Ming: I'm replying this to the list. You replied twice to me directly. Unfortunately, the SUSE list isn't smart enough to reply to the list without you taking action. My apologies for this oversight. I'll reply to you in the morning. Maybe someone else on the list will be able to answer your questions. -- kai On Friday 03 November 2006 19:00, MingQiuFeng_8@163.com wrote:
I'm not 'sure' my images went through. They contain the text. Does the NABBLE site accept those type of files? Let me know if U didn't recieve them. Since they show what information I got.
Basically /sbin/ifconfig just showed that it was inactive like in your example. (Since I'm using it that was odd.) Even after I set up the DSL stuff. Basically it says that the DHCP is on vacation. I haven't a clue why. I stopped at that point because, I may be wrong let me know if I made a mistake, because it seems that the DHCP client should be active to 'control' sending and recieving information through the modem.
One last note: I looked and very clearly noticed that the 'data' light on the modem never did become active under SUSE 10.1 Live DvD. It did with the others and it does now using the School provided Winduds box. That's why I'm concluding that nothing's being sent.
I didn't bother to Ping again. It worked a couple times but the pinging doesn't seem to do anything about large amounts of data. The IP addresses I have by the are right in that range you've given me for that domain.
Should I Ping anyway? It's not turning anything on but if U think it wll give more information let me know.
Time to start an install. Maybe it's just a Live DVD issue.
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On Friday 03 November 2006 10:05, QiuFeng wrote:
As directed: 1. connecting laptop to a modem (ethernet line. I with Winduds there is a password necessary.) 2. Simply go to Geeko (the start menu icon) > System > Yast (Control Center) and then enter your root password. Click on Network Devices and Network Card. 3. Click on User Controlled (With Network Manager) and then select which network card you have connected (wired) to connect. 4. I have set default to the DHCP. When it said connected. Opened browser. Unable to reach server message. 5. I use network tools. Ping the address that does show up when I highlight the wired connection on the Nework Icon on taskbar. (Note it doesn't show subnet masks or anything. Just the address of my provider. As you surmised inside the Router/Modem) The Ping is active and showing I'm online.
So you can ping any address? Can you - for example - ping china.org.cn or pku.edu.cn? (I cannot ping them, but can get to their websites. I'm guessing there might be a firewall issue.)
6. At this point I guess I should go to DSL configuration because it must need the password and member/user name as in Winduds! It also needed the password from the other Distros.
That may be. I setup my username/password in my router. It also has a fixed IP address for the DSL connection.
7. After the setup a quick look at the network Icon on the taskbar and I've got other information there. Subnet etc.
Good.
8. I open Firefox, Seamonkey, Ephiphany. Same message. Server cn't be reached. 9. At this point I'm confused. Basically it seems that SUSE is not sending information to the modem, such as my user name and password. or asking for information from the modem. I can't comprehend what I may be missing from the process. I've looked ,but it's gotten to late now and I'm no longer alert, for something that I would use to activate internet service? A tool or program or something that may be what I'm missing similar to Winduds. Place the Icon on Desktop then click it to
There's a command line option to tell you a few things.
Open up a terminal (people are fainting to read me state this) and type /sbin/ifconfig
This gives you information on your card(s) and to what they are connected.
Here's part of mine:
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:12:F0:99:30:65 inet addr:192.168.0.101 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 RX bytes:13658066 (13.0 Mb) TX bytes:1922377 (1.8 Mb)
What that is telling me is eth1 - which is my wireless connection - is up and connected. It has an internet address (inet addr:) of 192.168.0.101 and is using a subnet of 255.255.255.0
You can also see it has received 13.0 Mb of information (RX bytes) and sent 1.8Mb (TX bytes).
A non-active connection will look like the following:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:12:3F:15:9C:97 UP 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 b) Interrupt:11
As you can see there's been no transmission or reception of packets.
Another tool you can use is ifstatus. Type /sbin/ifstatus eth(x) - where x is your card. I get the following for my wifi connection:
kai@sith:~> /sbin/ifstatus eth1
eth1 device: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05) eth1 configuration: wlan-id-00:12:f0:99:30:65 eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"TheForce" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:11:95:72:38:22 Bit Rate=36 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
You can see even in this abbreviated version that a lot more information is displayed. I can see my configuration, the network I'm on, whether or not I'm using DHCP and other items.
This should get you started.
One final question - I have several of my Mandarin and Cantonese speaking friends using Red Flag Linux (http://www.redflag-linux.com). Would that be an easier option for you in your country?
