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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>can u advise to install su command ? <br><br>> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:41:20 +0100<br>> From: andrzejsz@gmail.com<br>> To: gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online<br>> <br>> What about su command<br>> <br>> On 4/22/12, Diana Scott <dianascott1@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:<br>> > i thought i was logged in as root already . I need to look up further<br>> > tomorrow. Thank you for your help .<br>> ><br>> > Best wishes .<br>> ><br>> > Diana<br>> ><br>> >> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:43:32 +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 need to run the command as root. I don't know how you do that in<br>> >> Suse. Find out how to become root in Suse and then type the commands<br>> >> without the 'sudo' prefix.<br>> >><br>> >> Dimitris<br>> >><br>> >> On 22/04/12 00:28, Diana Scott wrote:<br>> >> > sudo command not found<br>> >> > It cannot open tail -f /var/log/syslog for reading no such file or<br>> >> > 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<br>> >> >> 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<br>> >> >> >> > unknown<br>> >> >> >> > Link / loopback 00 00 00 00 brd 00 00 00<br>> >> >> >> > 2 eth0 broadcast multicast , up , lower up , mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo<br>> >> > 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<br>> >> >> >> > 1000<br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> > Network manager only state network connection has been<br>> >> >> >> > 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<br>> >> >> >> >> that<br>> >> >> >> >> connects to your laptop via an ethernet cable. If that's wrong<br>> >> > please<br>> >> >> >> >> say so. I have no experience with cable modems but there are<br>> >> >> >> >> 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<br>> >> >> >> >> 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<br>> >> > does it<br>> >> >> >> >> >> connect to the laptop (USB)? What is it's model number? What<br>> >> > is its<br>> >> >> >> >> >> product number? Include any other info you might have, modems<br>> >> >> >> >> >> 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<br>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > able<br>> >> >> > to go<br>> >> >> >> >> > online<br>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > with the plug n play internet connection . Do you know<br>> >> > 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>> >> ><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>> Gllug mailing list - Gllug@gllug.org.uk<br>> http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug<br> </div></body>
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