[PLUG] Nothing on monitors
Dick Steffens
dick at dicksteffens.com
Wed Jun 29 01:33:51 UTC 2016
On 06/27/2016 08:50 PM, King Beowulf wrote:
> On Saturday, June 25, 2016, Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm typing this on my laptop.
>>
>> I've just set up my computer after it was off for a couple of weeks. I'm
>> installed at a friend's house, so I don't know much about the local
>> network except that it's 192.168.1.xxx being fed by a Netgear WNR1000.
<...>
> When you initially set up the desktop networking, you gave it a name. The
> wigi router dhcp knows what it is if it assigned an IP address lease so do
>
> ssh <username>@<computer name>
That would work if I was on the original network. But, as mentioned, I'm
at a friend's house, using her network.
> Also, the netgear router has a list of all dhcp address assigned. log in
> via
>
> http://192.168.1.1 from any attached computer
Which would be doable if I had the password for her router. It was at
the end of a long day, and I didn't want to call her (she lives at her
other house).
> if desktop seems to fire up but has no video after a move
>
> 1. reseat video card
> 2. check for bent pins on video cable
> 3. plug monitor into know good computer
Good points, all, and ones I should have thought of. Add to that list,
make sure to use the correct video jacks! Both the motherboard jacks and
the add-on card jacks are recessed from the back of the mini tower case.
The add-on card area is separate from the motherboard area, as I suspect
it is on most boxes. When viewed from above, the top card in the add-on
card area is not visible. Right off, I'm not sure why I remembered the
nVidia card, but eventually I did, and that led to the solution the problem.
Thanks for the basic troubleshooting clue stick reminder. As I said, it
was at the end of a long day.
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Regards,
Dick Steffens
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