* Peter Breger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-18-07 09:29]:
> ka1ifq wrote:
 [...]
> >     You are setting the card to use DHCP, are you running a DHCP
> > server on your Linux box or your router?
> 
> Linux PC is set up as client only, connected via ethernet to a
> hardware router which does the DHCP serving
> 
> >     Do you see any errors or warnings when yast is completing its
> > run, or in any of the log files?
> 
> Mmmh - where would I have to find these (you see I am new to
> Linux...)
> ...  boot.msg has something to say, here is a short summary of what it 
> has to say on network matters (sorry, cannot actually use file text cut 
> and paste but have to retype laboriously in this mail on another Windows 
> PC, [] encloses my own comment)
> 
> setting up network interfaces:
> lo IP address: 127.0.0.1/8 done
> eth0 device: 3Com [and all kinds of bla bla on hardware card]
> eth0 configuration: eth-bus-pci-0000:00:0f.0
> eth0 (DHCP) . . . . . no IP address yet ... backgrounding.
> Warning: could not set up default route via interface.
> Command ip route replace to default via 192.168.1.1 returned: .RTNETLINK 
> answers Network is unreachable
> Configuration line. default 192.168.1.1 - -
> 
> [then all kinds of other bla bla until it gets back to matter on hand]
> 
> eth0 dhcpcd is still waiting for data
>  waiting
> eth0 interface could not be set up until now.

I have similar problems on occasion, my router looses dhcp and my local
network goes down including access outside.

Unplug the power cord from your router for > 2 minutes.  Reconnect and
issue as root, rcnetwork restart.

ping an outside connection to check status, ping yahoo.com

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