Marc Paré a écrit :
Hi Johnny,
Le 2012-05-04 10:59, Johnny A. Solbu a écrit :
On Friday 04 May 2012 16:38, Marc Paré wrote:
Le 2012-05-04 01:43, Marc Paré a écrit :
Le 2012-05-04 00:49, Marc Paré a écrit :
I am just installing Mageia 1 on a new Acer VX4618G-Ei3210W
desktop and
all installs well except for one problem. I am hooked into my house
network but there is no internet access. I can see all computers
on the
LAN and install the printer through CUPS.
This sounds like a network configuration failure somewhere, possibly
in your router. If you can connect to your other computers in the
network (ping, nmap, smbclient etc.) then your card seems to be
working fine. If your card was malfunctioning, I would presume you
wouldn't get any network at all.
I just tried the latest Ubuntu live CD and the Acer also cannot do
internet. I tried it on another Ethernet line in our house where a
computer is working fine and it also does not work.
Did you try the live CD on Another computer, to verify if it works on
another computer?
Does it sound like the NIC is defective?
If you get access to the rest of your network but not the internet, I
would say no. Your nic seems to be working.
And since you seem to have tried other distros, it also sounds like
your router is somehow configured to not let the IP your computer
use, through to the internet.
I would check that the router is configured to let through all the
IPs your dhcp server is handing out.
This is what popped into my head anyway.
Thanks for the note. I took it back and left with egg on my face as it
worked perfectly well with one of the IT's linux Mint stick ... he
suggested I use it instead.
So, I took the unit back home and eliminated all 5 switches (we have
to boys in the family who have their buddies over with their machines
for gaming -- our house is also completely wire (we had it done about
10 years ago when we had it built)) and for some reason the router
would not let the new unit on no matter what (it had an ip address of
192.168.1.12).
I then tried to re-set the router and it refused to reset 4 times
before it finally reset completely. That was it. Now everything works
as per normal.
We had some bad thunderstorms about 3 weeks ago with multiple power
failures in the space of about an hour and a half. Maybe that was it.
I'll replace the router the next time I go back to the store and
explain IT staff.
Now I can get back to my installation.
Cheers,
Marc
Static charges can make a router (or some card in a computer)
malfunction, even for an extended period of time -- to subsequently
start working perfectly again.
It used to be VERY common with computers some 20 years ago. (My clients
were mostly in industrial areas which often had power spikes. More
recent computers are a lot more resistant to problems.)
I had similar problems with my router a few years back (for several
months), and more recently for 2 months my video card displayed all but
the simplist colours in green. (Very frustrating for displaying
photos.) But both work perfectly since.
So probably not useful to replace your router. (Although a backup
router might be reassuring.)
Regards
--
André
