Sorry for the long silence. I have been following the messages in this group with interest, but I took a break from trying to get Linux to work. I'm interested in trying the OS and have been for quite a while, but I dread the learning curve. I have a love/hate relationship with Windows. I love it for its ease of use, and I don't think Linux can compete well in that area yet, but I could be wrong. It may just be an issue of familiarity. I don't often have to think about how to do something in Windows. I just do it. It's second nature after 14 years. On the other hand, I HATE Windows for its instability, flakiness, lack of security, etc. and I have the grey hairs to prove it! :-)
Anyway, I ran that "cat" command, and this is what's in that configuration file: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp BROADCAST=151.164.1.255 ONBOOT=yes MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes WIRELESS_ENC_KEY="" I ran the tail command, and got this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] jeff]# tail /var/log/messages Jul 23 17:11:34 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out Jul 23 17:11:34 localhost kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x41E1 Jul 23 17:11:37 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 18 Jul 23 17:11:55 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16 Jul 23 17:12:11 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 Jul 23 17:12:14 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received. Jul 23 17:12:14 localhost ifup: failed. Jul 23 17:12:14 localhost network: Bringing up interface eth0: failed Jul 23 17:12:22 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out Jul 23 17:12:22 localhost kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x41E1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] jeff]# Any idea what's wrong with my setup? I'm beginning to wonder if I just have a bad Mandrake install. I booted the system up into Linux, left the room for a few minutes to go take care of something else, and when I came back, my computer had locked up, something it NEVER does in Windows, so it has to be a software issue, I would think. BTW, I tried vi and emacs, and was lost, although I'm sure both are great programs once you know how to use them. I then tried gedit, and was greeted with a reasonably familiar interface that I could use right away without having to think too much about how to do what I needed to do. Again, the familiarity issue. Familiar is GOOD. :-) Thanks, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Grote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeff Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 11:54 PM Subject: Re[4]: [newbie] Getting online with DSL modem JR> Okay, I have the network card set to DHCP. I have the IP addresses that I JR> got from SBC entered in to the ADSL connection screen. The network card is JR> not finding an IP address via DHCP. I'm also getting an error that says JR> something like, "SIOCDELRT not found". I don't think those are the actual JR> words to the error message, but the general idea. What is SIOCDELRT? JR> I tried going to 192.168.0.1, but I got a "connection refused" error in JR> Mozilla. JR> Thanks, JR> Jeff JR> ----- Original Message ----- JR> From: "Jeff Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JR> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JR> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 8:51 PM JR> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [newbie] Getting online with DSL modem >> Is it necessary to specify IP addresses anywhere at all? >> >> I'm not sucessfully online in Linux yet. Don't know what I'm missing. >> >> Thanks, >> Jeff >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Justin Grote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Jeff Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 7:40 PM >> Subject: Re[2]: [newbie] Getting online with DSL modem >> >> >> JR> Hey Justin, >> >> JR> They use PPoE. Do I have to give the network card an IP or anything at >> all? >> JR> I have been specifying PPoE when setting up the internet connection. >> Right >> JR> now, the network card is set for "static" with an IP address JR> specified - >> the >> JR> primary IP that SBC gave me. >> >> JR> I apologize in advance for any stupid questions. This is very new to JR> me. >> >> JR> Thanks, >> JR> Jeff >> >> JR> P.S. Also, I apologize for posting my message in HTML. Ooops! >> >> JR> ----- Original Message ----- >> JR> From: "Justin Grote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> JR> To: "Jeff Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> JR> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 7:20 PM >> JR> Subject: Re: [newbie] Getting online with DSL modem >> >> >> JR>> Hello, >> JR>> >> JR>> I downloaded Mandrake 10 recently, and it works fine except >> JR>> for sound issues and an inability to get on the Net with it. My >> JR>> primary concern right now is getting online. >> JR>> >> JR>> I have SBC Yahoo! DSL, and I am using a Speedstream 5100 >> JR>> modem. What do my settings need to be in the Network setup? I have >> JR>> the IP addresses that SBC gave me, but they made it clear that >> JR>> they do not support Linux. >> JR>> >> JR>> I assigned the primary IP address to my NIC, so it no longer >> JR>> complains about not being about to find an IP, but there does >> JR>> appear to be a program missing at boot that has to do with the >> JR>> Internet connection. I do recall a notice that the download >> JR>> version may not work with some DSL modems due to not having >> JR>> commercial software included with it. Is this the issue I am >> JR>> having, and is it possible to get online with the free download >> JR>> version over a DSL connection? >> JR>> >> JR>> Thanks very much, >> JR>> Jeff >> JR>> >> >> JR> Does your ISP use PPoE or PPoA (Point-To-Point over Ethernet/ATM)? JR> Many >> DSL >> JR> providers do, in which case you'll have to set up your DSL modem for >> PPoE >> JR> (DrakConnect should make this easy). >> >> JR> A Google Groups post: >> JR> >> JR> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=mandrake+speedstream+5100+support&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&selm=jK-dnc4Z2flGHrbdRVn-tw%40giganews.com&rnum=1 >> >> JR> mentions that the hardware should work "out of the box", so the issue >> JR> regarding DSL modem interoperability shouldn't be a problem. I'll bet >> that >> JR> you have it set up for plain ol' ethernet and DHCP and the ISP JR> requires >> JR> either PPoE or PPoA. >> >> JR> Again, drakconnect should make this real easy. >> >> JR> ______________________________ >> JR> Justin Grote >> JR> Network Architect, CCNA >> JR> The Whistlepunk >> JR> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove nospam-) >> JR> SMS: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove nospam-) >> JR> Phone: (208) 631-5440 >> >> >> This DSLReports FAQ should help if you lost the instructions: >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/faq/8720 >> >> >> ______________________________ >> Justin Grote >> Network Architect, CCNA >> The Whistlepunk >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove nospam-) >> SMS: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove nospam-) >> Phone: (208) 631-5440 >> >> >> >> JR> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- JR> ---- >> ____________________________________________________ >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com >> ____________________________________________________ >> Just got back from the John Fogerty concert up at Brundage Mountain in McCall, Idaho. Great concert on a gorgeous mountain with a *rainbow* in the sky. Kick ass. Sorry your day isn't as good as mine :) Anyhow, that SIOCDELRT usually means a configuration problem in my experience (SIOC are calls to the TCP/IP stack, SIOC = stack in/out calls, DELRT = delete route). It means you tried to delete a route that doesn't exist. Here's a quick way to check if everything is OK. Open up a terminal (the command line is your friend), and type: cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (or open the file in your favorite text editor) This command will show you what is inside the ifcfg-eth0 file. This file is where your network settings for your ethernet card are. Make sure there is a line in there that says: BOOTPROTO=DHCP If not, open the file in your favorite text editor (vi, emacs, nano, gedit, etc.) and put it in there. Open up another terminal (or hit CTRL-C to stop the "less" program), become root by typing: su and your root password. then type: service network restart You should see messages similar to this: shutting down eth0 [ ok ] starting eth0 [ ok ] If your eth0 doesn't come up (says [ FAILED ]), type this at the console (while still as root): tail /var/log/messages Copy the messages in there and email it to the list and we can probably find your exact problem. Not a good first impression of Mandrake is it? I've rarely seen this problem on a default install, you're just lucky :). ______________________________ Justin Grote Network Architect, CCNA The Whistlepunk Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove nospam-) SMS: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove nospam-) Phone: (208) 631-5440
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