Re: Laptop Connects to WAP, But Cannot Access 'Net

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Mar 2012, Claudio Fontana wrote:
>
>> Hmm without any more information I would first check the firewall rules
>> for all involved interfaces, assuming that you checked that the wpa
>> authentication was successful, and that the internet connection is up at
>> the router, and that the other clients on the LAN (on cable f.e.) can
>> access the internet.
>
>
> Claudio,
>
>  There's no firewall and no authentication; these public wifi hot spots are
> unsecured so everyone can use them.
>
>  I have no idea what's happening on their router since I've no access to
> it.

I see, I assumed a local setup @home, did not get the public wifi part.

Anyway, one check to the firewall rules on the _client_, even just an
iptables -v -L ,
as well as the routing tables maybe could be something to look at.

Ciao,

Claudio