#] #] ********************* #] "$d_SysMaint"'internet & wifi/ethernet notes.txt' - ??? # www.BillHowell.ca 24Jun2023 initial # view in text editor, using constant-width font (eg courier), tabWidth = 3 Home ethernet ISP : XplorNet ZTE cellData ISP : Rogers network settings : see $d_SysMaint"'internet & wifi/'... "ethernet notes.txt' 'XplorNet notes.txt' Device MAC addr D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 '0_Rogers data-only notes.txt' 'ZTE MF288 cellphone hub.txt' Device MAC addr D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 old Samsung G4, SGH-l337M : Device MAC addr E8:4E:06:2B:BA:EB (24Jun2023 - long ago, not for current Samsung) #48************************************************48 #24************************24 # Table of Contents, generate with : # $ grep "^#]" "$d_SysMaint"'internet & wifi/ethernet notes.txt' | sed "s/^#\]/ /" # ********************* ""$d_SysMaint"'internet & wifi/ethernet notes.txt' - ??? 24Jun2023 strangely started working again!!??!!! 24Jun2023 "$ ip a" command results 24Jun2023 provide passwords to [XplorNet, Rogers]? 24Jun2023 Try to debug ethernet problem 24Jun2023 search "Linux Mint Network connections enp0s25" 23Jun2023 Internet connect no longer works!!! 23Jun2023 LMDE ethernet settings *** current settings*** 29Aug2022 Suse ethernet connects -> maybe MAC address thing? 29Aug2022 Suse ethernet settings 06Aug2020 use ZTE MF288 cellphone hub.txt to connect LMDE main computer 06Aug2020 LMDE wifi icon top line right : Network Connections 06Aug2020 LMDE wifi icon top line right : Network Settings 14Nov2018 Try to fix connections 12Nov2018 initial settings? #24************************24 # Setup, ToDos, Can't connect to internet? : 1. Rogers 50$ over : give permission to charge more (billing doesn't show this!!) 2. Fallback : Samsung USB tether (not Mobile hotspot!), pwd should be OK 3. ZTE pwd : haven't needed 4. Rogers pwd : haven't needed #24************************24 #08********08 #] ??Feb2024 #08********08 #] ??Feb2024 #08********08 #] ??Feb2024 #08********08 #] ??Feb2024 #08********08 #] ??Feb2024 #08********08 #] ??Feb2024 #08********08 #] 19Feb2024 $ ip a : current results from 24Jun2023 below : https://www.networkworld.com/article/3262045/checking-your-network-connections-on-linux Sandra Henry-Stocker, How to check your network connections on Linux >> again, nice article 09:54$ ip a 1: lo: mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 ::1/128 scope host valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 2: enp0s25: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000 link/ether 46:89:e1:f1:15:f6 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff permaddr 50:7b:9d:1d:76:d2 inet 192.168.219.19/24 brd 192.168.219.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute enp0s25 valid_lft 85760sec preferred_lft 85760sec inet6 fe80::a38b:17f2:e603:60fd/64 scope link noprefixroute valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 3: wlp4s0: mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000 link/ether 94:65:9c:8d:ba:94 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: docker0: mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default link/ether 02:42:3e:fd:ec:77 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 172.17.0.1/16 brd 172.17.255.255 scope global docker0 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 08********08 #] 24Jun2023 ethnet, internet] failure [Friday night, Saturday] see "$d_SysMaint"'internet & wifi/ethernet notes.txt' I wasted almost the entire day on this. ethernet didn't work for either [XplorNet, Rogers] XplorNet left phone messages, which I didn't check until evening Nothing from Rogers, but perhaps they fixed it faster (but wasn't all that fast either) #08********08 #] 24Jun2023 strangely started working again!!??!!! I have NO idea why! #08********08 #] 24Jun2023 "$ ip a" command results +-----+ see