Re: [newbie] Internet connection and LAN don't get along
Warren Post wrote: Further information on this problem... my /etc/resolv.conf file reads: # search pizzapizza.net hondutel.hn search pizzapizza.net # nameserver 192.168.0.1 nameserver 206.48.104.142 nameserver 206.48.104.158 # ppp temp entry The first time I had this problem, I solved it by remarking out 192.168.0.1 as the first nameserver. I don't understand why the same symptoms have returned even though 192.168.0.1 remains remarked out. Any ideas, anyone? Thanks, Warren -- http://www.srcopan.vze.com/ Warren Post wrote: Several people on this list have noted this problem: If you have a local area network, 2 or more computers connected, and you setup the LAN and eth0 during install, there is a bug in 8.1 that seems to stop the internet connection. Try going to a console and suroot passwd and then tlype ifdown eth0 then back to the desktop and try connecting to internet again. (Quoting Dennis Myers). I have encountered this problem not once but twice. The first time was upon installation. I was able to fix it using Dark Lord's advice to edit the nameservers declared in /etc/resolv.conf. Then yesterday the problem returned after running the Internet Connection Sharing wizard. The wizard did not change the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf, and I've searched in vain for files changed yesterday that mention nameserver. Dennis's workaround of taking down the LAN before connecting to the Internet works, but does anyone know a permanent solution to this problem? Hi Warren, I've seen a similar problem on my dial-up system. So far I have discovered that are at least two programs that write (on a temporary basis) to /etc/resolv.conf; the first is kppp and the second seems to be the pppd daemon. You can identify what is happening if you try to make your connection and then open /etc/resolv.conf. I discovered from this that the two dns servers that I had entered in the setup had been appended by two completely different ip addresses (neither of which I had provided). This made a total of four dns's in the file which is illegal (three is the max). Subsequently I discovered that there is another resolv.conf in the /etc/ppp directory which contained the other addresses and it was this files contents that was being appended. This may of course be unrelated but I have had alot of difficulty with the Mandrake Control Centre lan and internet setup in both 8.0 and 8.1 and it has always been related to a nameserver issue. Regards, Colin Close Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] 9 gmc's on the KDE desktop(Still)
D. Hoyem wrote: --- Preston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello D., Tuesday, September 04, 2001, 11:28:25 AM, you wrote: DH Somehow I now have 9 gmc's on my desktop and to DH remove them I go to the bottom of the screen and DH delete them one at a time. DH I'm using Mandrake 8.0 on a Dell 5450 Lpatop. What DH do i need to do to stop this from happening. DH Thanks. DH Don That sounds like a problem I had when using the Gnome Samba program. It's like it doesn't unmount the connection and when you login it opens the windows and you have to close them each and every time. Check to see if you are severing the connections or if one of the machines is in the habit of dropping from the network. I had a Windows 98 machine that would lose its' connection to my LAN. After I cleaned the /tmp directory of the loose ends, no further problem. Also, I fixed the Windows machine... it's now a BeBox. (O.T. I am going to miss BeOS) -- Best regards, Preston Thanks for the response Preston, If memory servers me correctly I do not have Simba installed and it isn't set. This first happened when I started it up as a stand alone machine, not connected to my work lan. This happened once before on another system when I was using Mandrake 7.1 and could never figure out why, so I did a reinstall. I would hate to do a reinstall again to get rid of this. Anyone else with another idea? Thanks Don Don, I have had this problem and here is the the permanent solution. There is probably a bug in the scripts that write and modify the /$(HOME)/.kde/share/config/kmserverrc file. This file seems to contain the session information if you have used the save session option on logout. The problem is that when you uncheck the save session marker it doesn't seem to delete the session information so when you log back on it all just comes back again. If you look at line 6 of the file below I suspect (although I haven't proved it) that it is thiss command that is wrongly formatted. The problem is compounded by the fact that there is a save session option in the kde control centre which if turned on may save the session anyway with one realising it (irrespective of whether you use the save session option at logout). The option is under system session manager. I haven't tested it but if I were you I would turn off the save session option there too. To correct the problem delete the stuff in the file as shown in the before and after files below: Close your session and restart and that annoying quirk should be gone. BTW it took me months to get so cross with it before I decided to investigate with scant regard for breaking anything. Regards, Colin Close BEFORE!! [General] saveSession=false [Session] count=2 discardCommand1= discardCommand2=rm,/home/colin/.gnome//gmc-u6joce/[General] saveSession=false [Session] count=2 discardCommand1= discardCommand2=rm,/home/colin/.gnome//gmc-u6joce/ program1=kwin program2=gmc restartCommand1=kwin,-session,11c0a80001999663679014246 restartCommand2=gmc,--sm-config-prefix,/gmc-u6joce/,--sm-client-id,11c0a800019997387490142460022 restartStyleHint1=0 restartStyleHint2=1083965442 userId1=colin userId2=colin AFTER! [General] saveSession=false [Session] count=2 discardCommand1= discardCommand2=rm,/home/colin/.gnome//gmc-u6joce/ program1=kwin program2= restartCommand1=kwin,-session,11c0a80001999663679014246 restartCommand2= restartStyleHint1=0 restartStyleHint2= userId1=colin userId2= Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hardware failure?
Possible failed memory stick?? For everybodys information:- I had a machine recently that went unreliable and finally failed to boot. The cure: I removed each memory module and lightly cleaned the gold fingers with a rubber ink eraser. On replacement of the modules the machine booted fine and has now run for three months with no further problems. The reason: I suspect that the gold plating used is not as pure as one would like. At the very low logic levels (as low as 1.5V) used in modern machines. Slight voltage drops across connectors can be sufficient to prevent discrimination between a logic 0 and a logic 1. Since this differetiation is a fairly important requirement for computer operation the machine can simply stop working. Either way it saved me a few pounds!!! Colin Close Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
