[PLUG] Desperate - Add CD-ROM to Hardy

[Nye Walker]

Sounds like whatever you installed played with the
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file.  I usually back those up
when playing with net network apps or drivers.



On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:03 AM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net>
wrote:

> On 06 May 2008 01:45:24 -0700
> Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net> dijo:
>
> > >>>>> "John" == John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net> writes:
> > John> I can assure you that the ethernet port is not working. For
> > John> example, I have a Laserjet with a net connection set to
> > John> 192.168.0.15. If I turn it on and ping it, I get "Network is
> > John> unreachable."
>
> > That just means that the interface isn't configured.  Check to see if
> > the interface is there:
> >
> >   sudo ifconfig -a
> >
> > do you see eth0?  If so, make sure you've got an ethernet cable to
> > your local network, and type:
> >
> >   sudo dhclient eth0
> >
> > If you've got a DHCP server on your network (you probably do), then
> > that should get you fixed up wired-network-wise.
> >
> > If the ethernet interface is *not* present, then the module might have
> > been unloaded for some reason.  Try reloading it.
> >
> > Network manager is just a gui interface.
>
> Tim already gave me that information but I was too tired last night to
> see what he was talking about. This morning I did "sudo ifconfig -a"
> and sure enough, the network was there. And "sudo dhclient eth0" got me
> a connection. I'm back in business. I'm curious how I managed to kill
> it, but that is not an important question. Thanks to all for your
> patience.
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