* 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 -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
