On Fri, 18 Jul 2008, John Mort wrote:
> 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. > I have the same things suggested by others if you still need them. a laptop to test the modem, some NIC cards lying around, and I also have a Westell modem from Verizon, I think it's a 6100. john > > -- > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
