[Newbie_from_NJ]

Hi guys,

This is definitely a weird one that has been driving me crazy for days as I can't figure it out. My laptop has internet (over wifi), but Kodi doesn't.

I've gone as far as wiping my Kodi setup along with my Linux box ( re-installed Mint 18.2 x64 from scratch) and I still have the issue.

Kodi System Info/Network/ states Internet is connected, but it's really not. Sometimes, I can even see the word "Busy" in the Mac address and DNS.
As a result, I can't install anything. Not even from Kodi repo.

I did notice a difference in the Linux Mint DNS servers compared to my Windows 10 and LibreElec 8.2 DNS servers.

Linux Mint shows:
Primary DNS: 127.0.1.1
Secondary DNS: (nothing)


Windows and LibreElec show:
Primary DNS: 75.75.75.75
Secondary DNS: 75.75.76.76

Here are the latest logs whenever I try to run Youtube addon, which crashes Kodi:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/oq85iv8iqohm6...Z6cXa?dl=0

I can provide any log or perform any other test for anyone. Hopefully someone can determine what my issue is?

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

[speedwell68]

The DNS servers that LibreELEC and Windows are seeing are the ones provided by your ISP, in this case it is ComCast. Change the DNS servers in Mint to...

Primary:8.8.8.8
Secondary:8.8.4.4

...and see if that makes a difference.

[Newbie_from_NJ]

The only way I know to change the DNS servers is by editing network connection, as illustrated here:
https://youtu.be/ol0m4QgZz2M

To test if the DNS servers have been changed to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, I went to http://dnsleaktest.com
There, I can see 6 Google servers and their IP addresses. So yes, DNS servers have been changed.

However, Kodi Network Status still shows:
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
Primary DNS: 127.0.1.1
Secondary DNS: (nothing)
Internet: Connected


Also, I check /etc/resolv.conf and this also still shows:

Code:

# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
#     DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 127.0.1.1

 

I have dual boot setup of Windows 10 and Mint 18.2. Kodi works flawlessly in Windows. Except Linux is my primary OS. It's a real pain to keep switching operating systems to use Kodi.

Really hoping I can get this resolved.

[fritsch]

However, Kodi Network Status still shows:
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
Primary DNS: 127.0.1.1
Secondary DNS: (nothing)
Internet: Connected

Is okay. It's just resolvconf doing that internally. You can easily test that from the shell: nslookup www.heise.de - then you will get the response from your 127.0.1.1

[Newbie_from_NJ]

However, Kodi Network Status still shows:
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
Primary DNS: 127.0.1.1
Secondary DNS: (nothing)
Internet: Connected

Is okay. It's just resolvconf doing that internally. You can easily test that from the shell: nslookup www.heise.de - then you will get the response from your 127.0.1.1

[Newbie_from_NJ]

However, Kodi Network Status still shows:
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
Primary DNS: 127.0.1.1
Secondary DNS: (nothing)
Internet: Connected

Is okay. It's just resolvconf doing that internally. You can easily test that from the shell: nslookup www.heise.de - then you will get the response from your 127.0.1.1

This is the output of the shell when I run nslookup www.heise.de

Code:

Server:        127.0.1.1
Address:    127.0.1.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    www.heise.de
Address: 193.99.144.85

[Newbie_from_NJ]

So why are my DNS servers are still pointing to Comcast, if I changed them to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 under network connections? I also logged into my Xfinity (Comcast) router and there is no option there to change DNS server. I don't believe Comcast allows this change on their router. 

Needless to say, Kodi still has no internet.

[Newbie_from_NJ]

Correction: I do have internet. I used OpenDNS servers instead. I was able to add a source, install an addon and stream a video. So now off to find out what the heck on my build is causing internet issues.

[nickr]

If you need to post any more logs, please make sure you set debugging on then restarting kodi.

[Newbie_from_NJ]

UPDATE - ISSUED SOLVED: This issue stems from a Linux Bug in python-cryptography, which is found in  Linux Mint 18.2. It literally crippled Kodi and the issues I was having are too long to list. 

Updating python-cryptography with the following steps resolved all my problems: 

Code:

wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/299484105/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/292839640/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb
sudo apt install ~/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb ~/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb

[jahanzzzeb]

Thanks a lot, I had a similar issue and your suggestion worked for me.
Mine was slightly different in the sense every time Kodi started, the internet worked for a minute or two. Updating python-cryptography fixed that issue.