https://www.networkworld.com/article/3262045/checking-your-network-connections-on-linux How to check your network connections on Linux Sandra Henry-Stocker 09Mar2018 >> great article!! #08********08 #] 24Jun2023 provide passwords to [XplorNet, Rogers]? should passwords appy to ethernet to access [XplorNet satellite, Rigers cellData]? NYET!!! wireless only, pwds are implicity in cell connections!?!!! +-----+ wireless requires pwd, eg old SGH-1337M : Wifi security -> Security [WPA & WPA2 Personal, Password *******] also Network Connections -> Settings : -> 802.1x security (this is for WIRELESS only!!) Use 802.1x security unchecked (?) (23Jun2023 ghosted MD5 can't change) all others blank +-----+ #08********08 #] 24Jun2023 Try to debug ethernet problem Play with (original) : -> General configuration : Connect automatically unchecked All users may connect check Auto-connect VPN unchecked Firewall zone blank Metered connection Automatic -> Ethernet Device enp0s25 (23Jun2023 used to be eth0???) Cloned MAC address drop-down : Random MTU drop-down : automatic Wake on LAN [x Default, Phy, Unicast, Multicast, Ignore, Broadcast, Arp, Magic] only Default checked... Wake on LAN password blank (don't need - not on a LAN?) Link negotiation Automatic (recommended : OR[Ignore, Automatic]) Speed ghosted 100 Mbps (don't need - Automatic Link negotiation) Duplex ghosted Full (don't need - Automatic Link negotiation) try : -> General configuration : Connect automatically unchecked All users may connect check Auto-connect VPN unchecked Firewall zone blank Metered connection Automatic -> Ethernet Restrict to device enp0s25 Cloned MAC address D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 (ZTE/Rogers) MTU empty (23Jun2023 automatic) Wake on LAN [x Default, Phy, Unicast, Multicast, Ignore, Broadcast, Arp, Magic] only Default checked... Wake on LAN password blank Link negotiation try Ignore Speed ghosted 100 Mbps Duplex ghosted Full >> cold shutdown, reboot in case Netwok connections require this! >> no help revert to original : Cloned MAC address drop-down : Random MTU drop-down : automatic #08********08 #] 24Jun2023 search "Linux Mint Network connections enp0s25" too hard to retype URLs from Samsung... >> I'm completely lost... +-----+ https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/685856/connecting-conncection-failed-activation-????? "Connecting...", "Connection failed. Activation of network connection failed" How to find out what it does exactly? (ping works) 2022 question >> too complicated, mostly for network troubles-shooting? +-----+ https:askubuntu.com/questions/704361/why-is-my-network-named-enp0s25-instead???? This is known as "Predictable Network Interface Naming" and is part of systemd, to which Ubuntu has been transitioning as of version 15.04. +-----+ from Linux Mint Forums $ sudo ethtool -i enp0s25 >> ethtool not installed, can't use LMDE Software Mgr without internet!?? #08********08 #] 23Jun2023 Internet connect no longer works!!! I didn't change anything except : Restrict to device eth0 (50:7B:9D:1D:76:D2) 23Jun2023 was set by external enp0s25 ??? - I've never seen that before >> doesn't work! tab : General -> connect wautomatically with prioty : was checked, set unchecked changed back to checked Samsing internet search "Linux Mint changes to ethernet settings" FOSS Linux check which interfaces are available +-----+ $ sudo ifconfig [sudo] password for bill: docker0: flags=4099 mtu 1500 inet 172.17.0.1 netmask 255.255.0.0 broadcast 172.17.255.255 ether 02:42:d1:10:d4:f2 txqueuelen 0 (Ethernet) RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 enp0s25: flags=4163 mtu 1500 inet 192.168.11.215 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.11.255 inet6 fe80::8099:b649:9bcc:43ac prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20 ether 50:7b:9d:1d:76:d2 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 3051302 bytes 2087579725 (1.9 GiB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 