I installed ubuntu-12.10 on a Toshiba Satellite portable which is to be > sent to someone across the country. Wireless networking has always worked > on > this host, but wired networking did not. I need to test the wired > networking > before it's packaged and shipped and would like assistance from a ubuntu > expert. > > It's a full, vanilla installation; I just let it do its own thing. Ergo, > no network setup with a host name or static IP address. I don't run a DHCP > server here since there are only a handful of hosts and static IP addresses > have worked just fine for many years. > > - Without knowing what aspect of the wired networking didn't work it's difficult to recommend an appropriate test.
Being what it is here's a very simple and basic test you can do. 1. Run the command "ping 127.0.0.1" from the command line while not connected to any networks. This will test the NIC, the NIC drivers and the tcp/.ip stack. 2. If the computer will be using DHCP on the Ethernet interface it's in your best interest to test DHCP functionality. The modem/router in your home from your ISP will have a DHCP server running. If there's not extra ports, just disconnect your wireless router from it and connect the computer. If Eth0 is configured to get an ip address from DHCP and DHCP client on the computer is working correctly, the computer should be allocated an ip address. Hope that's helpful. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
