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<div style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>Hi Diana,<br><br>What does it say when you do<br><br>ls -la /var/log/<br><br>??<br><br>(Sorry about top posting - my phone won't let me put it at the bottom)</div>
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<span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma,sans-serif">From: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma,sans-serif">Diana Scott</span><br><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma,sans-serif">Sent: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma,sans-serif">22 April 2012 11:28</span><br>
<span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma,sans-serif">To: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:gllug@gllug.org.uk">gllug@gllug.org.uk</a></span><br><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma,sans-serif">Subject: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma,sans-serif">Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online</span><br>
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<body class="hmmessage"><div dir="ltr">after i typed in tail -f /var/log/syslog <br>Standard input and pause , nothing else <br>Same result with tail -f /var/log/messages<br>Nothing comes out after standard input . <br>
<br>Please advise <br><br>> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:59:30 +0100<br>> From: <a href="mailto:dimitris@siganos.org">dimitris@siganos.org</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:gllug@gllug.org.uk">gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><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 <a href="http://127.0.0.1/8">127.0.0.1/8</a> 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: <a href="mailto:dimitris@siganos.org">dimitris@siganos.org</a><br>
> >> To: <a href="mailto:gllug@gllug.org.uk">gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><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: <a href="mailto:dimitris@siganos.org">dimitris@siganos.org</a><br>
> >> >> To: <a href="mailto:gllug@gllug.org.uk">gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><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: <a href="mailto:dimitris@siganos.org">dimitris@siganos.org</a><br>
> >> >> >> To: <a href="mailto:gllug@gllug.org.uk">gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><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: <a href="mailto:gllug@getaroundtoit.co.uk">gllug@getaroundtoit.co.uk</a><br>> >> >> >> >> To: <a href="mailto:gllug@gllug.org.uk">gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><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 - <a href="mailto:Gllug@gllug.org.uk">Gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><br>
> >> >> >> >> <a href="http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug">http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug</a><br>> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> ><br>
> >> >> >> ><br>> >> >> >> > --<br>> >> >> >> > Gllug mailing list - <a href="mailto:Gllug@gllug.org.uk">Gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><br>> >> >> >> > <a href="http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug">http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug</a><br>
> >> >> >><br>> >> >> >> --<br>> >> >> >> Gllug mailing list - <a href="mailto:Gllug@gllug.org.uk">Gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><br>> >> >> >> <a href="http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug">http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug</a><br>
> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > --<br>> >> >> > Gllug mailing list - <a href="mailto:Gllug@gllug.org.uk">Gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><br>
> >> >> > <a href="http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug">http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug</a><br>> >> >><br>> >> >> --<br>> >> >> Gllug mailing list - <a href="mailto:Gllug@gllug.org.uk">Gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><br>
> >> >> <a href="http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug">http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug</a><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> > --<br>
> >> > Gllug mailing list - <a href="mailto:Gllug@gllug.org.uk">Gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><br>> >> > <a href="http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug">http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug</a><br>
> >><br>> >> --<br>> >> Gllug mailing list - <a href="mailto:Gllug@gllug.org.uk">Gllug@gllug.org.uk</a><br>> >> <a href="http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug">http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug</a><br>
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