network connection issue

[Aaron Vegh]

Matt,
It's clear that the problem is, therefore, space monkeys. As any Linux
hacker with m4d skillz will tell you, in this situation the only
answer is to secure a supply of "space bananas" and  set them up in a
farraday cage made of pipe cleaners. Within moments the space monkeys
will pop out of your computer, wearing their space monkey helmets and
making their space monkey sounds, into your farraday cage. After all,
space monkeys prefer chewing on space bananas over hapless ethernet
cards. Once captured, space monkeys make a great wall display and will
impress your geek friends when they visit. It might even score you
some ladies.

In case it's not space monkeys, though, my technique has always been
to take the opportunity to switch distros. For example, if it's been a
while since I've used Gentoo, I'd take the new release that came out
today as my signal. :-)

Cheers,
Aaron.


On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:16:08 -0500, Matt Cahill <m-cahill-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On March 25, 2005 10:59 am, Anton Markov wrote:
> >
> > First of all, I would stick with the RJ45 Ethernet connection for a
> > number of reasons, not the least of which is lower CPU load. It's also a
> > lot more standardized/stable/older so problems are easier to fix (I have
> > no idea how the USB connection works, for instance).
> >
> > I think that your network interface is simply not being activated (since
> > your computer still thinks you are connecting through USB). Which
> > distribution are you using?
> >
> > Try running 'ifup eth0' or whatever ethernet port your modem is
> > connected to, right after restarting the computer. If the internet works
> > afterwards, then the interface is simply not being activated. Check in
> > /etc/network(ing) for a file called 'interfaces' or whatever equivalent
> > your distribution uses. I should have an entry similar to:
> >
> > auto eth0
> > iface eth0 inet static
> > ...
> >
> > The part below the 'iface' line may be different (you probably have dhcp
> > rather than static IP).
> >
> > The 'auto eth0' line is the key. It tells your computer to activate the
> > interface when your computer starts. Add the line if it's missing, and
> > try again.
> >
> > --
> > Anton Markov <("anton" + "@" + "truxtar" + "." + "com")>
> 
> Thanks Anton,
> 
>   As it turned out, after moving this weekend, my ethernet card kacked.  So,
> in the end, it's hard to say whether it was the system configuration or the
> card.  The new card is solid, and the connection is fine.
>   I did check the interfaces file, and sure enough 'auto eth0' was there.
> 
>   Thanks again for your help.
> 
> Matt
> 
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