2581197 bytes 264621189 (252.3 MiB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 device interrupt 20 memory 0xe1300000-e1320000 lo: flags=73 mtu 65536 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10 loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback) RX packets 65335 bytes 5221899 (4.9 MiB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 65335 bytes 5221899 (4.9 MiB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 +-----+ ... replace eth0 with the the name of the interface you want to configure. If the configuration file does not exist, it will be created automatically >> must reset eth0 to enp0s25 >> didn't work! $ sudo geany /etc/network/interfaces.d/enp0s25 >> it's empty!!!! $ sudo service networking restart >> no error codes?... #08********08 #] 23Jun2023 LMDE ethernet settings *** current settings*** icon Network Connections (top panel, right) -> Network Settings : Wi-Fi : IPv4 Address : 192.168.11.58 IPv6 Address : fe80::a38b:17f2:e603:60fd (:: is small) Hardware address randomized : 2E:1F:64:E1:38:D0 (different each connect OR[XplorNet, Rogers]) Default Route : 192.168.11.1 DNS 192.168.11.1 192.168.15.1 wired : Wi-Fi P2P : Network proxy : icon Network Connections (top panel, right) -> Network Connections -> icon settings (gear) : -> General configuration : Connect automatically unchecked All users may connect check Auto-connect VPN unchecked Firewall zone blank Metered connection Automatic -> Ethernet Device enp0s25 (23Jun2023 used to be eth0???) Cloned MAC address drop-down : Random MTU drop-down : automatic Wake on LAN [x Default, Phy, Unicast, Multicast, Ignore, Broadcast, Arp, Magic] only Default checked... Wake on LAN password blank (don't need - not on a LAN?) Link negotiation Automatic (recommended : OR[Ignore, Automatic]) Speed ghosted 100 Mbps (don't need - Automatic Link negotiation) Duplex ghosted Full (don't need - Automatic Link negotiation) -> 802.1x security (this is for WIRELESS only!!) Use 802.1x security unchecked (?) (23Jun2023 ghosted MD5 can't change) all others blank -> DCB Data Centered Bridging (23Jun2023 all blank, can't change, maybe wireless only?)) use DBC for this connection unchecked Feature : Enable Advertise Willing Priority FCoE ghost ghost ghost default ghosted Fabric notSelected iSCSI ghost ghost ghost FIP ghost ghost ghost Flow Control ghost ghost ghost Options notSelected Priority Group ghost ghost ghost Options notSelected -> Proxy Method None for brower only unchecked PAC URL notSelected PAC script notSelected text bos blank -> IPv4 Method Automatic (DHCP) Additional static addresses (Address, Netmask, Gateway) no entries, (Add Delete) Additonal DNS servers blank Additional search domains blank DHCP client ID blank Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete unchecked Routes no entry -> IPv6 Method Automatic Additional static addresses (Address, Prefix, Gateway) no entries, (Add Delete) Additonal DNS servers blank Additional search domains blank IPv6 privacy extensions Default IPv6 address generation mode Stable privacy Require IPv6 address generation mode unchecked Routes no entry #08********08 #] 29Aug2022 Suse ethernet connects -> maybe MAC address thing? still not working [Xplorenet, Rogers-ZTE] Try Xplornet again - nyet ZTE - icon Connections top of screen -> icon config network connections -> Wired Link negotiation changed to Automatic Duplex Half (?) >> didn't help I clicked "Random" - put in MAC address All of a sudden, ZTE connection worked, and I don't know why -> maybe MAC address thing? Tough problem, after ~2 hours I got it working Firefox still not working #08********08 #] 29Aug2022 Suse ethernet settings 23Jun2023 updated icon Connections top of screen -> icon config network connections -> General configuration : Connect automatically uncheck All users may connect check Auto-connect VPN unchecked Firewall zone blank Metered Automatic -> Ethernet (was Wired Restrict to device eth0 (50:7B:9D:1D:76:D2) Cloned MAC address empty, drop-down : Random MTU empty (23Jun2023 automatic) Link negotiation Automatic nyet : Manual? (should this be automatic?) Speed ghosted 100 Mbps Duplex ghosted Half (?) -> 802.1x security Use 802.1x security unchecked (?) (... for this connection) all others blank -> DCB Data Centered Bridging use DBC for this connection unchecked Feature : Enable Advertise Willing Priority FCoE ghost ghost ghost default ghosted Fabric notSelected iSCSI ghost ghost ghost FIP ghost ghost ghost Flow Control ghost ghost ghost Options notSelected Priority Group ghost ghost ghost Options notSelected -> IPv4 Method Automatic (DHCP) Other DNS servers blank Search domains blank DHCP client ID blank Address box blanked, empty IPv4 is required unchecked Routes no entry -> IPv6 (same as IPv4) Method Automatic Other DNS servers blank Search domains blank DHCP client ID blank Address box blanked, empty IPv6 is required unchecked Routes no entry 08********08 #] 06Aug2020 use ZTE MF288 cellphone hub.txt to connect LMDE main computer REBOOT after changing Network connections? 08********08 #] 06Aug2020 LMDE wifi icon top line right : Network Connections -> ZTE MF288 cellphone hub - CoolPad on Koodo Tab General : uncheck Automatically connect to this network when it is available Connection (blanked) priority for auto-activation : 0 check All users may connect ot his network uncheck Automatically connect to VPN when using this connection Tab Ethernet : Device: E8:4E:06:2B:BA:EB from SGH-l337M Samsung G4 (D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 for CCI wireless) Cloned MAC address : blank MTU : automatic Wake on LAN : default Wake on LAN password : blank Link negotiation : Ignore Speed : blanked 100 Mb/s Duplex : blanked Full Tab 802.1X security : uncheck : Use 802.1X security for this connection Authentication : blanked MDS Username : blanked Password : blanked Tab DCB : all items blanked Tab Proxy : Method : None all rest blank ZTE MF288 cellphone hub - CoolPad on Koodo Ethernet1 (CCI wireless) Tab IPv4 Settings : Method Automatic (DHCP)) Automatic (DHCP)) blank Address (optional) : blank DNS Servers : blank Search domains : uncheck Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete Tab IPv6 Settings : Method Automatic Automatic blank Address (optional) : blank DNS Servers : blank Search domains : disabled IPv6 privacy extensions uncheck Require IPv6 addressing for this connection to complete 08********08 #] 06Aug2020 LMDE wifi icon top line right : Network Settings -> ZTE MF288 cellphone hub - CoolPad on Koodo Item Details, set as : Hardware Adddress (D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 with CCI wireless) Last used : today Item 802.1X security : OFF : 802.1X security Authentication : blanked MDS Username : blanked Password : blanked Item Identity : Name : ZTE MF288 cellphone hub - CoolPad on Koodo Ethernet1 MAC Adddress : D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 (eth1) Cloned address : D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 MTU : Automatic Connect sutomatically : uncheck Make available to other users : checked Item IPv4 : IPv4 : on Addresses : Automatic (DHCP) DNS Automatic : on DNS server : blank Routes Automatic : on rest blank Item IPv6 : IPv6 : on Addresses : Automatic DNS Automatic : on DNS server : blank Routes Automatic : on rest blank Item Reset : ignore -> buttons for doing [reset, forget] Settings for each ethernetX tyhat are displayed on right side of "Network" window Ethernet1 : IPv4 address : 192.168.0.188 IPv6 address : fe80::d267:e5ff:feee:a185 Hardware address : D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 Default route : 192.168.0.1 DNS : 192.168.0.1 CCI wireless : Harddware address : D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 DNS - > no details 08********08 #] 14Nov2018 Try to fix connections Connections icon upper left panel -> Network Connections -> Wired connection 2 checked General - Auto connect unchecked, All users checked, Auto VPN unchecked, Firewall zone blank (default) Ethernet - 802.1Sec off, ghosted [Authentication, Username, Pwd] Identity - Device MAC addr D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 (eth1), Cloned Addr nothing, MTU auto, 802.1x Security- use 802.1X checked, Authent MD5, Username blank, Pwd blank, Ask for pwd evdry time unchecked, show pwd unchecked DCB - Use DCB unchecked, Feature table blanked IPv4 settings - Method Auto (DHCP), Addresses table blanked, Addtl DNS servers blank, Additional search domains blank, DHCP client ID blank, Require IPv4 addressing unchecked IPv6 settings - Method Auto, Addresses table blanked, Addtl DNS servers blank, , Require IPv6 addressing unchecked Additional search domains blank, IPv4 privacy extensions Disabled Remove security (Rogers) Ethernet 1 & Wired connection 2 802.1x Securiey off, IPv4 off, IPv6 off 08********08 #] 12Nov2018 initial settings? Connections icon upper left panel -> Network Connections -> : SGH-1337M General - All users Wifi - SSID SGH-1337M, Mode Infrastructure, BSSID empty, Devic MAC E8:4E:06:2B:BA:EB, Cloned MAC empty, MTU auto Wifi security - Security WPA & WPA2 Personal, Password ******* IPV4 settings - Method auto (DHCP), ghosted [Addresses , Addtl DNS servers, DHCP client], Require IPv4 not checked, nothing in Routes window IPv6 settings - Method auto, ghosted [Addresses , Addtl DNS servers, DHCP client], Require IPv6 not checked, nothing in Routes window Ethernet1 checked Details - HdwrAddr D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85, Default route 192.168.0.1 Security - 802.1Sec off, ghosted [Authentication, Username, Pwd] Identity - Name Ethernet1, MAC addr D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 (eth1), Cloned Addr nothing, MTU auto, Firewall zone ghosted, connect auto checked, Make avail to other users checked IPv4 - IPv4 on, Addr Auto (DHCP); DNS on, Server blank; Routes on, blank [Addr, Netmask, Gateway , Metric]; Use connect only for resources on its network - unchecked IPv6 - IPv6 on, Addr Auto; DNS on, Server blank; Routes on, blank [Addr, Prefix, Gateway , Metric]; Use connect only for resources on its network - unchecked 29Aug2022 IPv94,6] is required for this connection - unchecked Wired connection 2 checked General - Auto connect checked, All users checked, Auto VPN unchecked, Firewall zone blank (default) Ethernet - 802.1Sec off, ghosted [Authentication, Username, Pwd] Identity - Device MAC addr D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 (eth1), Cloned Addr nothing, MTU auto, 802.1x Security- use 802.1X unchecked, Authent MD5 blanked, Username blank, Pwd blank, Ask for pwd evdry time unchecked, show pwd unchecked DCB - Use DCB unchecked, Feature table blanked IPv4 settings - Method Auto (DHCP), Addresses table blanked, Addtl DNS servers blank, Additional search domains blank, DHCP client ID blank, Require IPv4 addressing unchecked IPv6 settings - Method Auto, Addresses table blanked, Addtl DNS servers blank, , Require IPv6 addressing unchecked Additional search domains blank, IPv4 privacy extensions Disabled Connections icon upper left panel -> Network settings -> : Wired connection 2 checked Details - Link speed 10000 Mb/s, IPv4 Address 192.168.0.188, IPv6 Address fe80::d267:eff:feee:a185 - HdwrAddr D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85, Default route 192.168.0.1, DNS 192.168.0.1 Security - 802.1Sec off, ghosted [Authentication, Username, Pwd] Identity - Wired connection 2, MAC addr D0:67:E5:EE:A1:85 (eth1), Cloned Addr nothing, MTU auto, Firewall zone ghosted connect auto not checked, Make avail to other users checked IPv4 - IPv4 on, Addr Auto (DHCP), DNS on, Server blank; Routes on, Addr blank, Netmask blank IPv6 - IPv6 on, Addr Auto, DNS on, Server blank, Routes on, Addr blank, Netmask blank # enddoc