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JamesH
2004-09-18, 01:39 PM CDT
A couple of days ago everything on my network was fine. Router working, samba shares working, all computers talking to each other fine.

Then I accidentally pulled the power cord out of the linux computer whilst reaching down to plug in a microphone.. I crashed the filesystem and revived it with trusty ol' fsck. Now the network interface isnt connecting. Is is connected to the router but I get the error: link present.. Check cable?

Checked cables and its all fine. I have disabled the firewall even. I think ive done something to my /etc/hosts file.

The lines are:

127.0.0.1 linux localhost.localdomain
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
192.168.2.* gateway
192.168.2.*** **computer on network**
192.168.2.*** **computer on network**
81.106.164.*** linux localhost.localdomain

192.168.2.* = router
81.106.164.*** = wan IP address

The DNS is as follows:

hostname: linux
primary dns: 192.168.2.*
secondary dns
tertiary dns
dns search path: 192.168.2.1

I am trying to set it up with DHCP.

(linux = the hostname)

Thanks.
Jman
2004-09-18, 10:33 PM CDT
If the network interface isn't up /etc/hosts doesn't matter.

Could you give some details about the network card and what you remember of the driver setup? You are sure you didn't damage your cable or card?
JamesH
2004-09-19, 02:26 AM CDT
On the router it is saying that it is connected, so the stuff should be fine.

The network card is:
VT6102 [Rhine-II]

Should I tick the 'bind to mac address' box also?
The driver setup > no idea, it just recognised the network and card fine and I sat back and browsed the internet..
imdeemvp
2004-09-19, 02:33 AM CDT
do you need user's login id and password? if so did you enter them.
JamesH
2004-09-19, 01:12 PM CDT
No, no logins.
imdeemvp
2004-09-19, 01:19 PM CDT
No, no logins.

you said a few days ago everything was fine, well do you know that from time to time you have shutdown your router and modems...? have you?
JamesH
2004-09-19, 01:38 PM CDT
What do you mean? Theres nothing wrong with the router as the other computers are working.
imdeemvp
2004-09-19, 01:48 PM CDT
what i am trying to say sometimes you have to reboot your router, this happens a lot in windows your connections may not be able to connect so one needs to reboot the modems and routers....