OK I'll try that. Yes, I'm not going to give up. I really really want to switch over to linux. Explorer has caused a general protection fault in module kernel32.dll. I'm sick of Winblows! ----- Original Message ----- From: <jwantz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:21 PM Subject: Re: more network problems > Hi Alex, > I really think you should try invoking your dhcp client by hand. Some > dhcp servers refuse to work with pump. I like dhcpcd better because it > is easier to trace problems. First try: > pump -i eth0. Wait about a minute and try to ping a known ip address > e.g.: > ping -c 4 140.90.149.1 > If it hangs and/or tells you that the network is unreachable, Then it > probably didn't get an ip. To check to make sure try ifconfig [enter]. > At this point see if you have the dhcpcd program. dhcpcd -d -H > Note that the -H switch is upper case. If it is there it'll try to > connect for up to 60 seconds. If it works, it will display your ip > along with other information. Whatever you do, don't give up! > > Jim Wantz WB0TFK > On Thu, 10 > Oct 2002, Alex Snow wrote: > > > Ok that sounds like a good think to try. If that fails I might have to > > solve this the microsoft way;format and reinstall, but I really really don't > > want to do that. > > Explorer has caused a general protection fault in module kernel32.dll. I'm > > sick of Winblows! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Adam Myrow" <amyrow at midsouth.rr.com> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:38 PM > > Subject: Re: more network problems > > > > > > > If you find a rc.firewall script, you or somebody would have to have put > > > it there. Yes, you could delete it, but this isn't your problem because > > > the script isn't run until your network is up. By the way, when you run > > > netconfig and choose DHCP, it asks for a hostname and says that some > > > providers require it. Leave it blank unless you are 100% sure you need > > > it. I didn't need it with Road Runner, but reportedly, some providers > > > require it. Maybe your router requires a hostname or you've set it to > > > require one. In any case, like I said, try a direct connection to your > > > cable modem first. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