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I have now installed SuSE 10.1 on the "test" machine. Dual boot. I have run command lines: /sbin/ifconfig /sbin/status eth0 I am basically being told: DHCP client off ??? I really don't understand this? Why is it OFF? Is there a command Line or any other way to turn it ON? Configure it? IF the DHCP client is configured when I set up the card isn't it supposed to be activated? At this point on my test machine I can't even ping. AMD Athlon 3200 XP processor 512 DDRAM 80gig HD. real basic set up. It only has the one Eth Net card to be recognized. Since I'm not longer using the "Live CD". I have found a whole lot more for other applications. I can access the Firewall for example. I've check it. Even turned it to open just to see if that helped. The real problem appears to be this DHCP client not working? How to enable it and anyone with a clue as to why it's off? Another question: What is the Loop back? I'm wondering if the OS is 'trying' to use that. My set up to internet: Ethernet card to DSL modem. I am rather at a total loss. I can't believe it should be this difficult to get online. The other two distros were easy. Their DHCP was working. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Changing-Input-Languge-SUSE-10.1-tf2554353.html#a71824... Sent from the suse Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
On Saturday 04 November 2006 21:49, QiuFeng wrote:
I am basically being told: DHCP client off ??? I really don't understand this? Why is it OFF? Is there a command Line or any other way to turn it ON? Configure it? IF the DHCP client is configured when I set up the card isn't it supposed to be activated?
Go into Yast and set up the network card again. That should do it. You might try (as root) ifdown eth0 ifup-dhcp eth0 In some versions of SuSE, if it gets a lease that has no expiration date (such as is often the case with external home routers) the dhcp daemon will just shut down, as it does not expect to be needed again. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 22:49 -0800, QiuFeng wrote:
I am basically being told: DHCP client off ??? I really don't understand this? Why is it OFF? Is there a command Line or any other way to turn it ON? Configure it? IF the DHCP client is configured when I set up the card isn't it supposed to be activated?
yast => Network Devices => Network Card IP Adress= DHCP -- /Peo -- Registered Linux User #432116, get counted at http://counter.li.org -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
I'd like to thank everyone for their patience and help and though I'm a "newbie" I'd like to share my findings. After a lot of research... I found that many users especially in US or fairly developed places, have a couple computers. Networking is common. We user routers and often have internet connections through another computer or Modems that are always 'on' and just require the local area network set up. LAN. I actually have two but am selling one and that's because it's too heavy.I replaced it with a notebook as I sometimes have to move from place to place. I am happily "now" writing from this machine. The test machine with SuSE 10.1 on it. In the DSL set up instrutctions it mentions something. "KInternet". A tool. I couldn't find it anywhere. Finally I did a search on it. It was on the CD but just didn't load. Well, like in a Winduds box where U have a modem that requires a password to conenct to DSL, U have to "turn it on" I added the KInternet tool and here I am. Turned it on and went right online. (OK after about 5hrs of trying to figure it out.) Also I have now learned other ways to turn it on and am thankful for that knowledge on my path to LinuX competence. I found the article in a search for KInternet. Basically same as the set up but add the Kinternet tool to turn on and off your ADSL connection. Thanks guys. I am not sure where else to post it. (If anyone else is using that Live DvD of SuSE 10.1 that thing is seriously crippled. Everything currently works well in my Installation.) Peo Nilsson wrote:
On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 22:49 -0800, QiuFeng wrote:
I am basically being told: DHCP client off ??? I really don't understand this? Why is it OFF? Is there a command Line or any other way to turn it ON? Configure it? IF the DHCP client is configured when I set up the card isn't it supposed to be activated?
yast => Network Devices => Network Card IP Adress= DHCP
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On Sun, 2006-11-05 at 04:01 -0800, QiuFeng wrote:
I'd like to thank everyone for their patience and help and though I'm a "newbie"
who´s not a "newbie"...:-) Your welcome! -- /Peo -- Registered Linux User #432116, get counted at http://counter.li.org www.whylinuxisbetter.net -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
On Sunday 05 November 2006 04:01, QiuFeng wrote:
I'd like to thank everyone for their patience and help and though I'm a "newbie" I'd like to share my findings. After a lot of research... I found
Hey, welcome to the "newbie" club! <snip>
Thanks guys. I am not sure where else to post it. (If anyone else is using that Live DvD of SuSE 10.1 that thing is seriously crippled. Everything currently works well in my Installation.)
Congratulations. I'm happy to read that it finally worked for you! Please enjoy SUSE. It is - in my opinion - the best distribution out there for most people. -- kai ponte www.perfectreign.com
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