ADSL Broadband connection

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Markus,

Tks for your advice.

Change made as follows:

Original:
$ cat /etc/iftab
....
eth0 mac 00:50:fc:6c:70:f7 arp 1
eth1 mac 00:13:d4:fe:da:87 arp 1
* end *

changed to:
$ cat /etc/iftab
....
# eth0 mac 00:50:fc:6c:70:f7 arp 1
eth0 mac 00:13:d4:fe:da:87 arp 1
* end *

After saving the file broadband was connected immediately.  Playing a
while I rebooted PC.  From that moment onwards my nightmare began. 
Broadband can't be connected even reverting the change on /etc/iftab,
playing around on;

System --> Administrator --> Networking/Network tools.

I spent more than 3 hours without a solution.  The time will be
sufficient to reinstall the complete Ubuntu-6.06 amd64.

There were nothing wrong on the onboard LAN, ADSL modem, ISP server,
etc. because Ubuntu-6.06 amd64 Live DVD was working nicely on this box.

Finally I made my last resort.  Out of my expectation broadband is now
connected.  That was the whole story.

Remark: /etc/iftab without change same as its original.


B.R.
SL



> Stephen Liu wrote:
> > $ cat /etc/iftab
> > ....
> > eth0 mac 00:50:fc:6c:70:f7 arp 1
> > eth1 mac 00:13:d4:fe:da:87 arp 1
> >
> > Whether delete/comment out the 1st line and change the 2nd line as:
> 
> I'd comment out the 1st line. Makes ist easier to revert things in
> case 
> something goes wrong.
> 
> > eth0 mac 00:13:d4:fe:da:87 arp 1
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > Do I need to execute any command afterwards?  TIA
> 
> Don't know how to get the change accepted on a running system. But as
> a last 
> resort, you can go the Windows way of changing configuration (i. e.
> reboot).
> 
> Regards
>   mks
> 
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