On 06/11/09 12:40, Dennis Mattingly wrote: >>On 11/05/2009 03:06 PM, Dennis Mattingly wrote: >>> I have (another) simple question involving my router. >>> >>> Is this a Linux Bug, or simply a Bad Router? >>> >>> 1) My internet is perfect (normal setup) >>> 2) Plug my computer internet directly into ethernet router >>> 3) $ ping 192.168.1.1 >>> network is unreachable >>> >>> So, is this my router, do I need to turn-off network manager, Linux bug, >>> what next? >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> >> >>What do you get when you type >> >>ifconfig eth0 >> >>in a terminal sessino? >> >>How is your card configured, through network or network manager? Are >>you set up to use DHCP or do you have a static configuration set? > > As requested: > I am using standard desktop linux at home. > : Standard cable internet provided by COX (or I switch to Verizon soon) > at my house > : No wireless, no fancy stuff, just typical home user > : Typical DHCP I assume (whatever default Fedora does) > : The router is an Encore ENsomenumber, about 1-2 years old > : Yes my route table goes blank when I connect router > > Also, I noticed after reset-ing the router that all LED lights shine > except POWER light, > so I think that's just a broken LED. > > I'm not in front of my computer now, so I can't run ifconfig command yet. > I will run ifconfig asap, but as far as I can remember, it did not fix > the problem when I last > attempted it (I believe around mid-June). > > I've had this issue since February (and Fedora 10). > One day my router-setup just didn't work anymore. had to plug directly > to wall / cablemodem > > Thanks for your patience > you need to configure your router to have both the LAN and WAN side to use DHCP I suspect. If the LAN side is set to use fixed IP addresses it won't work. Personally I use fixed IP addresses on the LAN side as this allows for NFS directory sharing, and configuring the connecting PCs with fixed IP addresses. Hope this helps JB -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
