So everything has been going pretty well, only attempted to install Linux a couple times so far (don't tend to use it very long, haven't had much time for it until now). Anyways, I installed Mandrake 9.1 on my laptop, and it seems to set up the network card correctly (the PCI one, not my wireless, it's still worthless for the moment). At work on campus, I can connect to the internet fine, but no luck in my apartment (cable modem ---> D-link Router---> comp) and I haven't been able to make much progress towards getting it to work. I don't know Linux that well at all, so I haven't done much other than some random fiddling around and playing with the X programs.

-Chris


Other problems:
Configuring Wireless Ethernet Card, and keyboard error where, when typing, keys 'stick'... so typing monkey, I might wind up with mmonkeey. They're not actually sticking, it's just some odd error, supposedly fixable via sticky-keys. Toshiba Satellite Pro 1400-S151

I think that we might need some more information. Can you post the results from the "ifconfig" command (sould be in root's $PATH or at /sbin/ifconfig on many installations)? It should give you and us some more information. Also, what are your settings for home supposed to be? What about the ones @ work?

-G

ifconfig:

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:0D:90:41:39
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:39 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:2808 (2.7 Kb) TX bytes:5588 (5.4 Kb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xcf40 Memory:fceff000-fceff038

eth0:9 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:0D:90:41:39
inet addr:169.254.137.73 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xcf40 Memory:fceff000-fceff038

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:197 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:197 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:13414 (13.0 Kb) TX bytes:13414 (13.0 Kb)


And 169.254.137.73 isn't the correct IP

eht0:9 being a virtual ethernet that is set up when no other is found, apparently

also...

network-scripts]# more ifcfg-eth0

BOOTPROTO=dhcp
DEVICE=eth0
NEEDHOSTNAME=no (was yes, experimenting a little)
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
BROADCAST=192.168.0.255
IPADDR=""
MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes
NETWORK=""
ONBOOT=yes

sysconfig]# more network
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=cornellcollege.edu

Seems that I managed to fix that problem, I think it may have been from setting the NEEDHOSTNAME value to no. Now I just need to figure out how to fix the 'sticking keys' problem.

hey fellow-newbie,

(BTW sticky keyboards??.. you might be able to get a special keyboard oil spray thing, which gives the key press action some smoothing! Dunno about WD40?!?!.. can melt rubber, so probably best not.. Im curious)

Um.. if you can help > Marvelous! else nemind! Cheeers anyway for reading!

.. riight..

ifconfig:

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:C8:18:9D:4F
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:15

Its a d-link DWL-560+, an iwconfig dont work! So i need to use iwpriv blah-bler-Poop (i.e. complex!).

iwpriv commands:

eth1 Available private ioctl :
setbcn (8BE0) : set 1 int & get 0
setdtim (8BE2) : set 1 int & get 0
setpreamb (8BE4) : set 10 char & get 0
setant (8BE6) : set 1 int & get 0
setssidbc (8BE8) : set 4 char & get 0
setdch (8BEA) : set 4 char & get 0
setbrate (8BEE) : set 1 int & get 0
setsrate (8BF0) : set 1 int & get 0
setdrate (8BF4) : set 1 int & get 0
setcrate (8BF6) : set 1 int & get 0
setmrate (8BF8) : set 1 int & get 0
setbcrate (8BFA) : set 1 int & get 0
setmf (8BF2) : set 20 char & get 0
setrespctrl (8BFE) : set 4 char & get 0
setrecvctrl (8BFD) : set 4 char & get 0
settransctrl (8BFB) : set 4 char & get 0
setrecvmgnt (8BF9) : set 4 char & get 0
settransmgnt (8BF7) : set 4 char & get 0
setapbridge (8BF5) : set 4 char & get 0
init (8BF1) : set 4 char & get 0
getint (8BE1) : set 7 char & get 1 int
get (8BE3) : set 15 char & get 30 char
getmf (8BF3) : set 5 char & get 1664 char

ifcfg-eth1:

DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes



Riiight.. how do I use thses commands? Where are the man files for these commands? if there are any!

Round-robin back to another message!

Ctawp, I've got the same problem as you it seems. (eg The 'as' in the prior sentence came out as 'ass' and so on). I am also on a Toshiba Satellite (5105-s607). Its reeallyy fricking annoying isn't it? Have you found any soluttions yet?