wicd failed to get ip address

[ICMike]

Sorry in advance GreyGeek. You must get tired of answering these by now.


Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)

jeff@compaq:~$ iwlist scanning
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:1E:E5:26:8C:5B
ESSID:"PaterNet"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=79/100 Signal level=-19 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 176ms ago
Cell 02 - Address: 68:7F:74:A8:76:36
ESSID:"path92"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=25/100 Signal level=-84 dBm
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Extra: Last beacon: 596ms ago
Cell 03 - Address: 00:23:69:CE:C4:B5
ESSID:"hudson"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=41/100 Signal level=-76 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 348ms ago
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What I've tried...

sudo apt-get remove network-manager-kde
sudo reboot
sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get install wicd
-----------------------------------------------------------------
installing
wicd
wicd-daemon
wicd-gtk
python-notify
python-wicd

then removing:
knm-runtime
network-manager
network-manager-kde
network-manager-gnome
network-manager-openvpn
network-manager-pptp
network-manager-vpnc

and then rebooting.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Also setting wicd at top in backend.

It connected once but then never again. I'm sure I have the correct wep key entered and other laptops connect fine.

[GreyGeek]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

I don't. In fact, at my age, helping with the problems on this forum exercises that particle of brain that bounces around inside my skull and keeps me from forgetting how to use my own system.

You didn't say what computer make and model you were running. That info may help. I say that because your "iwlist" scan shows your wifi connection as eth1, when most who use the ipw2200 driver report it to be wlan0. I had that happen to me on Mandriva a couple years ago and as long as it remained eth1 I couldn't get or sustain a connection. It turned out to be a driver conflict between ssb and b43 which I resolved by black listing ssb.

Your driver depends on libipw, which depends on lib80211, so the correct order for modprobe is:
lib80211
libipw
ipw2200
Does lsmod show this dependency relationship? I imagine it will but it is something to check.

I'd clear the slate by first:

sudo apt-get --reinstall install linux-headers-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get --reinstall install linux-image-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get --reinstall install wicd

Then, remove the ipw2200 file in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory, if present, and add to the blacklist.conf file in that directory any other modules listed by lsmod which relate to any wifi driver.

Then reboot.

[ICMike]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

This is a Compaq laptop model nc6120. And I will need help deciphering lsmod.

jeff@compaq:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_intel8x0 25588 2
snd_ac97_codec 100646 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 1002 1 snd_ac97_codec
fbcon 35102 72
snd_pcm_oss 35308 0
snd_mixer_oss 13746 1 snd_pcm_oss
tileblit 2031 1 fbcon
snd_pcm 70694 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
font 7557 1 fbcon
snd_seq_dummy 1338 0
snd_seq_oss 26726 0
bitblit 4707 1 fbcon
softcursor 1189 1 bitblit
snd_seq_midi 4557 0
vga16fb 11385 0
snd_rawmidi 19056 1 snd_seq_midi
vgastate 8961 1 vga16fb
snd_seq_midi_event 6003 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 47263 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 19098 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
pcmcia 30784 0
snd_seq_device 5700 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
joydev 8708 0
i915 286079 2
drm_kms_helper 29297 1 i915
snd 54148 14 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_ti mer,snd_seq_device
drm 162409 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
yenta_socket 20408 2
soundcore 6620 1 snd
ppdev 5259 0
tifm_7xx1 3690 0
psmouse 63245 0
i2c_algo_bit 5028 1 i915
intel_agp 24119 2 i915
rsrc_nonstatic 10015 1 yenta_socket
snd_page_alloc 7076 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
parport_pc 25962 1
lp 7060 0
serio_raw 3978 0
agpgart 31724 2 drm,intel_agp
video 17375 1 i915
pcmcia_core 32964 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
tifm_core 6045 1 tifm_7xx1
irda 186556 0
crc_ccitt 1339 1 irda
sdhci_pci 5470 0
sdhci 15462 1 sdhci_pci
led_class 2864 1 sdhci
output 1871 1 video
parport 32635 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
usbhid 36110 0
ohci1394 26950 0
hid 67032 1 usbhid
tg3 109324 0
ieee1394 81181 1 ohci1394


did this...
sudo apt-get --reinstall install linux-headers-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get --reinstall install linux-image-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get --reinstall install wicd

Found no ipw2200 file in /etc/modprobe.d/ and I added ipw2200 to the blacklist.conf file
Rebooted and no go.
I also tried wlan0.

