Re: Loss of connectivity on recent testing updates
AG (computing.account@googlemail.com on 2011-05-06 19:12 +0100):
> sudo ifconfig
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> RX packets:11601 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:11601 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:1234607 (1.1 MiB) TX bytes:1234607 (1.1 MiB)
>
>
> How do I turn this on, and ensure that it stays on at boot up?
You're missing eth0, iow there does not appear to be a driver for your
network card (or ifconfig simply doesn't list downed interfaces, it's
been a long time since I've used that). Has there been a recent kernel
upgrade, for which you're missing some firmware packages maybe?
Multiple things to check:
# dhclient eth0
should either try to get you a network address, or complain with "no
such device" (run as root)
$ lspci | grep -i net
should show you a list of ethernet devices
$ lsmod
should give you a list of modules. Network drivers are usually named
with an abbrevation of the manufacturer, so you'll have to look for it
yourself.
> Also, is this likely to have had an impact on my ability to print via
> CUPS?
It shouldn't. But since you also had an issue with the Gnome theme, I
suspect your configuration has been fouled up. If your network was
configured via the GUI (NetworkManager), that might explain the network
issue as well.
Good luck,
Arno
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