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 -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
