Petra install.

Post by anandrkris »

Am guessing you downloaded the additional drives when it connecting. Try connection w.o using them.
Did it connect to net in live dvd / usb session before installation?
Am not an expert on the subject but did some googling, as per below link the solution is to install wicd (you may have to download the *.deb file and transfer if you have zero connectivity)
http://kazymjir.com/blog/linux-mintu-ub ... onnection/

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sudo apt-get install wicd && sudo apt-get remove NetworkManager
tomp123

Re: Internet not connecting after Petra install.

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ok i will try. No the internet did not work on live cd either
tomp123

Re: Internet not connecting after Petra install.

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cant figure out how to install wicd. Tried using synatic but if didnt work.
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