I'm trying to install Gentoo from the LiveCD (just for fun as well as for getting better understanding what's going on under the Linux's hood) on my notebook. I've faced an issue which is not described in manuals quite well. When I'm trying to ping anything:
livecd~# ping 8.8.8.8
I'm getting this:
connect: Network is unreachable
There are three interfaces presented: lo, enp30s0 and wlp4s0. None of them has IP assigned. As the notebook should connect to the network using wi-fi, I suppose the default interface is wlp4s0. I'm trying to bring it up:
livecd~# ip link set wlp4s0 up
but with no luck, it still has state DOWN.
UPDATE:
Anyway, other devices (notebook, phone, tablet) have perfect wifi connection.
livecd~# uname -a
Linux livecd 3.18.12-gentoo #1 SMP Thu Jun 4 06:18:47 UTC 2015 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
livecd~# lspci -v -nn | grep Network -A1
04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 [Kilmer Peak] [8086:0089] (rev 5f)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 2x2 AGN [8086:1311]
net-setup wlp4s0
. Read the Handbook as @HidekiAI recommends, and also read the motd after logging in, which states about halfway down: If you need to setup network devices, or if they're not already setup, usenet-setup
.net-setup
the problem was still actual