NIC Settings for IBM Thinkpad T30 / wired & wireless

[Michael R. Head]

On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 14:07 +0800, SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> Hi Michael
> Thanks for your reply !
> 
> Static IP ???
> I have NO static IP !!!

But you do have that in your /etc/network/interfaces file:
        
        auto eth1
        
        iface wlan0 inet static
        address 192.168.144.222
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        gateway 192.168.144.120
        wireless-essid [my essid]
        
        auto wlan0

I would just take that out ("sudoedit /etc/network/interfaces" and
clearing out everything but loopback is how I'd do it, but using
System/Administration/Network and putting all devices in "roaming mode"
will do it, too).

> Now it's working with the "double screen icon" in the upper panel 
> without changing to WL and showing its "bar icon" ...
> ... and very curiously: 
> Active Connection Information shows eth0 / wired
> with correct NIC info but all the IP's showing 0.0.0.0 !!??

This must be due to the fact that your network cards are configured
rather than in roaming mode.

> I did not manipulate the entries in the /etc/network/interfaces 0;-)

Well, either you or some tool (or the installer). From the point of view
of network-manager, it doesn't matter ;-)

> Finally:
> It works but I seem unable to switch between wireless & wired !

Once you've got network manager controlling your devices, everything
should be good to go.

> How what do I ? A newbie appreciates hints and help ;-)
> 
> TIA &cheers, svobi
> 
> 
> 
>   
> On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 20:47 -0400, Michael R. Head wrote:
> > On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 12:28 +0800, SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> > > Hello 
> > > I am struggling with proper NIC settings !
> > > 
> > > The Thinkpad has 2 NIC's:
> > > 
> > > Prism 2.5 Wavelan
> > > Intel PRO / 100VE
> > > 
> > > Currently I am able to access WWW and it seems to be:
> > > Wired Ethernet (eth0)
> > 
> > > Data provided for this Gutsy installation was 232, netmask, 
> > > gateway and the 2 DNS's. !  
> > > 
> > > Please advise and hint to my proper settings. 
> > 
> > Are you sure you need static IP configuration? I have a T30 (though I
> > recently replaced the prism wireless with an atheros minipci card so I
> > could get 802.11g speeds). 
> > 
> > I have only loopback setup in /etc/network/interfaces, and network
> > manager handles both wired and wireless setup.
> > 
> > > TIA & cheers, svobi
> > > 
> > > 
> 
> 
-- 
Michael R. Head <burner at suppressingfire.org>
http://picasaweb.google.com/demiri.head.wedding
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