Re: Broadband USB modem thing
After seeing a friend using his on Windows ?? and it took him about 5 minutes to get it to work (had to run through the set up each time he stuck it in) and have heard not very good things from Xtra users of them, I got a Vodem off another friend who had no trouble with his excepting the cost (sounds like $1 a day in the adverts is way off the mark. So I now have a Vodophone one to stick in and wonder how to get it to work instead. Y Haaa I got a refund from Xtra which is like getting rocks from the moon!!! Thanks for the help, vodo seem to have more ww support / options Solor Vox wrote: Hey Kevin, I have the Telecom that stick and it does work on Linux. But one small problem is that by default, it is configured to be a usb storage device so that drivers are automatically loaded first. Then the drivers (windows) switch the mode to usb modem. You need to switch it into modem mode either by using serial options line in Linux, or use windows software included on the stick. I'm in Chch if you still need some help. sV On 1/17/10, Andrew Packer and...@cogitant.co.nz wrote: On Sun, 2010-01-17 at 13:21 +1300, Kevin wrote: I am still naive enough to buy a Broadband GMS USB stick from Telecom because the telechick told me that of course it will work with Linux, just stick it in and it down loads it own stuff and like it just like works! snip I also have a Vodem one with me as a friends wants me to sell it or buy it as he found the $1 a day thing did not have a lot of truth with it, so that may be able to made to work more easy. snip I've been using a Vodem (actually three different Vodems) with exclusively Linux systems for a couple of years now. Although Vodafone NZ do not support Linux (and will tell you so if you ring the helpline), the driver program comes from Vodafone Spain: https://forge.betavine.net/projects/vodafonemobilec/ You want version 1.99.17-8. There are several sub-versions compiled for various Linux distributions. You'll have to change the APN because, out of the box, the software is configured to connect to Vodafone Spain. If your friend's Vodem has been sitting around for a few years it may need a firmware update. I do not know whether this can be done in Linux using Wine. It would be better to have a Vodafone shop perform the update. A. Also, a lot of Vodafone's 3G mobile broadband uses the 900 MHz band, and the older Vodems do not support 3G at that frequency. I can't offer advice in regards to Telecom. HTH, =Andrew
vodafone traffic issue?
Hi there, anyone else experiencing chronically slow internet this morning? On vodahug here in Stanmore Road, and only getting partial connectivity - some sites load but only very slowly, others not at all. Can't check the vodafone site for issues (been transferring data for that page for the last hour) and may have to resort to talking to a human on one of those telephone things before too much longer ;-) Cheers, Roger
Re: vodafone traffic issue?
On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 11:56 +1300, Roger Searle wrote: Hi there, anyone else experiencing chronically slow internet this morning? On vodahug here in Stanmore Road, and only getting partial connectivity - some sites load but only very slowly, others not at all. Can't check the vodafone site for issues (been transferring data for that page for the last hour) and may have to resort to talking to a human on one of those telephone things before too much longer ;-) Cheers, Roger Voda reports me 10Mbit up / 750Kbit down for their own traffic, speedtest to snap, chch 9/.75, optus Syd 6/0.75. (voda ADSL customer, on an old ADSL2 modem ). Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: st...@greengecko.co.nz GPG Fingerprint = B337 828D 03E1 4F11 CB90 853C C8AB AF04 EF68 52E0 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: vodafone traffic issue?
Roger Searle wrote, On 27/01/10 11:57: Hi there, anyone else experiencing chronically slow internet this morning? On vodahug here in Stanmore Road, and only getting partial connectivity - some sites load but only very slowly, others not at all. Can't check the vodafone site for issues (been transferring data for that page for the last hour) and may have to resort to talking to a human on one of those telephone things before too much longer ;-) Yes - there's something weird going on, but they're not saying what. We have a couple of sites on vodafone DSL and they're slow-as presently. http://forum.vodafone.co.nz/forum/8-network-issues/ says nothing since Jan 25th. Ya gets whats ya pays for -- Craig Falconer
Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware?
Hi, I've been continuing my experimentation with backup and restore using Ubuntu server 9.04. Today I restored my system to completely different hardware to see how it coped. Went from an old Intel P4 with PATA drives and 100mbps realtek network card to an Intel quad core with sata drives, nvidia graphics card and onboard 1Gbps network card. After restoring the only thing not going seems to be my network connection. In my /etc/network/interfaces I still have the lines: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp ifconfig only shows local lopback. I may have restored something that I shouldn't have, or missed something off? I was hoping someone could give me ideas of what to look at to locate the problem as I really haven't got my head around how linux handles things like network cards and how the drivers fit in... Thanks in advance. Regards, Bryce Stenberg. DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm
Re: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware?
Bryce Stenberg wrote, On 27/01/10 13:14: I've been continuing my experimentation with backup and restore using Ubuntu server 9.04. Today I restored my system to completely different hardware to see how it coped. Went from an old Intel P4 with PATA drives and 100mbps realtek network card to an Intel quad core with sata drives, nvidia graphics card and onboard 1Gbps network card. After restoring the only thing not going seems to be my network connection. In my /etc/network/interfaces I still have the lines: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp ifconfig only shows local loopback. I may have restored something that I shouldn't have, or missed something off? I was hoping someone could give me ideas of what to look at to locate the problem as I really haven't got my head around how linux handles things like network cards and how the drivers fit in... Sounds like you haven't got a module loaded for the NIC in the new machine. What kind of network card does it have? You might need to twiddle the contents of /etc/modules or /etc/modules.conf if the old one has been explicitly specified there. Or try doing anifconfig -a because plain ifconfig only shows interfaces that are up. dmesg | grep -i ethshould give some kind of hints lspci | grep -i eth also should suggest something useful Is the onboard NIC disabled in the BIOS ? -- Craig Falconer
RE: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware?
