[CVALE] Problem with Ubuntu Installation

[Patrick Bennett]

"man ifconfig" and this page ought to be helpful: 
http://www.debianadmin.com/network-interface-configuration-using-ifconfig.html

    -Patrick

Landon Blake wrote:
> Thanks for that input Patrick.
>
> You said that "as a troubleshooting step...try manually configuring the
> nic with ifconfig and see if the problem goes away."
>
> I'll see if I can do this, but I may need some help. I'd like to learn a
> little about what I'm dealing with though, not just have you guys help
> me solve the problem.
>
> So for starters, what the on our green earth is a nic?
>
> Landon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cvale-bounces at lists.fire2wire.com
> [mailto:cvale-bounces at lists.fire2wire.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Bennett
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:37 AM
> To: cvale at cvale.org
> Subject: Re: [CVALE] Problem with Ubuntu Installation
>
> Landon, Dennis....
>
> It's been over a year since I've installed an ubuntu box, but I remember
>
> having trouble with firing up the nic also. I'm a commandline-only guy 
> for the most part these days, and my primary experience is with debian 
> proper, which is to say that I just sort of "expect" everything to work 
> in ubuntu just like it does in debian... so what I remember experiencing
>
> was from that perspective. I recall that despite a 
> /etc/network/interfaces file being present, it seemed to be ignored 
> (this caused me no end of frustration). I never had the patience to find
>
> out if it was an ubuntu bug or just something that didn't work the way I
>
> was expecting it should. In the end, I think I just manually 
> /sbin/ifconfig up'd the card with the settings I wanted and was done 
> with it. Landon, I would suggest, as a troubleshooting step, that you 
> try manually configuring the nic with ifconfig and see if the problem 
> goes away. The info Dennis asked for is also pretty essential.
>
> -Patrick
>
> Landon Blake wrote:
>   
>> Dennis,
>>
>> Let me work on getting you this information.
>>
>> Thanks for the assistance.
>>
>> Landon
>>
>>
>>     
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>> *From:* cvale-bounces at lists.fire2wire.com 
>> [mailto:cvale-bounces at lists.fire2wire.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis Baker
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:14 AM
>> *To:* cvale at cvale.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [CVALE] Problem with Ubuntu Installation
>>
>> Well you are missing quite a few key bits. What is the output from 
>> these commands:
>>
>> ifconfig -a
>> route -n
>> cat /etc/resolv.conf
>>
>> if you are running DHCP on the network try running dhclient from the 
>> command line.
>>
>> Hmmm... also, what type of NIC is it running?
>>
>> -- Dennis
>>
>> On 4/17/07, *Landon Blake* <lblake at ksninc.com 
>> <mailto:lblake at ksninc.com>> wrote:
>>
>> I'm really scratching my head on this one guys.
>>
>> I successfully installed Ubuntu Linux from the liveCD on one of the 
>> computers at work. Everything worked great, including my internet 
>> connection.
>>
>> My IT Guy wanted me to walk him through the installation process, so I
>>     
>
>   
>> installed Ubuntu a second time. (I'll make a convert out of him yet.) 
>> The installation went the same as before, except for this time I can't
>>     
>
>   
>> connect to the internet. I can view the network card in the device 
>> manager, but no connection.
>>
>> Nothing has changed from the first install to the second, and I 
>> checked the physical network connection. Are the Linux gods angry with
>>     
>
>   
>> me for sharing their secrets with an IT Guy? What could be an 
>> explanation for the loss of internet connection between installations?
>>
>> Thanks for the help.
>>
>> Landon
>>
>> P.S. - I posted a question on the Ubuntu user forum, but I didn't get 
>> much help.
>>
>>
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>> -- 
>> Dennis Da-Ogre http://ogrehut.com
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