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Re: Something is terrible wrong with my internet connection, help needed!



On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 20:43:13 +0100, Niels Rasmussen wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Today when I want to enter www I couldn't get online.
> 
> I'm running debian testing (etch) and it have worked without any
> complaints at all ever since I installed it in november last year.
> 
> My stationary PC is connected with a D-link router DI-524 via cable.

[...]

> The only thing that I've done was to install XFCE yesterday, but i
> doubt that this have caused my problems.

[...]

> debian:/home/niels# ifconfig
> eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:15:F2:8D:92:56
>          inet addr:169.254.229.209  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That looks like zeroconf is messing with your network configuration. You
might have accidentally installed it due to a "recommends" dependency of
some other network-related package. If that is the case then it should
be enough to purge zeroconf to get your normal connectivity back.

-- 
Regards,
          Florian



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