On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, WH Bouterse wrote:
> Well here is the latest
>
> This am after being on all night, netscape still working, able to get
> mail etc
> but after a couple hours working various programs;
> I try to access a web site, netscape stalls out, the
> 'ld-linux.so.2' in 'top' and 'ps ax' with 'dns helper' appears.
>
> I shutdown amd, no change.
> I check inetd, yes it is up and running
>
> ifconfig shows nothing unusual; however no remote ping,
> telnet, etc. but locahost okay.
>
> I exit and log out of everything and try again, No Luck
> I reboot, No Luck
> I do a 'cold boot', No Luck
>
> At System Commanders prompt I boot into M$, everything works fine !!!???
>
> I restart and boot into L-M 6.1, NOW REMOTE IS WORKING AGAIN !!!???
> "But for Howlong", I ask?
>
> Conclusions:
>
> 1)Somehow outside access gets disabled.
> 2)Usually first noticed using Netscape
> 3)Cannot necessarily blame Netscape on this one
> as rebooting and not bringing up Netscape I still
> have no remote access.
> 4) Access out of my nic card and cable-modem is disabled somehow
> 5) M$ IS FIXING MY LINUX-MANDRAKE PLEASE HELP
> BEFORE BILL GATES FINDS OUT !!!:>)
One of two things is shutting you down,
dhcp doesn't renew its lease
(try switching pump for dhcp or dhcp for pump, as your bootproto for the
ethX)
or
You have an auto senseing 10/100 network card, that can hopefully be set
with a util to use a specified speed.
> William Bouterse
> Juneau, Alaska
>
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