jrb@Fluid ~ $ /sbin/ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:17:99:C9:2C
inet addr:192.168.0.3 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::216:17ff:fe99:c92c/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:7368 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:7454 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:4338216 (4.1 Mb) TX bytes:1370093 (1.3 Mb)
Base address:0xbf00 Memory:fdee0000-fdf00000
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:70 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:70 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:10024 (9.7 Kb) TX bytes:10024 (9.7 Kb)
/sbin/ifconfig -a
monkeybiter said:if you get to the point of wanting to install an os to your laptop hard drive, make sure you know what your doing first [no offence intended]
I'm not confused at all.Nigel Goodwin said:You appear to be confused?, plug an ethernet cable from a Windows PC into a router (cable or ADSL) and it works - no need for any CD's.
Styx said:well its up good start
next is more todo with how you are connecting to the internet
1) dialup winmodem? good luck, FAKEmodem driver dependent POS
2) dialup real modem alot simpler ppp is what is needed
3) broadband via USB, its getting better and more distro's shipping with the drivers
4) broadband via NIC/RJ45 WINNNAR!!!!! simple
Assuming it is broadband (USB or NIC) the key here is seeing if
1) yr network card has been detected
2) is it picking up an IP
quickest way to find out is to execute the command
Code:jrb@Fluid ~ $ /sbin/ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:17:99:C9:2C inet addr:192.168.0.3 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::216:17ff:fe99:c92c/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:7368 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:7454 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:4338216 (4.1 Mb) TX bytes:1370093 (1.3 Mb) Base address:0xbf00 Memory:fdee0000-fdf00000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:70 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:70 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:10024 (9.7 Kb) TX bytes:10024 (9.7 Kb)
you will have lo (it is internal loopback device, needed), the question is whether you have eth0,... or another device
This output shows my eth0 device configured for net access. IF you don't have that try
this will get ifconfig to displace all network devices (configured or not). This will then allow us to see whether it is higher-level networking issue (ie dhcp) or low-level drivers (ie has your network card been detected)Code:/sbin/ifconfig -a
post back
Styx said:you need to open a terminal/command window
should be one in the zenwalk menu
just paste/copy the /sbin/ifconfig into that and copp that into a txt file. insert USB stick and copy the file to said stick and load said file in a machine with internet access and post here
one[~]$ /sbin/ifconfig
eth0
Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:9F:75:8B:F9
inet addr:169.254.88.161 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
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:16 Base address:0x1800
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:56 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:56 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4712 (4.6 KiB)
TX bytes:4712 (4.6 KiB)
one[~]$
one[~]$ /sbin/ifconfig
eth0
Link encap:Ethernet
HWaddr 00:C0:9F:75:8B:F9
inet addr:220.236.123.183
Bcast:220.236.123.255
Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST
MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:23 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3005 (2.9 KiB)
TX bytes:4919 (4.8 KiB)
Interrupt:16 Base address:0x1800
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:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
one[~]$
shaneshane1 said:I dont know what any of this means but my ip address does not match any of this, should it, and does showing you this help me get closer to getting the intrnet to work? when i search my ip address in cmd using ipconfig/all its 192.168.0.###
shaneshane1 said:yes in windows and wireless connection, where is lsusb and what is it?,this is all like a new language to me,i only learnt how to ping something last week, so lucky i even knew what that ment
do you mean ping google in linux or windows because everything is ok in windows, just dont know how to do anything in linux
Make and model of wireless interface
USB is D-Link G54 Air Plus
router is D-Link 802.11g/2.4Ghz
Gaston said:so you really use linux from the command prompt most of the time like os2?
Hero999 said:Yes you can, you can even boot in text mode which is handy on old hardware.
erosennin said:I'm sorry to stray from the current off topic discussion, but what does everyone think of Fedora? I'm thinking of installing this...
Hero999 said:That's one thing that annoys me about Linux: there are 100s of different packagint systems.
Why can't there just be one open and free standard that all distributions stick to?
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