urgent -- Curious Network Issue

[Basil Chupin]

On 28/07/10 15:41, nitin chandra wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have a server on which I have installed VMware also. Some time
> yesterday it suddenly just stopped connecting to the router. If i do
> 'ifconfig' it shows the Network card is up, but does not ping to my
> router (192.168.1.1) My other systems , ie Win systems are using the
> router normally. I have another system connecting to the router, with
> Ubuntu Lucid installed. This system i did not work on for 2 weeks but
> did run the Update Manager before that. I also did ran the 'Update
> Manager' on the server.
>
> Now both the systems are not accessing the router. I have already
> edited '/etc/network/interfaces', added
> '/etc/network/if-up/static-route', removed Network Manager (after the
> issue surfaced).
>
> It still does not work.
>
> On the server I was compiling a software, "maybe" some thing went
> wrong, but my desktop, after fresh install, I have updated it only 1s.
>
> so why the same error? and why at the same time ?
>
> what am i missing?
>
> Thanks
>
> Nitin
>    
I am NOT a network expert - far from it so someone else will come up 
with the answer.

But in the meantime- have you tried rebooting the affected bits? For 
example, my wife's computer suddenly would not recognise the 
modem/router after an upgrade but connected immediately after I rebooted 
her system. Go figure... :-( .

BC


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