[opensuse] loss of internet
This morning there were bad thunderstorms here. My TV won't go on, and my Linux machine says "unknown host: mail.optonline.net" The router only shows flashes on the Windows machine connection.. Is this likely to be a blown ethernet connection, or does anyone suspect something else. (I think the ethernet connection is on the MOBO, so it may be hard to replace.) I tried moving the Linux machine to a different port on the router, but it didn't help.Obviously at least one line of the router is working, as I'm sending this. I also cannot ping anyone from the console on the Linux machine Suggestions? TNX--doug. E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.09760e http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Doug McGarrett wrote:
This morning there were bad thunderstorms here. My TV won't go on, and my Linux machine says "unknown host: mail.optonline.net" The router only shows flashes on the Windows machine connection.. Is this likely to be a blown ethernet connection, or does anyone suspect something else. (I think the ethernet connection is on the MOBO, so it may be hard to replace.) I tried moving the Linux machine to a different port on the router, but it didn't help.Obviously at least one line of the router is working, as I'm sending this. I also cannot ping anyone from the console on the Linux machine Suggestions?
It sounds like your router may be blown and possibly also your cable or ADSL modem. Try resetting the router to factory default to see if you can get a DHCP address and then reach the config screens. If you cannot even ping the other computer, the router is probably blown. It's entirely possible that the ethernet port is gone. If so, you can plug in a PCI NIC. You'll have to take things one step at a time to see what is & isn't working. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
It sounds like your router may be blown and possibly also your cable or ADSL modem. Try resetting the router to factory default to see if you can get a DHCP address and then reach the config screens. If you cannot even ping the other computer, the router is probably blown. It's entirely possible that the ethernet port is gone. If so, you can plug in a PCI NIC. You'll have to take things one step at a time to see what is & isn't working -- I don't think it's the router since he was able to send the original post, so I'd go with your PCI NIC idea. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Michael S. Dunsavage wrote:
It sounds like your router may be blown and possibly also your cable or ADSL modem. Try resetting the router to factory default to see if you can get a DHCP address and then reach the config screens. If you cannot even ping the other computer, the router is probably blown. It's entirely possible that the ethernet port is gone. If so, you can plug in a PCI NIC. You'll have to take things one step at a time to see what is & isn't working
-- I don't think it's the router since he was able to send the original post, so I'd go with your PCI NIC idea.
I've had similar problems with systems after the many storms we get here. A thing I've had is that the onboard NIC appears to have disappeared, if I cleared the BIOS and then reset everything afterwards the NIC comes back as good as new YMMV. DC -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 1:01 AM, Dave Cotton
I've had similar problems with systems after the many storms we get here. A thing I've had is that the onboard NIC appears to have disappeared, if I cleared the BIOS and then reset everything afterwards the NIC comes back as good as new YMMV.
I've had on board NICs blown right off the motherboard while everything else on the machine continued to run. I mean the chip was physically shattered, and fragments were all over in side the case. That machine is still running to this day. -- ----------JSA--------- There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those that can read binary and those that can't. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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