AG (computing.acco...@googlemail.com on 2011-05-06 19:12 +0100): > sudo ifconfig > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:11601 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:11601 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:1234607 (1.1 MiB) TX bytes:1234607 (1.1 MiB) > > > How do I turn this on, and ensure that it stays on at boot up? You're missing eth0, iow there does not appear to be a driver for your network card (or ifconfig simply doesn't list downed interfaces, it's been a long time since I've used that). Has there been a recent kernel upgrade, for which you're missing some firmware packages maybe?
Multiple things to check: # dhclient eth0 should either try to get you a network address, or complain with "no such device" (run as root) $ lspci | grep -i net should show you a list of ethernet devices $ lsmod should give you a list of modules. Network drivers are usually named with an abbrevation of the manufacturer, so you'll have to look for it yourself. > Also, is this likely to have had an impact on my ability to print via > CUPS? It shouldn't. But since you also had an issue with the Gnome theme, I suspect your configuration has been fouled up. If your network was configured via the GUI (NetworkManager), that might explain the network issue as well. Good luck, Arno -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110507005036.02cea...@neminis.loos.site