Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles
- Original Message - From: Margot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 07:30:31 + Thank you Derek for the reply. I am really new at this network stuff. :-) I have been using dial-up for all my years of computing, and I just started using braodband now that it has finally come here to the boonies. I edited some of the mentioned files, and my hostname is once again localhost. I changed my eth0: Broadcom Corp BCM4401 100Base-T connection to use DHCP Protocol, but now when I boot my comp, booting hangs at bringing up eth0 for a long while, and finally fails trying to determine IP configuration. :-( The part that puzzles me is that ppp0 comes up OK, and my connection is working great. What gives here anyway? Doesn't ppp0 use my Broadcom nic??? I am dazed and confused. [8/ Regards. --Angus Margot replied: I had the same problem - don't know what causes it, but the solution for me was to set the connection *not* to start at boot - once booted, open a terminal as root and do ifup eth0 (without the quotes) and everything works from then on. -- Regards Margot *-*-*-* * Thanks Margot. :-)) I set the adsl not to start at boot and then rebooted. Bootup went fine, eth0 came up OK, and, ppp0 came up OK too. :-/ What's that about? When my x-session was fully loaded I also had my internet connection open on ppp0! This is kind of strangebut, it's working fine. It's really late, and I need to turn in. Tomorrow is another day for learning. Take care. --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. -- James Thurber *** ~Linux Laptop, Powered by Mandrake 10.1~ *** ~Reg. Linux User #278931~ *** -- _ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 09 Jan 2005 08:21, Angus Auld wrote: Thanks Margot. :-)) I set the adsl not to start at boot and then rebooted. Bootup went fine, eth0 came up OK, and, ppp0 came up OK too. :-/ What's that about? When my x-session was fully loaded I also had my internet connection open on ppp0! This is kind of strangebut, it's working fine. It's really late, and I need to turn in. Tomorrow is another day for learning. Shot in the dark - maybe things were loading in the wrong order? Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFB4QTzkFAvMr/nNX8RAgmgAJ9RHtsSTT2aj7JQOwWyvHe0ArvpxQCeK5Gq BOUcNqs3eg/BWIWfg8sECjg= =nF6O -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles
Anne Wilson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 09 Jan 2005 08:21, Angus Auld wrote: Thanks Margot. :-)) I set the adsl not to start at boot and then rebooted. Bootup went fine, eth0 came up OK, and, ppp0 came up OK too. :-/ What's that about? When my x-session was fully loaded I also had my internet connection open on ppp0! This is kind of strangebut, it's working fine. It's really late, and I need to turn in. Tomorrow is another day for learning. Shot in the dark - maybe things were loading in the wrong order? Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFB4QTzkFAvMr/nNX8RAgmgAJ9RHtsSTT2aj7JQOwWyvHe0ArvpxQCeK5Gq BOUcNqs3eg/BWIWfg8sECjg= =nF6O -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Even I have the same prob...I have configured the eth0 conn *not* to start at boot but it *does* start when the x system is loaded! Is this normal or is there any solution to this??? ps - I am using mandrake 10.1. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles
On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 09:18 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 09 Jan 2005 08:21, Angus Auld wrote: Thanks Margot. :-)) I set the adsl not to start at boot and then rebooted. Bootup went fine, eth0 came up OK, and, ppp0 came up OK too. :-/ What's that about? When my x-session was fully loaded I also had my internet connection open on ppp0! This is kind of strangebut, it's working fine. It's really late, and I need to turn in. Tomorrow is another day for learning. Shot in the dark - maybe things were loading in the wrong order? I seem to have the same problem. I can either boot into linux twice and the network comes up or I can use the ifup wlan0 command to get it working. Where do I change the order in which things load? -- Regards Trevor Rhodes === Powered by Linux-Mandrake 10.1 Registered Linux user # 290542 at http://counter.li.org Registered Machine #'s 186951 = Mandrake Club Silver Member Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. === 23:01:18 up 11 days, 13:07, 1 user, load average: 0.32, 0.48, 0.36 Never mud wrestle with a pig.. you get dirty and the pig enjoys it! Never try to teach a pig to dance. You waste your time and annoy the pig. Theoretically pigs can fly if propelled with enough force. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles
- Original Message - From: Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 10:18:27 + -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 09 Jan 2005 08:21, Angus Auld wrote: Thanks Margot. :-)) I set the adsl not to start at boot and then rebooted. Bootup went fine, eth0 came up OK, and, ppp0 came up OK too. :-/ What's that about? When my x-session was fully loaded I also had my internet connection open on ppp0! This is kind of strangebut, it's working fine. It's really late, and I need to turn in. Tomorrow is another day for learning. Shot in the dark - maybe things were loading in the wrong order? Anne Anne, I think you are on to something there. The *order* of these devices coming up seems to be what was giving me the trouble. Since ppp0 is just a *software* device that uses eth0 to do it's thing, eth0 has to come up first, before ppp0. That seems to make sense to me. [8-} I removed ppp0 and eth0 from my configuration, and then added the adsl ppp0 back, using MCC. Things are working OK now, except I am not able to connect to my mail server with KMail using my new account. :-/ I wonder where the config file controling the boot order of eth0 and ppp0 resides? I can hardly wait to try to get my wireless working when my router arrives. ;-) Best regards to you Anne.you're a gem. --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. -- James Thurber *** ~Linux Laptop, Powered by Mandrake 10.1~ *** ~Reg. Linux User #278931~ *** -- _ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles
Angus Auld wrote: ---[ SNIP ] I removed ppp0 and eth0 from my configuration, and then added the adsl ppp0 back, using MCC. Things are working OK now, except I am not able to connect to my mail server with KMail using my new account. :-/ I wonder where the config file controling the boot order of eth0 and ppp0 resides? I can hardly wait to try to get my wireless working when my router arrives. ;-) Best regards to you Anne.you're a gem. --Angus If you are going to hook the router to the ADSL modem, then you are going to have to redo things when you install it. The router will handle the PPPoE connection, and your Linux box will be a normal DHCP ethernet connection to the router. You have to let the router handle the PPPoE if you want to share the connection with other computers, unless you want to let the Linux box be your firewall. While this can be done one ethernet connection, I am not sure if your router would handle that. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] need help with /etc/hosts, hosts.config resolv.configfiles
Angus Auld [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shot in the dark - maybe things were loading in the wrong order? Anne Anne, I think you are on to something there. The *order* of these devices coming up seems to be what was giving me the trouble. Since ppp0 is just a *software* device that uses eth0 to do it's thing, eth0 has to come up first, before ppp0. That seems to make sense to me. [8-} I removed ppp0 and eth0 from my configuration, and then added the adsl ppp0 back, using MCC. Things are working OK now, except I am not able to connect to my mail server with KMail using my new account. :-/ I wonder where the config file controling the boot order of eth0 and ppp0 resides? It's in the subdir here that corresponds to your init level: /etc/rc.d In my case: /etc/rc.d/rc3.d Since i boot into init level (runlevel) 3 eric -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