One other thing is that my wireless "on" light doesn't come on at all now and wicd says "no wireless networks found since i blacklisted ipw2200 but the wirless works fine in windows as a dual boot.

[GreyGeek]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

I checked the specs on your nc6120 and it shows that your have a wifi switch with led. Is the switch in the ON position? (Simple question but often overlooked.) Your light may be off because the switch was inadvertently turned off. I know that from personal experience. My wife's wifi stopped working and it took me about half an hour of putzing around before she, who known nothing about computers, asks, "Isn't the orange light up front supposed to be on?" Sure enough. One of the plastic lenses on the front bezel was clear and dark. She said it was orange and bright when her wifi worked. I pushed in the lens, which doubled as a button, the light came on and a connection was easy to make.

You can issue
rfkill list
Mine gives:

jerry@sonyvgnfw140e:~$ rfkill list
0: sony-wwan: Wireless WAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
jerry@sonyvgnfw140e:~$

I could issue
sudo rfkill unblock 0
if it listed as being blocked by software.

OK. You've freshened the Linux kernel, header, its modules and wicd. You've blacklisted ipw2200 so it won't load. I've checked your lsmod listing and found no modules related to a webcamera, so no other uvc or webcam driver is interfering.

So, do the followingf
sudo modprobe lib80211
sudo modprobe libipw
sudo modprobe ipw2200
in that order.

Your light should come on. If it doesn't change the position of the switch.

Then check it with
sudo iwlist scanning
IF you see wireless access points listed the next step is to use wicd to connect to yours. Then take ipw2000 out of /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and then do
sudo depmod -a
and reboot to see if ipw2000 loads ok, the light comes on and you can see your access point with iwlist.

Also, modinfo ipw2200 shows:

jerry@sonyvgnfw140e:~$ modinfo ipw2200
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.32-25-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.ko
license: GPL
author: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
version: 1.2.2kmprq
description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver
srcversion: F2DA23EE80E926210A072D7
alias: pci:v00008086d00004224sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004223sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004221sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004220sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d0000104Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002762bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002761bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002754bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002753bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002752bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002751bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002742bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv0000103Csd00002741bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002741bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002732bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002731bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002722bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002721bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002712bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002711bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002702bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002701bc*sc*i*
depends: libipw,lib80211
vermagic: 2.6.32-25-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)
parm: associate:auto associate when scanning (default off) (int)
parm: auto_create:auto create adhoc network (default on) (int)
parm: led:enable led control on some systems (default 1 on) (int)
parm: debug:debug output mask (int)
parm: channel:channel to limit associate to (default 0 [ANY]) (int)
parm: rtap_iface:create the rtap interface (1 - create, default 0) (int)
parm: qos_enable:enable all QoS functionalitis (int)
parm: qos_burst_enable:enable QoS burst mode (int)
parm: qos_no_ack_mask:mask Tx_Queue to no ack (int)
parm: burst_duration_CCK:set CCK burst value (int)
parm: burst_duration_OFDM:set OFDM burst value (int)
parm: mode:network mode (0=BSS,1=IBSS,2=Monitor) (int)
parm: bt_coexist:enable bluetooth coexistence (default off) (int)
parm: hwcrypto:enable hardware crypto (default off) (int)
parm: cmdlog:allocate a ring buffer for logging firmware commands (int)
parm: roaming:enable roaming support (default on) (int)
parm: antenna:select antenna 1=Main, 3=Aux, default 0 [both], 2=slow_diversity (choose the one with lower background noise) (int)

Options put into /etc/modprobe.d/options.conf can control the behavior of the ipw2200 module:
options ipw2200 bt_coexist=1 disable=0
will allow ipw2200 to work along side of the bluetooth module and the second makes sure it is not disabled.

[ICMike]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

Made it to here then got confused.

sudo modprobe lib80211
sudo modprobe libipw
sudo modprobe ipw2200
in that order.

Your light should come on. (yes the light came on) If it doesn't change the position of the switch.

Then check it with
sudo iwlist scanning
IF you see wireless access points listed the next step is to use wicd to connect to yours. (yes i saw my wireless and connected to it)

Then take ipw2000 out of /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and then do
sudo depmod -a
=====================

When did ipw2000 come into this. I was only changing ipw2200. is ipw2200 supposed to be in or out. I tried it both ways after reboot and no go.

[GreyGeek]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

Made it to here then got confused.

sudo modprobe lib80211
sudo modprobe libipw
sudo modprobe ipw2200
in that order.

