Backtrack IP resets every few minutes
TopBot .
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Thu Jun 28 16:53:17 UTC 2012
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Guus <gbonnema at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On 06/28/2012 04:54 PM, TopBot . wrote:
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Guus <gbonnema at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>> On 06/28/2012 04:06 PM, TopBot . wrote:
>>
>> Hi, I've been using backtrack 5 since a year on the same system and the
>> same lan card. Since yesterday, my IP resets every 2-3 minutes and I have
>> to repeatedly add "ifconfig eth0 192.168.xx.xx" and "route add default gw
>> 192.168.xx.xx" to it to keep it running. Can't seem to find the solution
>> after a few google searches. Any one has any idea what's wrong? I have dual
>> boot and windows xp is working just fine on the same lan.
>>
>> --
>> TopBot.
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have had a comparable problem from W7. In my case I had IPV6 and IPV4
>> both open, which was causing the problems. As soon as I had only one open,
>> I had no problem.
>>
>> I am not saying this is your problem, just something to look at.
>>
>> The other thing is, that a change in computer behaviour is always the
>> result of a change in the configuration or software. You might want to
>> retrace your steps and find out what you or the system changed in the past
>> few days. Could easily be an (automated) update somewhere.
>>
>> P.S. are you posting for Kubuntu or ubuntu? Crossposts are often not
>> appreciated. I removed the ubuntu address from my post.
>>
>> --
>> Kind regards, Guus Bonnema.
>>
>
>
> Here's what the IP resets to (settings before and after the reset
> respectively):
>
> root at bt:~# ifconfig -a
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1a:92:95:81:ca
> inet addr:192.168.93.92 Bcast:192.168.93.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> inet6 addr: fe80::21a:92ff:fe95:81ca/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:34391 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:18367 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:15099569 (15.0 MB) TX bytes:4144722 (4.1 MB)
> Interrupt:20
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> RX packets:8203 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:8203 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:491832 (491.8 KB) TX bytes:491832 (491.8 KB)
>
> root at bt:~# ifconfig -a
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1a:92:95:81:ca
> inet6 addr: fe80::21a:92ff:fe95:81ca/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:41153 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:22356 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:17502811 (17.5 MB) TX bytes:4992366 (4.9 MB)
> Interrupt:20
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> RX packets:8398 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:8398 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:502020 (502.0 KB) TX bytes:502020 (502.0 KB)
>
> ...settings are lost/initialized after the reset I think. My lan uses
> switches and a server which is connected to the main server; our IPs are
> static on the lan with no restrictions. All my auto updates are off and I
> did not change any settings. It just started to happen since a day ago.
>
> Yes, I posted to both lists (I'm subscribed to both), my bad if that's not
> the norm here.
>
> --
> TopBot.
>
> Hmmm, could you check your logs for messages? Start looking at
> /var/log/syslog. I found lots of IP related messages in my syslog. Also
> dmesg might contain a hint. Try to find out why it resets. Then you have
> more to go on.
>
> --
> Kind regards, Guus Bonnema.
>
It does not reset when I unplug my lan wire and try ifconfig -a after some
time... does it have something to do with my switch?
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TopBot.
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