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[David McGlone]

On Monday 15 June 2009 02:09:16 am Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> Dear Steven,
>
> Steven Vollom wrote:
> > steven at steven-laptop:~$ sudo ifconfig
> > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:02:93:4f:8c
> > inet addr:192.168.1.64 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
>
> Excellent, this means:
> Your laptop is on a private network, getting an IP Adress.
>
> > steven at steven-laptop:~$
> >
> >
> > At the moment, I am connected directly to the DSL modem, not the router.
>
> Honestly, I am slightly confused. A real DSL-Modem, as Lisi
> pointed out, does not act as a dhcp server, but connects you
> directly to the internet. Obviously, your laptop is not
> connected directly to the internet, but is residing behind
> some kind of routing device, Otherwise imho it would not get
> a 192.168.1.64 address.
>
> So, what is the exact name and model of your "dsl-modem"?
>
> > Do you want me to reconnect to the router. I don't have it set up to
> > operate wirelessly, it is just set up to serve two cabled computers.
>
> No!
>
> >It
> > is not a problem. I believe we are on the same side of the water with
> > terminology. My modem is a DSL modem telephone in, power in, Eth cable
> > to computer.
>
> maybe ;-)
>
> Okay then.
> Simply have your laptop switched on, just at it is.
> This is just, since I remember you fear, that it will not
> start up, when you power it down.
>
> Now remove the ethernet cable from the laptop and plug the
> very same, known_working_good cable into your desktop.
> Should the cable be to short, just move the desktop to where
> the cable fits.
>
> Then fire up the desktop which does not connect to the internet.
>
> What happens?
> what does
> "sudo ifconfig"
> show?
>
> By doing this test, I put my money on you having problems
> with your "multiple ethernet-router-switch..."-devices
> inside your network, once again. I remember vaguely that
> network problems of this kind at your site were the reason
> for very long threads, some time ago. ;-)
>
> After having done the test with the desktop, you can easily
> reconnect the ethernet cable to your laptop and it will
> work, just as before.
>
> > The router is a D-link Air Plus extreme wireless, but I don't have it
> > set up for wireless. I really don't need it that way at the moment.
>
> No problem. I also only use wireless when I absolutely
> cannot do without it.

I bet he may have somehow set up a static IP and when he unhooked his router, 
he did not switch back to using a dynamic IP. 

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Blessings,
David M.
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