Your light should come on. (yes the light came on) If it doesn't change the position of the switch.

Then check it with
sudo iwlist scanning
IF you see wireless access points listed the next step is to use wicd to connect to yours. (yes i saw my wireless and connected to it)

So you met with success (" (yes i saw my wireless and connected to it)") but then my typo below confused you.

Then take ipw2000 out of /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and then do
sudo depmod -a
=====================

When did ipw2000 come into this. I was only changing ipw2200. is ipw2200 supposed to be in or out. I tried it both ways after reboot and no go.

The ipw2000 is a typo. Sorry.

I had you blacklist the ipw2200 to see if another driver was getting in the way. Your lsmod output showed that was NOT the case. So, there was no need to blacklist it, ergo, I recommended that you remove the blacklisting. You did that and the ipw2200 module was not loaded during boot up even when NOT blacklisted. So, it appears that your wireless is not being properly detected by Upstart and the ipw2200 module is not being loaded.

So, leave the ipw2200 IN blacklist.conf so incase some upgrade changes things this problem won't arise again. Then, to get the proper modules to load during boot add the following lines to the end of the /etc/modules file:
lib80211
libipw
ipw2200

That will cause them to be loaded during boot.
Your light will come on and your wicd should connect with the settings it already has provided you set your access point to automatically connect.

[ICMike]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

I have ipw2200 blacklisted and added the 3 entries to the /etc/modules file.

Rebooted and now wicd says. "connection failed: unable to get ip address".

[GreyGeek]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

OK. We're back on first. At least we know that you can get connected because you said you did it before.

If I were setting at your computer the first thing I'd do is read the daemon logs. KGear --> Sytem --> KsystemLogs. Put "dhclient" into the filter bar and scroll down to the bottom, near the time when you got the message "connection failed: unable to get ip address" to see if there is any additional information, i.e., "timed out", "network not up", what ever.

Then, I'd look at the installed modules with
lsmod
to see if the three modules ARE installed, and the system didn't decide it knew better and loaded something else or didn't load all of the three.

Then I'd look at the output of
iwlist scanning
specifically to see if the wireless chip can be seen and is still "eth1" or is something else.

Report all that info back.

Then, do this:
sudo rmmod ipw2200
sudo rmmod libipw
sudo rmmod lib80211

then, reinstall
sudo modprobe lib80211
sudo modprobe libipw
sudo modprobe ipw2200

You wireless light should come on.

Open wicd and attempt to reconnect to your wireless, being sure to recheck your login name and password. If you can make a connection then leaving ipw2200 in blacklist.conf is interfering and you should remove it.

Then, reboot and see if you can connect again. IF you can, be sure and check the "connect automatically" box on your named wifi connection so it will automatically connect on subsequent boots.

[ICMike]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

These are the last messages in the log with the dhclient filter.

2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq dhclient Listening on LPF/eth0/00:14:38:12:ea:54
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq dhclient Sending on LPF/eth0/00:14:38:12:ea:54
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq dhclient Sending on Socket/fallback
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq dhclient DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq dhclient send_packet: Network is unreachable
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq dhclient send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address.
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq kernel [ 3730.878499] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: PME# enabled
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq kernel [ 3730.878525] pci 0000:00:1e.0: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq kernel [ 3730.900811] pci 0000:00:1e.0: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq kernel [ 3730.900821] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: PME# disabled
2010-10-07 15:09:25 compaq kernel [ 3731.499097] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
---------------------------

