That Compac Presario again no networking

[NoOp]

On 07/19/2009 06:10 PM, Jay Daniels wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-07-19 at 20:52 -0400, Jay Daniels wrote:
>> On Sun, 2009-07-19 at 17:01 -0700, NoOp wrote:
...
>> > 
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Presario
>> > Care to try again with some details?
>> > 
>> > 
>> 
>> SR1603wm  i wonder what the wm stands for WindowsMachine:( or
>> WindowsMess?
>> 
>> Windows XP says Realtek 8139 network device.  Ubuntu says 8139too module
>> loaded.

Does this mean: 1) you are using the wired port, 2) that it works with
WinXP?

>> 
>> I do route and it shows default route same as my notebook except I'm
>> using wlan0 and wifi on notebook.  Compac shows eth0

So post your ifconfig, resolv.conf, hosts, and all the usual suspects...
you know the drill.

>> 
>> I do ifconfig and it shows ip address and all the normal lo interface
>> and eth0
>> 
>> Pull up linksys and it shows ip address for computer, but the computer
>> can't ping, you can't ping computer etc.

Linksys what - there are many models of "Linksys"? Wireless, wired,
model, how configured, etc., etc.

>> 
>> /etc/resolv.conf shows everything on the working computer.

What does that mean - "shows everything on the working computer"?

>> 
>> At least that's what I get when I first boot up.  After disconnect with
>> panel applet it never even shows connected again and there is no route
>> now, cannot reconnect.  Did not even work when it showed connected...
...
>> 
>> This things not even 3 years old and hardly used.  I guess they get
>> walmart to sell all their old outdated crap.  Like karl said, they sold
>> out to HP  - this one isn't listed anymore.  Didn't come with XP restore
>> disk and it was xmas and nobody thought to make one.

Tried here:
<http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?dlc=en&lc=en&product=1118242&lang=en&cc=ca&docname=c00471056>

Bios updated?
<http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=pv-56089-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=ca&lang=en&os=228&product=1118242>

>> 
>> hum, we have 2 of these boxes, I will try and recover drive in the other
>> one we robbed the memory out of.  I was hoping I could get Ubuntu up on
>> it since no restore disk and I'm not buying any disk or running
>> unlicensed version.  heck for the price of a licensed windows disk I
>> could buy them a netbook.  I've blown so much money over the years
>> buying software, no more....
>> 

Spend $5-10 and buy another nic (even old used one should do):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/156496
[Realtek 8139 ethernet interface fails in Ubuntu (and several other
Linux distros) after changes made to interface by Windows Update]

https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text=Realtek+8139

On thing that I always have handy is a simple AirLink 101 USB nic adaptor:
http://www.airlink101.com/products/asohousb.php
Works on every Ubuntu linux machine that I've tried (Edgy thru Jaunty) &
requires no config... just plug it in and go. $25 on their website, but
I picked up mine at Frys for something like $5.