[NCLUG] cannot ping ubuntu 12.04 when logged off

[Phil Marsh]

Thanks Bob,
I was able to apparently fix the ping and ssh problems.
Phil

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On Aug 7, 2013, at 3:21 PM, Bob Proulx <bob at proulx.com> wrote:

> Hi Phil,
> 
> Jesse Griffin wrote:
>> phil marsh wrote:
>>> I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. When my machine is logged out but booted
>>> up, I find I cannot ping it from my other machine on my LAN.
>>> However, when I'm logged in locally to the Ubuntu 12.04 box, I can
>>> ping it from my LAN.
>>> In other words logged out -> cannot ping
>>> logged in -> can ping.
>> 
>> Are you using a wireless connection?  If so, it may not be started unless you
>> are logged in.  Perhaps you can just lock your screen instead of logging out?
>> You should also be able to set your wireless connection to start on
>> boot which would fix it.
> 
> Sounds like you are using NetworkManager.  The default for NM is that
> it is only connected to the network when you are logged in.
> 
>>> Could someone kindly tell me what I need to set to get the 12.04
>>> box to accept pings (and ssh logins) when booted but not logged in
>>> locally?
> 
> Coincidentally this question was just asked on the debian-user mailing
> list.  Your Ubuntu should be similar.  Here is the answer that was
> posted in response there.
> 
>  http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2013/08/msg00158.html
>  Michael Biebl wrote in debian-user:
>  Open nm-connection-editor and select the option "Available to all
>  users".  Then the wpa key is stored system wide (not in the users
>  session keyring) and the connection persists when you log out.
> 
> HTH,
> Bob
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