jeff@compaq:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
arc4 1153 0
lib80211_crypt_wep 2667 0
fbcon 35102 72
tileblit 2031 1 fbcon
font 7557 1 fbcon
bitblit 4707 1 fbcon
snd_intel8x0 25588 2
softcursor 1189 1 bitblit
snd_ac97_codec 100646 1 snd_intel8x0
vga16fb 11385 0
pcmcia 30784 0
ac97_bus 1002 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 35308 0
snd_mixer_oss 13746 1 snd_pcm_oss
vgastate 8961 1 vga16fb
snd_pcm 70694 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 1338 0
snd_seq_oss 26726 0
snd_seq_midi 4557 0
snd_rawmidi 19056 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6003 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 47263 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
sdhci_pci 5470 0
joydev 8708 0
snd_timer 19098 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
yenta_socket 20408 2
ipw2200 135216 0
i915 286079 2
snd_seq_device 5700 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
sdhci 15462 1 sdhci_pci
rsrc_nonstatic 10015 1 yenta_socket
snd 54148 14 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_ti mer,snd_seq_device
libipw 39896 1 ipw2200
drm_kms_helper 29297 1 i915
led_class 2864 1 sdhci
soundcore 6620 1 snd
lib80211 5046 3 lib80211_crypt_wep,ipw2200,libipw
pcmcia_core 32964 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
drm 162409 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
intel_agp 24119 2 i915
tifm_7xx1 3690 0
tifm_core 6045 1 tifm_7xx1
snd_page_alloc 7076 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
lp 7060 0
i2c_algo_bit 5028 1 i915
agpgart 31724 2 drm,intel_agp
ppdev 5259 0
psmouse 63245 0
parport_pc 25962 1
serio_raw 3978 0
parport 32635 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
irda 186556 0
crc_ccitt 1339 1 irda
video 17375 1 i915
output 1871 1 video
usbhid 36110 0
ohci1394 26950 0
hid 67032 1 usbhid
tg3 109324 0
ieee1394 81181 1 ohci1394
jeff@compaq:~$
-------------------------------
My wireless is "paternet" with wep.

jeff@compaq:~$ iwlist scanning
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:23:69:CE:C4:B5
ESSID:"hudson"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=35/100 Signal level=-79 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 304ms ago
Cell 02 - Address: 00:1E:E5:26:8C:5B
ESSID:"PaterNet"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=33/100 Signal level=-21 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 284ms ago
Cell 03 - Address: 68:7F:74:A8:76:36
ESSID:"path92"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=33/100 Signal level=-80 dBm
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Extra: Last beacon: 184ms ago
Cell 04 - Address: 68:7F:74:77:75:FB
ESSID:"linksys"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=27/100 Signal level=-83 dBm
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Preauthentication Supported
Extra: Last beacon: 12028ms ago

jeff@compaq:~$
------------------------------------
got error on the 3rd one.
jeff@compaq:~$ sudo rmmod lib80211
ERROR: Module lib80211 is in use by lib80211_crypt_wep
But continued.

Then after "sudo modprobe ipw220" the wireless light did come on.

Then tried connecting. It says connected but I when I rebooted, it wont connect.I'm not convinced it was ever connected wirelessly.

I wasn't sure how to remove this "f you can make a connection then leaving ipw2200 in blacklist.conf is interfering and you should remove it."

[GreyGeek]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

These are the last messages in the log with the dhclient filter.
.....
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq dhclient DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 192.168.1.1 port 67
2010-10-07 15:09:24 compaq dhclient send_packet: Network is unreachable
....
2010-10-07 15:09:25 compaq kernel [ 3731.499097] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
---------------------------

I suspect that you set up your wicd connection wrong and didn't use your wireless, which is eth1, NOT eth0. eth0 is usually the port that is hardwired to the hole in the back of your PC where you plug ethernet cables into.

jeff@compaq:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
.....
lib80211_crypt_wep 2667 0 <--- wicd is adding this
....
ipw2200 135216 0
...
libipw 39896 1 ipw2200
....
lib80211 5046 3 lib80211_crypt_wep,ipw2200,libipw
....

Those lsmod listing look good. Wicd is adding "lib80211_crypt_wep" because you are setting your wireless connection up using WEP encryption.

My wireless is "paternet" with wep.

jeff@compaq:~$ iwlist scanning
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning <---results in msg shown above.

eth1 Scan completed :
.....
Cell 02 - Address: 00:1E:E5:26:8C:5B
ESSID:"PaterNet"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=33/100 Signal level=-21 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 284ms ago
.....

Your eth1 port IS your wireless, not eth0, and your wireless is HOT! Otherwise, you would not be listing the access points in your vicinity. If you configure wicd to use eth1 with your essid and password you should get a connection. When you get connect you can open a konsole and issue

ping google.com

After a few lines kill it with a Ctrl+C
You should get something like this:

jerry@sonyvgnfw140e:~$ ping goggle.com
PING goggle.com (174.120.244.218) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from da.f4.78ae.static.theplanet.com (174.120.244.218): icmp_seq=1 ttl=46 time=60.6 ms
64 bytes from da.f4.78ae.static.theplanet.com (174.120.244.218): icmp_seq=2 ttl=46 time=50.2 ms
64 bytes from da.f4.78ae.static.theplanet.com (174.120.244.218): icmp_seq=3 ttl=46 time=53.3 ms
64 bytes from da.f4.78ae.static.theplanet.com (174.120.244.218): icmp_seq=4 ttl=46 time=53.0 ms
^C
--- goggle.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3001ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev =

IF you don't get something like that then check /etc/resolv.conf to see what is in it. It should contain the domain name of your ISP and their DNS numbers. Mine holds:

jerry@sonyvgnfw140e:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 207.69.188.186
nameserver 207.69.188.187
domain earthlink.net
search earthlink.net

got error on the 3rd one.
jeff@compaq:~$ sudo rmmod lib80211
ERROR: Module lib80211 is in use by lib80211_crypt_wep
But continued.

