[Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online

Sun Apr 22 10:00:21 UTC 2012

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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