On 16 August 2011 05:51, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:56:46 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > > > On 15 August 2011 21:34, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: >
Okay, so it seems there is no telnet service available in route :-) > > How about a simple "wget 192.168.1.254"? > weaver@Bandit:~$ su Password: Bandit:/home/weaver# wget 192.168.1.254 --2011-08-16 06:06:49-- http://192.168.1.254/ Connecting to 192.168.1.254:80... failed: Connection timed out. Retrying. --2011-08-16 06:07:36-- (try: 2) http://192.168.1.254/ Connecting to 192.168.1.254:80... failed: Connection timed out. Retrying. --2011-08-16 06:08:23-- (try: 3) http://192.168.1.254/ Connecting to 192.168.1.254:80... failed: Connection timed out. Retrying. > > > The latest hint is this pop-up when the browser is loading: > > > > Unexpected error updating default notary_list from web: [Exception... > > "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) > > [nsIDataSignatureVerifier.verifyData]" nsresult: "0x80004005 > > (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: > > chrome://perspectives/content/common.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 185" > > data: no] > > Looks like a javascript error/warning but not enough to tell if just this > can prevent the whole page from loading :-? > > > At this stage, I don't think there's anything wrong with the modem. > > Especially when it is considered that: > > > > - This is another new modem, as an exchange for another new one of > > the same type that I got the same behaviour from; > > - These modems are noted as being a good model; > > > > > > - I have been able to get an immediate connection to the modem from > > another laptop with M$'s XP. > > > > I think I have messed up my install inadvertently, in a way that the > > fact that it is SID doesn't account for. > > Really, I can't see how your network configuration can be a problem here. > If you have setup static values for your NIC and you can ping/reach your > DSL router you should get the same you get when using a Windows client. > > There is no more magic behind an ethernet device and that's precisely its > best bet: it works regardless the OS and does not require for special > drivers :-) > I'm thinking it must be something under the network config. Something in the O.S. itself that has come adrift. I'll try a reinstall. My /home partition is on an external drive, so the data is safe and a reinstall doesn't represent as much of a problem as it would otherwise. Regards, Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion.
