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Old 01-13-2017, 03:26 PM   #16
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Hi TEP
I got a whole long list of packages that were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gstreamer0.10-ffmeg libhal1-flash libunshield0 unshield
Use 'sudo apt auto remove' to remove them.

there is more but I have a question
do I type sudo apt auto remove gstreamer0.10-ffmeg libhal1-flash libunshield0 unshield
?

okay I went ahead and tried and got a long list of commands
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:29 PM   #17
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Okay I figured out I put in an extra space I corrected and it removed them small yippee
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:31 PM   #18
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Just
Code:
sudo apt-get autoremove
should be sufficient. Then go ahead and
Code:
dhcpcd eth0
and assuming everything works, try
Code:
ping -c 3 www.google.com
. As long as it doesn't say "Network unreachable" or something similar, you should be connected
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:37 PM   #19
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It suggested dhcpcd-gtk the following new packages will be installed:
dhcpcd5
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 46 not upgraded.
Need to get 149 kb of archive.
after this operation 371 kb of additional disk space will be used.
Err: 1 http:// archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 dhspcd5 amd 6.10.1-1
temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Unable to fetch some archinves, maybe run apt-get update or try with -- fix missing?

Well duh of course I can not update because I can't get online??
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:38 PM   #20
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Surely if you can download from an internet repository, your ethernet connection must be fully working?

BTW my PC does not have dhcpcd5 installed and
Code:
sudo dhclient eth0
gives
Quote:
Reloading /etc/samba/smb.conf: smbd.
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
/etc/resolvconf/update.d/libc: Warning: /etc/resolv.conf is not a symbolic link to /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf
I do have a /sbin/dhclient and a horribly complex /sbin/dhclient-script
If the latter was modified, I don't give much for your chances!

Have you tried looking at the configuration of your router using your good machine?
You are normally provided with a web interface to make this easy, but you will need to know the ip address of the router to do this.

BTW What is the make and model of your router?
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:41 PM   #21
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Actiontec model GT784WN
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:44 PM   #22
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I tried putting in
sudo dhclient eth0
and it said Cannot find device 'eth0'
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:46 PM   #23
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Surely if you can download from an internet repository, your ethernet connection must be fully working?

BTW my PC does not have dhcpcd5 installed and
Code:
sudo dhclient eth0
gives
I do have a /sbin/dhclient and a horribly complex /sbin/dhclient-script
If the latter was modified, I don't give much for your chances!

Have you tried looking at the configuration of your router using your good machine?
You are normally provided with a web interface to make this easy, but you will need to know the ip address of the router to do this.

BTW What is the make and model of your router?
Ha! I completely missed that! If he can download dhcpcd he must have connectivity XD.

Jeremy, just fyi, Dhclient and dhcpd are different utilities
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:48 PM   #24
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I tried putting in
sudo dhclient eth0
and it said Cannot find device 'eth0'
Zupe, as I mentioned above dhclient is a separate utility. Please try dhcpcd instead
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:51 PM   #25
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I put in
sudo dhcpcd eth0
and got sudo: dhcpcd: command not found

Okay so I can call actiontec to get the ip address for the modem/router

Checked paper folder would IP be
http://192.168.0.1
?

Last edited by Zupe; 01-13-2017 at 03:53 PM.
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:51 PM   #26
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etho is spelt with a zero...
Look in the router manual.
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:56 PM   #27
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http://192.168.0.1 is a very common router address.

From your PC's (both of them) you could try
Code:
ping 192.168.0.1
This will test for basic connectivity.
 
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I put in sudo dhcpcd eth0 double checked it was 0 also looking in manual but the first thing it says is open a web browser and type that hhtp://192.268.0.1 but it won't work if I can't connect right?
 
Old 01-13-2017, 03:59 PM   #29
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Open a web browser such as firefox etc
and type http://192.168.0.1 into the address line.
 
Old 01-13-2017, 04:02 PM   #30
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Okay I put ping 192.168.0.1 and on problem cinnamon I got connect:Network is unreachable

on windows side of dell studio that I am typing on I got
Packet sent = 4 received= 4 packets lost = 0
approximate round trip time milliseconds
minimum = 0ms Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
 
  


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