Since you are getting the IP via a DHCP. I guess your PC dont get to connect to the DHCP server of your ISP provider. Try to manually connect to your DHCP server while monitoring your interface. I guess it will give you an idea of what is happening.
On Wednesday 25 July 2007 01:06, GOvvin wrote: > Geesh. I've been trying to make it work for over an hour and decided to > write this email. I rebooted to Linux and all of the sudden it's working > fine again. (I'm not complaining that it's working but I'm now wondering > what happened.) > > The modem by the way is a surfboard SB5100 from motorola. I've never > experienced this before. > > On 7/25/07, GOvvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm mystified by the sudden inability of my linux (Ubuntu 7.04 64-bit) > > installation to connect to the internet. All of a sudden (it was fine > > last night, no updates made. no configuration changes) I can't connect to > > my destiny cable modem (am not using a router). My IP address is 0.0.0.0. > > At first I thought it was bad cable, so I put in a new one but it's still > > the same. > > > > I restarted the network and the machine several times, to no avail. It > > works fine in Windows (from which I'm posting right now.) > > > > Did I miss anything? -- Alben Benavente Alteza Information Systems Security and Internet Services Administration Information Systems Department / Philippine Airlines _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
