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04-07-2006, 08:20 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2006
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 16
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Dsl wireless modem not connecting?
Hello all,
im new to the linux world and i fallowd the instructions on how to connect to the internet but i seem to cant connect. i have a Westell wireless modem(router). My computer is conected directly to the computer. I dont know how to connect it i tried the netconfig...it did not work...But im sure some one out there knows how.
Thax,
Froboi
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04-07-2006, 09:59 PM
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Gentoo Developer
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Fort Lauderdale FL.
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 3,291
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Do you connect wireless?
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04-07-2006, 10:00 PM
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#3
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2006
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 16
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No im connected directly to it
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04-07-2006, 11:12 PM
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Gentoo Developer
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Fort Lauderdale FL.
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 3,291
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Than that would be with an ethernet cable?
as root
Post ifconfig
Post ifconfig -a
Post dmesg | grep -i eth0
Post dmesg | grep -i eth1
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04-08-2006, 10:09 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2006
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 16
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I did what you told me to do but it did not work anyother ideas?
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04-08-2006, 10:11 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Lithuania
Distribution: Hybrid
Posts: 2,247
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You should post (give to us) the output of these commands.
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04-08-2006, 10:42 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2006
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 16
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Sorry my bad XD
ifconfig
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:104 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
Tx packets:104 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
rx bytes:9060 (8.8 Kb) TX bytes:9060 (8.8 Kb)
ifconfig -a
eth0 link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:07:E9:C5:B7:7E
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
Tx packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
rx bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:2360 (2.3 Kb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x9000
eth1 link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:12:17:57:C1:58
BROADCAST 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:1000
rx bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 Kb)
Interrupt:9 Base address:0xd800
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:104 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
Tx packets:104 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
rx bytes:9060 (8.8 Kb) TX bytes:9060 (8.8 Kb)
dmesg | grep -i eth0
eth0: Intel Corp. 82801BD PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller, 00:07:E9:C5:B7:7E, IRQ 11.
dmesg | grep -i eth1
eth1: ADMtek Comet rev 17 at 0xd800, 00:12:17:57:C1:58, IRQ 9
thats what they all gave me
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04-08-2006, 06:02 PM
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Gentoo Developer
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Fort Lauderdale FL.
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 3,291
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Try this as root
dhcpcd eth0
ping www.google.com -c 3
If that doesn't work try
dhcpcd eth1
ping www.google.com -c 3
Last edited by comprookie2000; 04-08-2006 at 06:04 PM.
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04-08-2006, 08:44 PM
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#9
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2006
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 16
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Sir i want to shake your hand like a man!!! thax G  |
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