This ERROR occurred because a module dependency must be removed before the module is removed.
If you do the commands in this order:
sudo rmmod ipw2200
sudo rmmod libipw
sudo rmmod lib80211_crypt_wep
sudo rmmod lib80211

The crypt_wep module was added by wicd. When you run wicd again it will be added again.

Then after "sudo modprobe ipw220" the wireless light did come on.
...
Then tried connecting. It says connected but I when I rebooted, it wont connect.I'm not convinced it was ever connected wirelessly.
......

It will connect. I know this has been confusing for you, especially when I add to the confusion with a typo.

Allow me to recommend that you add

iface eth1 inet dhcp
auto eth1

to /etc/network/interfaces

Once you get a working connection open a konsole again and issue

sudo depmod -a

to set the module configuration permanently.

[ICMike]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

GreyGeek thanks for your patience. I am a technical person with years of experience but my head's spinning right now. I'll try and figure this all out later.

My wireless is and always was eth1. I had a wire plugged into eth0 just to post to the forum. This time I watched more closely and wicd says it connected to wireless but drops after 2 seconds. I did the changes you recommended and still no go.

[ICMike]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

Any suggestions GreyGeek?

[GreyGeek]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

To recap ... when you did

sudo modprobe lib80211
sudo modprobe libipw
sudo modprobe ipw2200

your wireless light came on.

Then, when you did

iwlist scanning

you got several access points, including your own.

eth1 Scan completed :
.....
Cell 02 - Address: 00:1E:E5:26:8C:5B
ESSID:"PaterNet"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Encryption keyn
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=33/100 Signal level=-21 dBm
Extra: Last beacon: 284ms ago

The, when you used wicd to connect using WEP encryption, wicd loaded the module

lib80211_crypt_wep

and you say you got a connection for a couple seconds. Using

ifconfig

will list the connections. IF eth1 has a connection it will have an IP address something like this:

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:ea:4d:58:aa
inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
...

otherwise it will look like this:

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1d:ba:1b:08:5a
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
...

which shows NO connection.

Because of some of the parms on ipw2200:

parm: disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)
parm: associate:auto associate when scanning (default off) (int)
parm: auto_create:auto create adhoc network (default on) (int)
parm: led:enable led control on some systems (default 1 on) (int)
......
parm: mode:network mode (0=BSS,1=IBSS,2=Monitor) (int)
parm: bt_coexist:enable bluetooth coexistence (default off) (int)
parm: hwcrypto:enable hardware crypto (default off) (int)
...

Try removing ipw2200
sudo rmmod ipw2200
and then adding it in again with the following parms:

sudo modprobe ipw2200 disable=0 led=1 mode=0 bt_coexist=1 hwcrypto=1

then try to connect with wicd.

If that works, and while the wireless is connected, edit /etc/modules.d/options and options.conf and add the line
options ipw2200 disable=0 led=1 mode=0 bt_coexist=1 hwcrypto=1
and remove any other references to ipw2200. Then run
sudo depmod -a

[ICMike]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

Try removing ipw2200
sudo rmmod ipw2200
and then adding it in again with the following parms:

sudo modprobe ipw2200 disable=0 led=1 mode=0 bt_coexist=1 hwcrypto=1

then try to connect with wicd.

Did this and could not connect. Connection failed. unable to get ip address.

[GreyGeek]

Re: wicd failed to get ip address

If you plug in an ethternet cable from the back of your wireless router to your laptop you should get an automatic connection in Kubuntu. IF you do, does your laptop have a webcam? If it does can you install Skype from the repository. IF you can, and the video and audio test gives you a picture and sound, let's connect. Then you can use "share my screen" to allow me to watch your entire screen as we go through the wireless setup (it is possible to create a wireless connection while using an eth0 connection).

You can find me on the Skype address book as greygeek or "Jerry L Kreps".