On Sun 18 Aug 2002 05:20, b w wrote: > OK, a newbie problem. > > I installed Mandrake 8.2 Thursday night. Was able to connect to the > internet with my Cisco uBR900 cable model (through Adelphia), but only > after some fiddling with the Mandrake Command Center (it didn't work > immediately after installation). > > Today, I was using MandrakeUpdate to download updates. Was able to download > many of the "important ones" (security and bugfixes). After they were > downloaded, I rebooted my machine (Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop with 196 RAM > and 500Mhz). At that point, I lost my internet connection (the number 1 > light on the cable modem wouldn't even glow, and no lights flickered on my > network adapter); no amount of fiddling would get me a connection through > the Mandrake Command Center. > > Yet when I reboot and launch Win2K, the number 1 light glows, and I get an > internet connection... reboot and go linux, the light goes out and no > connection. > > BTW, when I reboot in linux, I get a couple of error messages: the ext2fs > file is "out of date"... httpd-perl and httpd fail to launch. > > Also: I'm running a Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10 56K modem (if that helps). > > Am I missing something here? > > ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, >
Most likely your network isn't starting at boot. As "su/root" do: "service network restart" and check the messages if eth0 shows up O.K. If it doesn't; go to the Control Centre again and redo your nework settings. BTW ussually you need to use "dhcpd" to connect to a cable server. As for the Xircom modem: I haven't been able to get it working, doubt it ever will. The ethernet card works fine though. Good luck, Harm.
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