On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:24 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can no longer connect to the Internet from my home PC. I suspect that my > DSL modem was damaged by lightning but I can't confirm this. > > My PC is multiple-boot with Fedora 7, Ubuntu 8.04, and Windows ME. I mainly > use Fedora. My ISP is Verizon DSL. My modem is a Westell 6100-E90 (wired) > provided by Verizon. > > I get solid DSL sync on my modem, but eth0 doesn't come up on Fedora or > Ubuntu. Ethtool eth0 correctly identifies my NIC as 100 Mbps and reports > "link-detected = yes". > > I just bought an identical model (except for Revision number) used DSL modem > on EBay. I don't get DSL sync on that modem. > > I request either of the following: > > 1. Could someone provide me debugging help? (offlist is probably preferable). > My main email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 2. Could someone within a 10-mile radius of downtown Poughkeepsie lend me a > DSL modem for several hours? > > TIA
If you don't have a laptop/alternative computer to test the modem with, I could probably swing by some time after this weekend with my laptop just to try it out and see if that's your point of failure. -- John D. Mort http://john.mort.net _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) Aug 6 - Zenos Sep 3 - TBD
