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--></style><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> From: waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org<br>> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:43:06 -0500<br>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org<br>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Cannot Get Back Ethernet Connection<br>> <br>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 02:39:37AM +0000, john.moniz-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg@public.gmane.org wrote<br>> <br>> > I do show lo with ifconfig.<br>> <br>> OK, 2 possibilities...<br>> <br>> 1) Try<br>> traceroute -n 157.166.226.26<br>> or<br>> tracepath -n 157.166.226.26<br>> <br>> That's www.cnn.com. If you can get to IP addresses, but not names,<br>> then you have a DNS problem. What does /etc/resolv.conf look like?<br>> You can generally use the address of your ADSL router/modem (192.168.0.1)<br><br><br>OK, some good progress! Your suspicions were correct Walter, I was able
to ping external IP addresses. So, with Ted's ifconfig and route
commands, I can access the outside world.<br>
<br>The ubuntu /etc/resolv.conf file was empty. I copied the one from fedora and now I'm able to browse the internet. I'm emailing this from the problem system (ubuntu).<br><br>But the fix is not permanent. Whenever I boot up, I still get no eth0 connection (in ubuntu only) - eth0 doesn't even show up in ifconfig. How do I make it permanent?<br><br>One thing I noticed when I boot up ubuntu, which I never noticed previously - just before it starts to boot, I get a nearly blank screen with just the following on the very top:<br>resume: libgcrypt version 1.4.4<br>Googling this message, I see some grumblings about it, even some which link it to a loss of ethernet connection, but no solutions that I found. Anyone know what that's about?<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>John.<br><br><br><br>> Other options are...<br>> Google<br>> 8.8.8.8<br>> 8.8.4.4<br>> <br>> Verizon<br>> 4.2.2.1<br>> 4.2.2.2<br>> 4.2.2.3<br>> 4.2.2.4<br>> 4.2.2.5<br>> 4.2.2.6<br>> <br>> 2) If that doesn't work, we get desparate. I notice that your working<br>> Fedora shows IRQ 25, but the non-working Ubuntu shows IRQ 23. Note that<br>> you have to be root or use su/sudo to change settings with ifconfig.<br>> Can you list the *COMPLETE* output of "ifconfig eth0"? Here are a few<br>> options...<br>> <br>> Plan A) ifconfig eth0 irq 25<br>> and try the network<br>> <br>> Plan B) ifconfig eth0 irq 23<br>> and try the network<br>> <br>> There is no "Plan C", other than re-installing.<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org><br><br></div></div> </div></body>
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