[Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online

[Oliver Howe]

Hi Diana,

What does it say when you do

ls -la /var/log/

??

(Sorry about top posting - my phone won't let me put it at the bottom)
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From: Diana Scott
Sent: 22 April 2012 11:28
To: gllug at gllug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online

 after i typed in tail -f /var/log/syslog
Standard input and pause , nothing else
Same result with tail -f /var/log/messages
Nothing comes out after standard input  .

Please advise

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