Re: Network Configuration Utility

[Robert Krueger <rlk01 frontiernet net>]

No problem, that was the original question anyhow...

Thanks,
Robert

Data Zone wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 10 May 2000 06:28:27 -0700, Robert Krueger said:
> 
> Welll, the Gnome list is NOT the place to start looking for help on this
> for many reasons.
> 
> The first place you should look for help is from your distribution.  from
> your discription, it sounds as if you are using redhat.  so go to their
> website and use their support options.  secondly.  if you have internet
> access, as i can see you do, there are newsgroups that pertain to linux
> related help, you can use that next.  one other major source of help is
> irc, there are some good irc channels where you can get help on.  and
> there is always deja.com to search the newgroup archieve to see if anyone
> has had similiar problems like you are having.  and their is websites for
> help, and their are tons of linux books, and so many are now distribution
> specific, that getting one based on the version of your distro is not a
> bad idea.
> 
> So to cap it off, if it is not a SPECIFIC GNOME related problem, please
> do not post it here.  i am not trying to be rude, but too many people are
> now making post to the group for help on subjects that in no way or form
> should be here.
> 
> >
> >
> >  Michael Thomas wrote:
> >  >
> >  > Are you trying to get the ethernet working .???
> >
> >   Yes and no.  The DSL works fine through eth0 if I do as I said below.
> >
> >  The problem is in the Interface section.  When you select an Interface
> >  type, ppp0 for instance, which is currently labeled "Inactive", and
> >  click on the "Activate" button, the interface, if properly configured,
> >  should toggle immediately to "Active", as mine does also.  I suspect
> >  that there is a parameter missing somewhere with the eth0 interface,
> >  however.  If I click on "Activate", nothing happens, and the dialog
> >  freezes.  Pushing any other buttons in the Interface dialog is
> >  useless,
> >  it is "hung".  So now, if I log out, then log back in, and reselect
> >  Network Configuration Utility, go to the Interface section once again,
> >  the eth0
> >  Interface will now be listed as "Active", and my DSL Internet
> >  connection
> >  through the ethernet card works fine and normal.
> >     A bigger, but similar problem occurs if I select "atboot" in the
> >  Interface section.
> >  ( Anotherwords, bring up eth0 at boot-up )  The boot-up process goes
> >  normally, and these next two lines appear in the boot screen:
> >
> >     Bringing up interface lo
> >     Bringing up interface eth0
> >
> >  ....and now the computer sits there until the chips burn out.  So I
> >  know
> >  that the DHCP or ethernet connection is having a problem somewhere,
> >  but
> >  by doing what I said above, I can get it to work.  My DSL connection
> >  requires that DCHP be set as the Protocol type in the Interface
> >  section,
> >  as the IP address is server assigned only.  It's a weird problem, but
> >  I
> >  don't know where to go to solve it.
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >  Robert
> >  >
> >  > Robert Krueger wrote:
> >  >
> >  > > Hello,
> >  > >    I'm not sure where to post this question, which is really what
> >  I'm
> >  > > asking.
> >  > > I'm establishing a DSL Internet connection through an ethernet
> >  card
> >  > > (eth0), and setting this up through the Network Configuration
> >  Utility. (
> >  > > System / Control Panel )   When I go to activate the connection,
> >  the
> >  > > dialog box hangs up, and the only way I can do anything else is to
> >  log
> >  > > out, and log back in.  When I log in again, the ethernet
> >  connection is
> >  > > "active", and my DSL is working fine.
> >
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