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Setting up wirless internet on laptop running mint

  • 20-01-2010 1:40am
    #1
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,137 ✭✭✭✭


    So I took the plunge and through linux on my laptop.

    Have to say I'm impressed, its just nice to have something different.

    However I cannot get online with it.

    I am able to go online perfect with an ethernet cable, and I have the drivers installed for the wireless.

    But I need to set it up manually, if I do it auto it wont connect, but manually it will connect but wont load any web pages.

    It asks for the following fields

    Ip Address / Mask / Gateway to which i put
    192.168.1.30/255.255.0.0/ (dont know)

    DNs server

    I have two DNS servers I need to reference from UPC, but can only fit in one which might be causing the problem.

    So essentially

    How do I setup UPC BB on my mint setup.

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,734 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    TheDoc wrote: »

    Ip Address / Mask / Gateway to which i put
    192.168.1.30/255.255.0.0/ (dont know)
    192.168.1.30/255.255.0.0/8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 google dns
    or
    192.168.1.30/255.255.0.0/208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220 opendns

    should do the trick


  • #3
    ravydavygravy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ravydavygravy


    BOBBY wrote: »
    192.168.1.30/255.255.0.0/8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 google dns
    or
    192.168.1.30/255.255.0.0/208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220 opendns

    should do the trick

    your netmask looks wrong - try 255.255.255.0 (192.168.1 normally uses this mask)

    An incorrect netmask may cause routing to be wrong, and would explain your connection issues.

    Dave


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