On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 04:24:39PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thursday 17 July 2008 15:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thanks for the reply. I can no longer access my modem (192.168.1.1) at > > all. When I boot either Fedora or Ubuntu, eth0 fails to come up. With > > Fedora, I have quiet boot disabled, so I see all the boot messages. When > > Fedora tries to start eth0, it displays a red "failed". > > This leads me to believe that the PC's network card is dead (as opposed to > the modem). > > Bring a laptop and try to make an ethernet connection between the two > machine (either via a hub, or directly with a crossed patch cable). > > Alternately, spend 10 bucks and buy an el-cheapo NIC somewhere to see if it > fixes your problem.
There are plenty of 10/100 cards kicking around. If you are in need of
one, let me know, I think I've got 6 in a box in my basement.
-Sean
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sean at dague dot net Linux Users Group
http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org
There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors
than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down.
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