On Wednesday 19 November 2003 20:54, Melissa Reese wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Charlie, > > I think my problem is *almost* fixed! ... read on... > > On Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 10:02:26 AM PST, you wrote: > > Have I mentioned that you have to change the connection to the > > ethernet port yet? <eg> > > Hee hee...I have a semi-embarrassing confession (but *almost* > understandable!)... > > Indeed...my Linksys cable modem *was* connected to the Ethernet > adaptor via the proper cable. However...here's one thing that > confused both Mandrake and myself... > > This is a new computer. My old computer didn't have the Ethernet card, > so I had to connect the modem via USB. When we hooked up the new > computer, while the correct connection was made to the Ethernet > adaptor, the old USB cable was plugged into a USB port (though it was > just hanging there...going to nowhere). I unplugged the unhappy cable > to nowhere, and Mandrake no longer detects this mysterious USB > connection (and no longer tries to connect to it). > > Just to be safe (or at least to try anything), I unplugged my modem, > waited a bit, then plugged it in again, and re-started the computer > (booting into Mandrake). During the boot up, Mandrake's network > connection wizard detected the "new" LAN, and asked if I wanted to > configure it. Yes! :-) I went through all the steps, and watched as > it *successfully* detected my IP address, etc., then at the end, it > said that all was successful. However... > > Once in KDE, I was still not connected, and the LAN Configuration in > Mandrake Control Center still said this (as it still does at this > moment): > > Interface: eth0 > IP Address: No IP > Protocol: dhcp > Driver: sis900 > State: down > > I tried to run the configuration wizard from the Control Center, and > again, it *said* that it was successful...but still no joy. > > Also, when I tried to re-start, and watch the boot process in verbose > mode, I saw something like this (paraphrased badly, because it went by > quickly, so I'm going on sketchy memory): > > Interface eth0 [Failed] > Interface eth1 sis900 device does not seem to be present delaying > initialization [Failed]... and so on > > Then...I got an email from someone from a different list, and here's > what he provided: > > ===================================================================== > Mandrake Linux Update Advisory > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Package name: drakxtools > Advisory ID: MDKA-2003:027 > Date: November 14th, 2003 > > Affected versions: 9.2 > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Problem Description: > > A number of bugs have been fixed in the drakxtools package. Primarily, > problems with drakconnect were fixed. The old behaviour of drakconnect > to detect network interfaces was to load all of the network modules > corresponding to current hardware and look for network interfaces > created by the module loading. However, determining network > interfaces in this way prevented drakconnect from ever seeing USB > ethernet adapters. As well, the way in which drakconnect mapped real > network interfaces to a logical configuration prevented drakconnect from > mapping interfaces without an alias in /etc/modules.conf. Finally, > drakconnect had problems handling wireless network devices correctly. > The updated package also provides a more up-to-date wireless modules > list so drakconnect is able to determine more types of wireless > devices. > > A number of other smaller bugs have been repaired as well and > MandrakeSoft encourages all users to upgrade to these new packages. > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Updated Packages: > > Mandrake Linux 9.2: > 93c41f233aea463f39f97e21cce25945 > 9.2/RPMS/drakxtools-9.2-19.2.92mdk.i586.rpm > 2bd5241c7b74c49c8cbdb0977e1a073c > 9.2/RPMS/drakxtools-http-9.2-19.2.92mdk.i586.rpm > 98fd8998ebf5c1b11f2e09413502d40e > 9.2/RPMS/drakxtools-newt-9.2-19.2.92mdk.i586.rpm > 5c61431417ce4b5c47aec2f1136f0143 > 9.2/RPMS/harddrake-9.2-19.2.92mdk.i586.rpm 7008bb1b92e57666146e40fbf3025fd7 > 9.2/RPMS/harddrake-ui-9.2-19.2.92mdk.i586.rpm > 143eabb1365119112210a3d3afba288d > 9.2/SRPMS/drakxtools-9.2-19.2.92mdk.src.rpm > ===================================================================== > > Well now, even though the above does mention "USB ethernet adaptors", > and I no longer have *that* problem (never did, apparently :-)), I'm > still wondering if I should need those updated bits to make even my > current problems go away? In any event, I now have a question > regarding this: > > Since when I'm in Mandrake, I can only connect using the dial-up, and > the above packages are over 15 MB in size, can I, from Windows, go > somewhere to search for the specific updates (and others), download > them with my working cable connection, burn them to CD-R, then from > Mandrake, install them from the CD-R? > > It sure would be a lot faster than trying to download them via > Mandrake Update at this point. > > Thanks for your continued patience with me! :-) > > - -- > Melissa > > PGP public keys: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]&Body=Please%20send%20keys > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iD8DBQE/u8p3jVbXUvsE8ukRAlflAKCq3HAEm/GFvqXlYQatjTezROB4PgCfaHLw > IyAgDRHdasJLFpzUPIeneyA= > =yn9x > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- I just noticed in your mail that sis900 is mentioned as eth0 as well as eth1....that could be your problem. Open a terminal, become su/root and type "ifconfig". If the output only mentions "lo" there's no internet or lan configured and you'll have to reconfigure:p If there is more: send us the output. As well as the output of "route" (still as su/root).
If your connection is OK eth0 (or maybe 1) should be there and so should route define a default gateway and the eth device it is connected to. Good luck, HarM -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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