Are you sure that it was bridged at Starbucks and not nat'd? What's the wifi chip? Not all have support for being bridged. On Feb 4, 2015 9:09 AM, "Michael Torres" wrote: > Yes it has both ...its a laptop. I hear what your saying but i have a > hard time wrapping my head around the fact that my wireless card will > communicate with starbucks router..but not mine. I am going to try and > reconfigure. My linksys router.... i have to factory reset it as i forgot > the password. > On Feb 4, 2015 8:36 AM, "Michael Butash" wrote: > >> I don't use Cent ever, but if it's anything like Ubuntu, you get either >> a) network interfaces file ala sysconfig scripts in rh derivatives or b) >> NetworkManager controlling everything, but not both. If NM is running your >> stack, than it's likely ignoring those configurations as it contains all >> that in dbus and /etc/NetworkManager or like. >> >> If that is a wireless nic, I still think the wireless isn't giving you >> another address, and likely won't in all cases. Reason is typically >> wireless is meant to have a single client per security association. This >> is usually controllable to some aspect. There's a reason to prevent this - >> someone bridging their laptop to strong encrypted wireless, and >> representing it via old wep or like I can crack with my phone. Might work >> at home, but don't always expect that to work in more strict environments. >> >> Does the system have a wired nic on it? Have you tested with that? >> >> If you want to see the transaction, "tcpdump -i enp0s3 port 67 or port >> 68" that "outside" interface and see if you see the dhcp packet leave the >> wireless. If you get no response, your router/ap doesn't like another >> request. If not leaving that interface, it's a local system issue. >> >> Packets on the wire trump all, see if there are any. >> >> -mb >> >> >> On 02/04/2015 01:07 AM, Michael Torres wrote: >> >>> I didnt think that was the reason. just for the simple fact that I was >>> connected wirelessly at Starbucks......their router assigned me an IP >>> address using the enp0s3 file. >>> >>> anyways, I removed the device and reinstalled, still the same thing. I >>> still think its a setting in my router or perhaps Windows strikes again and >>> there is something in the Network Manager that I dont understand. >>> >>> How frustrating.....anyways, thanks for the help, if you think of >>> anything else, please let me know. >>> >>> Going to bed now.. >>> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >