[Tfug] qwest high speed internet and linux

[Harry McGregor]

Joel Howard wrote:
> Harry McGregor wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> What does the output of ifconfig -a show?
>>   
>>     
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:22:BA:09:86
> inet addr:192.168.2.8 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> 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 Base address:0xd400
>   
Any idea where you are getting the 192.168.2.8 address from?

Maybe the default config changed, try http://192.168.2.1

What does "route -n" show?
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> RX packets:466 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:466 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:37833 (36.9 Kb) TX bytes:37833 (36.9 Kb)
>   
>> Also, dmesg | grep eth
>>   
>>     
> eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xd400, 00:50:22:ba:09:86, IRQ 11
> eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8100B/8139D'
> eth0: link down
> eth0: link down
> eth0: link down
> eth0: link down
>
> The above looks like a problem.
>   
Link down might not be good, does your NIC have it's link light on?
What about the DSL "modem" is the ethernet light on?

>> and you can try running "pump -i eth0" or "dhclient eth0" and see if
>> either of those get you an ip address.
>>   
>>     
> "command not found" on both, and which command for both gave me nothing
> in my path.
>   

ok, maybe dhcpcd?

                            Harry

>>                     Harry
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