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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>sudo command not found <br>It cannot open tail -f /var/log/syslog for reading no such file or directory <br>It cannot open Tail -f /var/log/ messages for reading permission denied <br>Same after unplug <br><br>Please advise . <br><br>Diana <br><br>> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:59:30 +0100<br>> From: dimitris@siganos.org<br>> To: gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online<br>> <br>> You are not getting an IP address. That's a showstopper. DHCP is<br>> probably failing or not occurring at all.<br>> <br>> Try the following:<br>> <br>> sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog<br>> or<br>> sudo tail -f /var/log/messages (if the first fails)<br>> <br>> Then unplug the network cable, wait a few seconds, and plug it in again,<br>> wait for 30 seconds, and send us the output of the tail command.<br>> <br>> Regards,<br>> Dimitris<br>> <br>> On 21/04/12 23:48, Diana Scott wrote:<br>> > ip addr<br>> > Inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo<br>> > Inet6 1/128 scope host<br>> > Valid lft forever preferred lft forever<br>> > 2 inet6 fe80 5642 49ff fe0c 4c38/64 scope link<br>> > Valid lft forever preferred lft forever<br>> > <br>> > Nothing show after typed in ip route<br>> > <br>> > Please advise .<br>> > <br>> > Diana<br>> > <br>> >> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:35:16 +0100<br>> >> From: dimitris@siganos.org<br>> >> To: gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online<br>> >><br>> >> What about the the other two?<br>> >> 2) ip addr<br>> >> 3) ip route<br>> >><br>> >> Dimitris<br>> >><br>> >> On 21/04/12 23:30, Diana Scott wrote:<br>> >> > Hi Dimitris<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Ip link<br>> >> > 1 lo<loopback , up , lower up > mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state unknown<br>> >> > Link / loopback 00 00 00 00 brd 00 00 00<br>> >> > 2 eth0 broadcast multicast , up , lower up , mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo fast<br>> >> > state up ql en1000<br>> >> > Link / ether 54 42 49 0c brd ff ff ff<br>> >> > 3 wlan0 broadcast multicast mtu 1500 qdisc noop state down qlen 1000<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Network manager only state network connection has been disconnected<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Please advise .<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Diana<br>> >> ><br>> >> >> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:55:08 +0100<br>> >> >> From: dimitris@siganos.org<br>> >> >> To: gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> Hi Diana,<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> From your description it sounds like it is a Virgin cable modem that<br>> >> >> connects to your laptop via an ethernet cable. If that's wrong please<br>> >> >> say so. I have no experience with cable modems but there are generic<br>> >> >> steps we can follow before going into cable modem specifics.<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> Please send the output of these commands:<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> 1) ip link<br>> >> >> 2) ip addr<br>> >> >> 3) ip route<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> Does network manager report a successful connection at the ethernet<br>> > level?<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> Regards,<br>> >> >> Dimitris<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> On 21/04/12 22:34, Diana Scott wrote:<br>> >> >> > Hi Dimitris<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > The modem model number is E08C007 It has a network cable to<br>> > laptop for<br>> >> >> > broadband connection .<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > Please advise .<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > Diana<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:06:25 +0100<br>> >> >> >> From: dimitris@siganos.org<br>> >> >> >> To: gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online<br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> Hi Diana,<br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> We need more details. What do you mean by an external modem?<br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> Do you mean a 3G modem? If yes, please give more detail. How does it<br>> >> >> >> connect to the laptop (USB)? What is it's model number? What is its<br>> >> >> >> product number? Include any other info you might have, modems are<br>> >> >> >> peculiar animals.<br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> Regards<br>> >> >> >> Dimitris<br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> On 21/04/12 21:59, Diana Scott wrote:<br>> >> >> >> > I am using a vaio laptop and an external modem from virgin<br>> > media . I<br>> >> >> >> > have installed network manager - gnome<br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> > Please advise .<br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> > Diana<br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:32:12 +1200<br>> >> >> >> >> From: gllug@getaroundtoit.co.uk<br>> >> >> >> >> To: gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online<br>> >> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> >> Diana,<br>> >> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> >> On 22/04/12 08:15, Diana Scott wrote:<br>> >> >> >> >> > I have installed suse 12.1 on a new hard drive but not able<br>> > to go<br>> >> >> > online<br>> >> >> >> >> > with the plug n play internet connection . Do you know how to<br>> >> >> > config to<br>> >> >> >> >> > go online ?<br>> >> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> >> Please provide a little more information:<br>> >> >> >> >> - what equipment are you using to access the Internet?<br>> >> >> >> >> - what sort of machine are we talking about?<br>> >> >> >> >> - is it directly connected or working on a LAN/network?<br>> >> >> >> >> - have you installed NetworkManager or some such software?<br>> >> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> >> --<br>> >> >> >> >> Regards,<br>> >> >> >> >> =dn<br>> >> >> >> >> --<br>> >> >> >> >> Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> >> >> >> http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> > --<br>> >> >> >> > Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> >> >> > http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br>> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> --<br>> >> >> >> Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> >> >> http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > --<br>> >> >> > Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> >> > http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> --<br>> >> >> Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> >> http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> > --<br>> >> > Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> > http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br>> >><br>> >> --<br>> >> Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> >> http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > --<br>> > Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> > http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br>> <br>> --<br>> Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br> </div></body>
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