Just recently installed Ubuntu 15.04. My Mi-fi would connect to my computer but wont browse please kindly assist me
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check you have ip issued by the wireless router.. – Aravinda May 10 '15 at 05:42
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Confirm if you connecting to 'Mi-Fi' via WiFi (eg. wireless), which is in turn connected to Internet, or are connecting Mi-Fi to USB port. – david6 May 10 '15 at 06:20
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Thanks i can connect to the mi-fi, but wont browse the net – Henry Folorunsho May 10 '15 at 09:54
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Its difficult to tell what's wrong by hearing this kind of statement.. "My Mi-fi would connect to my computer but wont browse" you have to troubleshoot step by step and use process of elimination Since you have already confirmed wireless is connected fine,check you have ip address issued by the wireless device/router first.. To check that open a terminal and type
sudo ifconfig
If ip is in the range of wifi device that is issued, then ip is ok. Yet you can't browse then check gateway is ok, .. Use terminal and type
sudo route
if that one also looks good, next it may be DNS issue, try to have a ping .
open a terminal and
ping 8.8.8.8
and also
ping www.google.com ..
This will help you to eliminate dns are ok or not.. If 8.8.8.8 pings are someting similar xx bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=56 time=xx ms and ping www.google.com gives you ping: unknown host www.google.com potentially there could be a dns issue..
If everything works fine, yet cant browse, then use tracert kind of equivalent : to make sure upper level firewall or similar device is blocking/not blocking your path..
(and also if this is a business/working/enterprise environment they may use proxy settings etc )
If these things are too much technical for you , get in touch with your friend who is capable of helping you..
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Thanks when i ping 8.8.8.8 and ping.google.com they worked, but still could not browse the web. unfortunately i dont have anyone to assist me – Henry Folorunsho May 10 '15 at 10:00
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what would be the output of ping www.google.com? and can you browse this http://74.125.68.147/ – Aravinda May 10 '15 at 10:07
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henry@Polaris:~$ ping www.google.com PING www.google.com (64.15.112.123) 56(84) bytes of data. – Henry Folorunsho May 10 '15 at 11:34
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yes i can browse 74.125.68.147, but not through my mi-fi wireless device – Henry Folorunsho May 10 '15 at 11:36