On Friday 23 July 2004 17:49, Jeff Reid wrote: > 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&h >l=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&selm=jK-dnc4Z2flGHrbdRVn-tw%40giganews.com&rn >um=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 You may have a bad install. I am a newbie without the 14 years experience. Its pretty obvious your eth0 is misconfigured but then I never got 9.2 running satsfactorly and when I installed 10.0 I dropped windows. Someone will be along that can help you shortely and I predict that after 14 weeks you will be ready to give up windows. -- Regards; Hoyt
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