No Ethernet Access

FredGSanford · 12-30-2011, 11:56 AM

Recently, I installed Debian squeeze on an old Dell Optiplex machine using a usb0 'Ethernet Gadget' modem. The environment is LXDE. It did have Win XP on it, which the ethernet nic worked at the time.

For Christmas I gave the computer to my grandkids, who have an ethernet modem at their house, but when we hooked the computer up, Squeeze is not picking up the ethernet interface.

I went into the Networking Manager and change the interface from usb0 to eth0 but still nothing. If I reboot the machine, it goes back to the usb device. Typing 'ifconfig eth0 up' does nothing, as does 'ifconfig -a' is not showing any ip address for the nic.

Now I wonder during the installation, did Squeeze install the ethernet drivers?

Any ideas/suggestions?

Thnx.

Peacedog · 12-30-2011, 02:26 PM

Hi FredGSanford, Happy Holidays! Could you post the results of the following from a terminal please?

Code:

$ sudo lspci -v | grep -i net
$ sudo lsmod
$ sudo ifconfig -a

Good luck. ;-)

FredGSanford · 01-02-2012, 03:15 PM

I'll have to get that info when I'm over the daughter's house. Hopefully by this weekend if not sooner.

Thnx.