[kwlug-disc] 2008 iMac wifi resolving issues / Xubuntu
CrankyOldBugger
crankyoldbugger at gmail.com
Tue Feb 8 14:49:51 EST 2022
I'm going to assume that either your or Network Manager set up the
/etc/resolv.conf file, so my next guess would be that you need the
wpa_supplicant set up? (I had problems with that file before....)
I might be sending you down the wrong rabbit-hole but it might be worth
checking..
On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 2:44 PM Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone running any form of Linux on an iMac
> has experienced issues with wifi connecting, but not resolving?
>
> Here's the scenario: We have a wifi router set up and all our laptops
> are connected to it and resolving web sites just fine. We just
> installed Xubuntu Linux on 2 x 2008 iMacs and it installed fine, and
> connects to the wireless router fine, but it doesn't seem to resolve
> any web site (or internal I.P.). Plugging an ethernet cable into the
> iMacs results in the iMac resolving things just fine (same subnet as
> the wifi router, same subnet mask, default route, and primary dns).
> Other devices work, it just seems to be the two iMacs we set up that
> have a problem with the wifi. The driver appears to be installed and
> working since I can see other networks and connect to our network.
> It's a bit bizarre...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles
>
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