Cheers Craig, With ifconfig -a I was able to see it was using eth1 so changed /etc/network/interfaces to use eth1 and it is all good now. Regards, Bryce. -Original Message- From: Craig Falconer [mailto:cfalco...@totalteam.co.nz] Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2010 1:23 p.m. To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz Subject: Re: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware? Bryce Stenberg wrote, On 27/01/10 13:14: I've been continuing my experimentation with backup and restore using Ubuntu server 9.04. Today I restored my system to completely different hardware to see how it coped. Went from an old Intel P4 with PATA drives and 100mbps realtek network card to an Intel quad core with sata drives, nvidia graphics card and onboard 1Gbps network card. After restoring the only thing not going seems to be my network connection. In my /etc/network/interfaces I still have the lines: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp ifconfig only shows local loopback. I may have restored something that I shouldn't have, or missed something off? I was hoping someone could give me ideas of what to look at to locate the problem as I really haven't got my head around how linux handles things like network cards and how the drivers fit in... Sounds like you haven't got a module loaded for the NIC in the new machine. What kind of network card does it have? You might need to twiddle the contents of /etc/modules or /etc/modules.conf if the old one has been explicitly specified there. Or try doing anifconfig -a because plain ifconfig only shows interfaces that are up. dmesg | grep -i ethshould give some kind of hints lspci | grep -i eth also should suggest something useful Is the onboard NIC disabled in the BIOS ? -- Craig Falconer No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2646 - Release Date: 01/26/10 20:46:00 DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm
Re: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware?
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:22:53 you wrote: You might need to twiddle the contents of /etc/modules or /etc/modules.conf if the old one has been explicitly specified there. Or try doing anifconfig -a because plain ifconfig only shows interfaces that are up. dmesg | grep -i ethshould give some kind of hints lspci | grep -i eth also should suggest something useful Is the onboard NIC disabled in the BIOS ? Or, because the NIC is a different interface e.g. eth1 and you only have eth0 specified in your interfaces config. Ubuntu will create a persistant interface name for each NIC, this uses the file; /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules which you can alter or delete. hads -- http://nicegear.co.nz VoIP and Linux compatible hardware
Re: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware?
Hadley Rich wrote, On 27/01/10 13:31: Or, because the NIC is a different interface e.g. eth1 and you only have eth0 specified in your interfaces config. Ubuntu will create a persistant interface name for each NIC, this uses the file; /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules which you can alter or delete. Oh yeah that's probably most likely. -- Craig Falconer
RE: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware?
Cheers Hadley - exactly my problem. Regards, Bryce. -Original Message- From: Hadley Rich [mailto:h...@nice.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2010 1:31 p.m. To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz Subject: Re: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware? On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:22:53 you wrote: You might need to twiddle the contents of /etc/modules or /etc/modules.conf if the old one has been explicitly specified there. Or try doing anifconfig -a because plain ifconfig only shows interfaces that are up. dmesg | grep -i ethshould give some kind of hints lspci | grep -i eth also should suggest something useful Is the onboard NIC disabled in the BIOS ? Or, because the NIC is a different interface e.g. eth1 and you only have eth0 specified in your interfaces config. Ubuntu will create a persistant interface name for each NIC, this uses the file; /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules which you can alter or delete. hads -- http://nicegear.co.nz VoIP and Linux compatible hardware No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2646 - Release Date: 01/26/10 20:46:00 DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm
Re: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware?
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Bryce Stenberg br...@hrnz.co.nz wrote: After restoring the only thing not going seems to be my network connection. In my /etc/network/interfaces I still have the lines: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp Your new network interface is probably eth1, and eth0 is being reserved for the old card, if it comes back. Udev rules are automatically created and stored; have a look in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules for the old ones. If you are never going to re-introduce the old card, you can delete the old rule ... probably there's a rule for the new card to be eth1 in there by now. If you remove that as well, on a reboot the new card will stay as eth0. Also, there's no reason it should be called 'eth0' or 'eth1' ... you could call it anything, using those rules. -jim
RE: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware?
Thanks Jim, I'll have a look at those rules and see what I make of it. Regards, Bryce. -Original Message- From: jim.cheet...@gmail.com [mailto:jim.cheet...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cheetham Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2010 1:42 p.m. To: linux-users Subject: Re: Ubuntu server: no network after restore to new hardware? On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Bryce Stenberg br...@hrnz.co.nz wrote: After restoring the only thing not going seems to be my network connection. In my /etc/network/interfaces I still have the lines: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp Your new network interface is probably eth1, and eth0 is being reserved for the old card, if it comes back. Udev rules are automatically created and stored; have a look in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules for the old ones. If you are never going to re-introduce the old card, you can delete the old rule ... probably there's a rule for the new card to be eth1 in there by now. If you remove that as well, on a reboot the new card will stay as eth0. Also, there's no reason it should be called 'eth0' or 'eth1' ... you could call it anything, using those rules. -jim No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2646 - Release Date: 01/26/10 20:46:00 DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm
