Hi, I’m away from home (new job) and I can connect to my mobile WiFi hotspot, but I don’t seem to have internet connection.
I have it configured to only 2,4 Ghz (because this laptop doesn’t connect to 5Ghz), automatic DHCP for IP (and IPV6 disabled). Because that is what I needed to do in my house in order to properly connect.
Here is the result of connection info: (sorry it is not in English! work computer)
EDIT: I can’t put URLs nor upload images??
I don’t really know what are those final values (EDIT: in regards to the screenshot I wanted to attach)
ip addr shows:
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: ens5: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:1b:63:ad:c4:8f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
altname enp3s0
3: wls4: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:1d:4f:fd:67:28 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
altname wlp2s0
inet 192.168.12.248/24 brd 192.168.12.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wls4
valid_lft 3597sec preferred_lft 3597sec
interestingly, if I connect another smartphone, and run that command (on a terminal in android) it shows a little different IP:
I can perfectly use the hotspot on the other android device (that doesn’t have a sim) but I can’t browse the web, nor do ping to google… etc in my manjaro laptop.
I’m currently connected sharing bluetooth tethering, but this is far from ideal. Any ideas what I should try? or how should I manually configure correct values for gateway and subnet mask (I don’t really have those concepts clear)
Any ideas why my other smartphone connects without any problem and why this laptop woudln’t? or what should I test.
I always had a lot of problems with the wifi, tbo.Until I disabled IPV6 and selected only B/G (2.4ghz) and not auto, I couldn’t use my home wifi neither. I really would love to know what is not working… is there any test I could run while connected to see if we can conclude anything more specific?
ping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
ping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
ping: google.com: Name or service not known
[2021-09-08 21:30:39] (192.168.242.255 5) 5 packets transmitted, 0 received, +5 errors, 100% packet loss, time 4049ms
[2021-09-08 21:30:39] (google.com 5)
ping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
ping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
ping: google.com: Name or service not known
[2021-09-08 21:30:57] (192.168.242.255 5) 5 packets transmitted, 0 received, +5 errors, 100% packet loss, time 4056ms
[2021-09-08 21:30:57] (google.com 5)
ping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
ping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
ping: google.com: Name or service not known
[2021-09-08 21:31:15] (192.168.242.255 5) 5 packets transmitted, 0 received, +5 errors, 100% packet loss, time 4065ms
[2021-09-08 21:31:15] (google.com 5)
ping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
ping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
ping: google.com: Name or service not known
[2021-09-08 21:31:33] (192.168.242.255 5) 5 packets transmitted, 0 received, +5 errors, 100% packet loss, time 4058ms
[2021-09-08 21:31:33] (google.com 5)
I disconnected (after running ip route show) and then re-conected tho see the journalctl, hence the first line. I omitted the part where I disconnected).
I think I did that while searching possible solutions, and it wouldn’t connect to the hotspot. I will try tomorrow, just in case I misspelled, now I have to go to sleep. I didn’t new manjaro spoofed mac adresses by default.
Created the /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/wifi_rand_mac.conf file with the content:
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no
But nothing changed, I still can’t get the connection to work. (Also, the mac address showed in #7 was the default one (in case it should appear there as a different one when randomization is enabled). In fact, in my home wifi I have the router set to manually apply an IP to this address)
Anybody has another idea what I should try? It happens the same with another phone . And sadly I would depend on my mobile hotspot for the next few weeks.
The only thing i can say here is that Manjaro connects successfully to the hotspot, but internet access is blocked. So the problem is the CalyxOS smartphone. I am not familiar with this OS, but it seems possible that there is some sort filter implemented. Better report it directly here: Issues · CalyxOS / calyxos · GitLab
Just took a quick look at the features page of CalyxOS
Datura Firewall gives you fine-grained control over network access for all of your apps
At the same time
Tethered network devices (USB or Wi-Fi) can use the phone’s VPN or Tor
So it could be as simple as the firewall is blocking the tethered connection as you have to setup the firewall to allow a tethered device to access the internet.