ftp but can't http

[jyhm]

installed Kubuntu 7.10 on a Macbook Pro, got a wireless usb card to work fine.

but when i applied the WIFI fixes as described in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MacBookPro

I can no longer access via http, but ping and ftp work fine.


please help thx

[mechanism]

Re: ftp but can't http

Maybe a few more details about your hardware would help. Are you using a router? If so are your ports forwarded correctly? Are you trying to ftp / http into your computer that is running Kubuntu or are you going the other way? What ftp program are you running? Etc.

Thanks,
Mike

[jyhm]

Re: ftp but can't http

ok sry,

Connecting using a Sierra Wireless Aircard 595U, not a router. Set up the connection using kppp.

Also, I can ping www.google.com but not http://www.google.com

I think i've had this issue with other distro's but it has been so long since I have touched linux, I don't know where http lives.

I am using Konqueror as it was only browser with kde. ftp on Konqueror is fine. I ping in terminal of course.

[mechanism]

Re: ftp but can't http

Unfortunately, I have not worked with wireless cards so I really have no idea how to help. I thought it may be a router problem but since you are not using one I can not even guess. I'm fairly new to Kubuntu so my knowledge is limited. Someone here in this forum can help. Keep searching.

Mike

[Fintan]

Re: ftp but can't http

There is this from google:
http://changelog.complete.org/posts/...-on-Linux.html

[jyhm]

Re: ftp but can't http

OK just to clarify again, I did get the card working initially—http and all.

But after I messed with the WiFi fixes as described here; my http ability is gone.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MacBookPro

Is there a file I should be checking to see why the http protocol is not working?
Is my system looking for some sort of http proxy?

[jglen490]

Re: ftp but can't http

Also, I can ping www.google.com but not http://www.google.com

What you describe here is normal behavior. ping tries to resolve the entire string as a host. The "http://" portion is not a part of a host name, but rather is a declaration of the protocol used. I tried the same thing on my machine:

john@john-laptop:~/Documents$ ping [url]www.google.com[/url]
PING [url]www.l.google.com[/url] (209.85.165.147) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from eo-in-f147.google.com (209.85.165.147): icmp_seq=1 ttl=230 time=71.2 ms
64 bytes from eo-in-f147.google.com (209.85.165.147): icmp_seq=2 ttl=230 time=79.5 ms
64 bytes from eo-in-f147.google.com (209.85.165.147): icmp_seq=3 ttl=230 time=72.4 ms
64 bytes from eo-in-f147.google.com (209.85.165.147): icmp_seq=4 ttl=230 time=70.0 ms

--- [url]www.l.google.com[/url] ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 2998ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 70.008/73.313/79.541/3.713 ms
john@john-laptop:~/Documents$ ping [url]http://www.google.com[/url]
ping: unknown host [url]http://www.google.com[/url]

As for the rest, there is a place where the action for "http" and "https" can be configured within KDE. That would be System -> KDE Control Center -> KDE Components. If that's not it, then I don't know.

[monte48lowes]

Re: ftp but can't http

http://www.evdoforums.com/thread6542.html

Here is some interesting reading. It seems that some carriers (sprint in the case above) have had issues with port 80.

Helpful info:

http:// is carried across port 80
ftp:// is carried across port 21
https:// is carried across port 443

Were you able to access the ubuntu wiki concerning the MacBookPro? Available here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MacBookPro

Mike

[jyhm]

Re: ftp but can't http

thx 4 the link. But it turns out 2 b an issue with Konquerer. I downloaded Firefox and works fine. guess i will have 2 post in new topic 2 fix K.