Re: K guys here's a new one for me....
----- Original Message -----
From: Vinh Truong <vtruong@enteract.com>
To: debain-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: K guys here's a new one for me....
> When you do an ifconfig, do you see an ip address and dns?
> That would at least tell you if your NIC and the
> cable modem were communicating.
>
Yes ifconfig shows all information fine and yes the powerbook does also hook
up to the net just fine. However it uses dhcp with the 'crXXXXX-b' id number
will try to hook it up staticly later on cant remember if it worked or if i
tried it staticly...
If it will not hook up statcly what does that tell me?
As far as anyone can tell if I put cr-XXXXX-b.@home.domain.com when prompted
for the domain name should that work upon a fresh install?
> Have you tried the connection again with the powerbook plugged in? If
> it works then, I would say that your cable modem is now bound to the MAC
> address of the NIC on the powerbook. I think your ISP can break the
> bind if you ask them to.
>
> I would also do what Aaron suggested. Power down your cable modem,
> leave it off for a few seconds and plug the power back in. It should
> resync with your ISP. I have had to do that a few times with my 3com
> cable modem, for no reason as far as I could tell. The resync should
> take no longer than a minute or two. If it does, then there is
> something wrong with your connection or with something on the ISP end.
>
> Good luck
> Vinh
>
>
Thanks for the response any info anyone can suggest will definetly help in
resolving this issuse. : )
CM
> * C Mead <cmead@sympatico.ca> [010329 11:54]:
> > Aaron:
> >
> > Power cycling?
> >
> > Can you expand...
> >
> > CM
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Aaron Brashears <gila@gila.org>
> > To: C Mead <cmead@sympatico.ca>
> > Cc: debain-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; Jason Majors
> > <jason@whizzird.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 12:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: K guys here's a new one for me....
> >
> >
> > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 11:59:25AM -0500, C Mead wrote:
> > > > The box did not have X on it and Lynx was becoming a bit of a pain,
so I
> > > > unplugged the ethernet and put it into one of those new powerbooks
(very
> > > > nice), so i could track down a solution for the error on the web.
Found
> > the
> > > > solution plugged the ethernet back in and nothing couldn't ping
anything
> > > > virtually no connection except to ping itself.
> > >
> > > I had something very similer happen recently at my house after the
> > > last blackout in my neighborhood. I tried everything, but no net
> > > connection - I assumed I had fried the net card. In desperation, I
> > > power cycled the network switch (!) and everything came back.
> > >
> > > Have you tried power cycling every piece of hardware involved in your
> > > connection?
>
>
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