Hmm. It seems to be that it isn't getting out to the router, so it
probably is the ethernet port. Anybody know how to fix this?

On Dec 20, 2:59 pm, Albert Carter <[email protected]> wrote:
> If your iMac is powered up and running especially a linux OS and you
> don't see a light on the port of the router its plugged into its more
> than likely a hardware issue. The light just shows there's a device
> connected if there's no light the router isn't seeing the device. The
> only hardware involved is the port on the router, the ethernet cable,
> and the port on the iMac. Since the port on the router is known to
> work (you had another machine plugged into it), and you've tested the
> ethernet cable the only thing left is the port on the iMac.
>
> Now if the light is on on the router its a software issue. For ubuntu
> you would need to look at the startup logs to see if its initializing
> the ethernet port. If it is you should see something that says eth0
> and gives the driver its using. You need to make sure its correct
> driver (I'm not sure what this iMac would use you can probably find
> out by doing a google). If its the wrong one you'll need to compile
> and install the correct driver and use that driver. If its the correct
> driver then you'll want to look up this 
> guidehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-ubuntu-linux-convert-dhcp-network....
> This will allow you to setup a Static IP. By default it should have
> been setup to use DHCP. The configuration file it notes should show if
> its set for DHCP or not.
>
> Albert

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