network connection issue

[Joseph Kubik]

Aaron, 
You are my new hero!
I've always suspected that it was deamons / spirits, but now I know
it's the space monkeys.
-Joseph-


On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:28:21 -0500, Aaron Vegh <aaronvegh-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 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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> >              m dash cahill at rogers dot com
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