[Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online

Sun Apr 22 11:03:40 UTC 2012

ifconfig
Eth0 link encap ethernet hwaddr 54 42 49 0c 4c 38
Inet6 addr fe80 5642 49ff fe0c 4c38 /64 scope link 
Up broadcast running multicast mtu 1500 metric 1
Rx packets 10, tx packets 48, txqueuelen 1000
Rx bytes 3278 tx bytes 10080 interrupt 18 

Lo link encap local loopback 
Inet addr 127.0.0.1 mask 255.0.0.0
inet6 addr 1/128 scope host 
Up loopback running mtu 16436 metric 1
Rx packets 12 tx packets 12 rx bytes 760 tx bytes 760 (760.0.b)
Please advise 

Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:34:39 +0100
From: andrzejsz at gmail.com
To: gllug at gllug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online

I don't if it would be that helpful but post ifconfig output

On Apr 22, 2012 11:31 AM, "Diana Scott" <dianascott1 at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

sudo 
Command not found 

Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:24:04 +0100
From: andrzejsz at gmail.com
To: gllug at gllug.org.uk

Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online

just run these commands as you were to run with sudo 

On Apr 22, 2012 11:18 AM, "Diana Scott" <dianascott1 at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

yes . I logged in as su. What can i do next ?

Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:00:21 +0100
From: andrzejsz at gmail.com
To: gllug at gllug.org.uk

Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online

have you tried it it should be in the system already

On Apr 22, 2012 10:57 AM, "Diana Scott" <dianascott1 at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

can u advise to install su command ? 

> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:41:20 +0100
> From: andrzejsz at gmail.com
> To: gllug at gllug.org.uk

> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online
> 
> What about su command
> 
> On 4/22/12, Diana Scott <dianascott1 at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> > i thought i was logged in as root already . I need to look up further
> > tomorrow. Thank you for your help .
> >
> > Best wishes .
> >
> > Diana
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:43:32 +0100

> >> From: dimitris at siganos.org
> >> To: gllug at gllug.org.uk
> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online

> >>
> >> You need to run the command as root. I don't know how you do that in
> >> Suse. Find out how to become root in Suse and then type the commands
> >> without the 'sudo' prefix.

> >>
> >> Dimitris
> >>
> >> On 22/04/12 00:28, Diana Scott wrote:
> >> > sudo command not found
> >> > It cannot open tail -f /var/log/syslog for reading no such file or

> >> > directory
> >> > It cannot open Tail -f /var/log/ messages for reading permission denied
> >> > Same after unplug
> >> >
> >> > Please advise .

> >> >
> >> > Diana
> >> >
> >> >> 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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> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >
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