On Fri, 2007-07-06 at 09:11 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 17:30 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote: > > > >> I am working with this software on my lap-top but I set it up also > >> on this computer. This morning I had a strange thing happen. I lost the > >> Internet! I am tied to a router with cat 5 cable that has worked for 3 > >> years. > >> > >> So read the /var/log/messages and sure enough about the time I lost > >> the Internet Network Manager had messed up and disconnected eth0! I > >> rebooted and it all came back up and I got rid of NetworkManager :-) > >> > >> Karl > >> > >> > > Obviously you have a problem but you chose the wrong solution. NM makes > > wireless easy, network makes it hard. You have disabled the network > > init.d script from running. If not that may be your problem. > > -- > > ======================================================================= > > Nonsense. Space is blue and birds fly through it. -- Heisenberg > > ======================================================================= > > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Non-sense it was NM that turned off eth0. Here is /var/log/message for > the event: > > > I by accident loaded NM on this computer which has only one source > of the Internet from eth0. It was working fine and no problems until > about 8AM when it appeared the Internet had failed. I could not get > Google on my web browser. A hint I missed was that when I tried to reach > my DSL modem with a call of 192.168.0.1 it failed. I know now it failed > because eth0 was turned off by NM. > > > > This is what /var/log/messages tells me: > > Jul 5 08:08:02 localhost kernel: sdc: sdc1 > Jul 5 08:08:04 localhost hald: mounted /dev/sdc1 on behalf of uid 500 > Jul 5 08:08:41 localhost hald: unmounted /dev/sdc1 from '/media/disk' > on behalf > of uid 500 > Jul 5 08:17:45 localhost NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_signal_handler(): > Caught si > gnal 15, shutting down normally. > Jul 5 08:17:45 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Caught terminiation > signal > Jul 5 08:17:45 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device eth0. > Jul 5 08:17:45 localhost dhclient: DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 192.168.0.1 > port 67 > Jul 5 08:17:46 localhost avahi-daemon[2409]: Withdrawing address record > for 192 > .168.0.2 on eth0. > Jul 5 08:17:46 localhost avahi-daemon[2409]: Leaving mDNS multicast > group on in > terface eth0.IPv4 with address 192.168.0.2. > Jul 5 08:17:46 localhost avahi-daemon[2409]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no > longer rele > vant for mDNS. > Jul 5 08:17:46 localhost avahi-daemon[2409]: Withdrawing address record > for fe8 > 0::250:2cff:fea8:69f3 on eth0. > Jul 5 08:17:46 localhost avahi-daemon[2409]: Leaving mD > > > When a computer with just one source of Internet has that turned off > by NM it is a serious Bug I think. Your better at reading the messages > and perhaps you can find a reason I missed. > > > Karl Well I noticed you posted tis on the networkmanagers-list. Maybe some one there has an idea. What I see is thatt NM was responding to a termination signal generated on your machine: What generated the signal seems to be the mystery. > -- ======================================================================= Executive ability is prominent in your make-up. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx