mellofello wrote:Ok so I tried unchecking the use static IP box in the advanced settings for the connection in wicd manager.It still connected and obtained an IP address but when I try to load up a page in firefox it get the failed to connect error. I don't now if it makes a difference but when I do have the static IP details filled in the error I get in firefox is address not found instead.
Tell me more about your Static IP addresses. Are you buying a block of Static IP addresses from your provider? Or do you just have one?
Here's why I'm asking.
Your broadband device has two internal networks - a LAN and a WAN. The WAN connects to the upstream servers, and you connect your home computers to the LAN. Generally, these are two distinct subnets. It's not uncommon for a broadband provider to provide a single Static IP address for the WAN. You would use this Static IP to connect your broadband to your provider. Then, you would then assign "non-routable" IP addresses - like 10.0.0.x or 192.168.0.x - using DHCP to your home computers on your LAN. The broadband router does something called "NAT" - network address translation - to turn the non-routable IP addresses into your Static IP address. Then - your router keeps track of the network traffic and automatically translates incoming packets to your Static IP address back to the internal non-routable IP addresses as necessary.
If the device has wireless, that wireless generally connects to the LAN, not WAN segments.
If you do have a block of Static IP addresses, and have a standard DSL, you may need to turn on something called "VIP Mode" if you're trying to use wireless. This is how I can have Static IP addresses for computers connected to the wireless on my Qwest ActionTEC DSL.
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There's something else to consider as well. Your broadband may be something called "PPPoE". Linux has trouble logging into this type of system. You may want to purchase a separate Wireless Access Point/Firewall/Router if your provider uses PPPoE. You would use this new Wireless Access Point/Firewall/Router to start the PPPoE connection with your provider, then PS3 Linux would connect to that.
We have had some folks experiment with this - take a look at this post:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4076&p=19774#p19442
and here:
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4035&p=19176#p19176
How can I tell if I have just a wireless access point or a firewall/ router too? I'm afraid it came straight from the braodband provider pretty much plug and play so I never needed to know!I do know that it creates a local network aswell as connecting to the internet.
Google is your friend here.
Feel free to post your wireless box make and model, and I'd be happy to see what I can dig up on it. Is this an all-in-one unit? Or do you have a separate wireless & broadband box?
Cheers,
Paul