On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 06:58:59 +0300, Kumara <kumara.jayaweera@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:12 PM > Subject: Re: route > > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 23:56:24 +0000, Michael A. Peters > > > > > > yum install firestarter > > > > > > -- > > > Michael A. Peters > > > http://mpeters.us/ > > > > > > > I very happily installed firestarter just now. But when I start it I > > get this error: > > Failed to start the firewall. > > The device eth0 is not ready. > > Please check your network device settings and make sure your Internet > > connection is active. > > > > Fact that i can send this email is proof enough that I'm connected to > > the internet! Googleing for the error message return only one result > > (whack!) in french. Too bad the only 'french' I know has four > > letters... > > > > Can anybody advise me where to go from here? Should I assume from the > > errr that IPtables is not currently active? Should I be scared? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Dotan Cohen > ================================ > > Is eth0 the correct internet connection? have you connected both cables? may > be you are using eth1 at the moment > Mohan > Very sure. eth0 is the onboard port, eth1 is on a network card that is not plugged into anything (I intend to set up samba on that one in the near future). In addition to that, I susspected for the past few days that the computer and internet connection are slow- but that was confirmed to me when my girlfriend asked why is the computer slow. I'm starting to worry- what should I check to see that there is nothing that I don't know about running around on my system? Dotan Cohen http://LyricsList.com/ http://Song-Liriks.com/
