[Bug 204979] Re: [hardy] wifi led status light doesn't work

[JoelOl75]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 176090 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/176090

Mellotron wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 176090 ***
>     https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/176090
>
> I have that card in a System 76 Serval Performance.
>
> The network manager says I am connected, and gives me full bars, but the
> light does not work, nor does the internet
>
> I NEED THE INTERNET <sorry for the capslock
>
> WONT SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
>
>   
If you have full bars it should be connected to something?.  The light 
isn't very important and enabling the hardy backport modules for 
2.6.24-16 fixed the light for me.... The problem must lie elsewhere.  
Check /etc/resolv.conf and make sure it points to your DNS server 
(Sometimes this can be your gateway address if your router is handling 
DHCP/DNS setup)

Also troubleshoot from the command line like:

ping localhost
ping 64.233.169.104
ping www.google.com


if the first two work and the last doesn't.  Its DNS as 64.233.169.104 
is google.com

Also look at ifconfig and iwconfig for info, and check your /etc/hosts 
file to make sure it makes sense and has entries for localhost.

Hope this helps.

If your having DNS problems this will connect you to the OpenDNS servers

#sudo nano -w /etc/resolv.conf

edit the file to read:

*nameserver 208.67.222.222*
*nameserver 208.67.220.220*

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[hardy] wifi led status light doesn't work
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