network problem

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> on Thu, 21 May 2015
08:26:31 +0100

> On 21 May 2015 at 07:38, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
> > OS/2 is my primary operating system.  I am learning Linux/Ubuntu.
> >
> > My laptop has OS/2 and two partitions of Ubuntu (unity).  I also have a desktop
> > that has Ubuntu (unity) that is used as file and print server.  All the Ubuntu
> > partitions have now been upgraded to 15.04 (the network (both local and remote)
> > with Ubuntu 14.10 worked without problems).  The local LAN works without
> > problems in all partitions.  On the laptop OS/2 and one Ubuntu partition the
> > remote network works without problems.  The other laptop Ubuntu partition and
> > the desktop Ubuntu partition the remote network has problems.  Ping looses
> > about 90% of the packets and Firefox can sometimes get a web page displayed but
> > it takes forever.
> >
> > My problem is I do not know where to go to troubleshoot the problem.  I could
> > not find which drivers are being used.  Any assistance will be appreciated.
> 
> What is the difference between the two Ubuntu partitions on the laptop
> (the one that when booted is ok and the one that is not)?

One has /home on the boot partition, the other has /home in its own partition
and extra programs.  I am trying to get all the stuff I use on OS/2 set up on
Ubuntu so I can switch to Ubuntu.  The one with /home on the root partition is
mainly used for education/experimentation and is the partition that works
properly.


> Are you using wired ethernet or wifi?

Both are connected to my LAN.


> On the one that fails look in /var/log/syslog and see if anything
> obvious is there.  Both when the network fails and during boot when it
> sets up the interface.

I booted the system and started Firefox then copied syslog from the start of
the boot to the end of the syslog.  Part of the difference is that Firefox is
trying to check the plugins because Firefox has been updated (the partition
that is working has already completed the check).

If you want to see the syslog copies I have where can I upload them?

The system that fails has the following which is not in the other.

May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Starting
plugin: unitymtgrabhandles
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Loading
plugin: workarounds
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Starting
plugin: workarounds
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Loading
plugin: expo
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Starting
plugin: expo
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Loading
plugin: fade
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Starting
plugin: fade
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Loading
plugin: scale
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Starting
plugin: scale
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Loading
plugin: ezoom
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Starting
plugin: ezoom
May 21 10:39:40 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Loading
plugin: unityshell
May 21 10:39:41 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compiz (core) - Info: Starting
plugin: unityshell
May 21 10:39:42 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compizconfig - Info: Backend     :
gsettings
May 21 10:39:42 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compizconfig - Info: Integration :
true
May 21 10:39:42 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: compizconfig - Info: Profile     :
unity
May 21 10:39:42 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: WARN  2015-05-21 10:39:42
unity.glib.dbus.server GLibDBusServer.cpp:580 Can't register object
'org.gnome.Shell' yet as we don't have a connection, waiting for it...
May 21 10:39:42 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: WARN  2015-05-21 10:39:42
unity.debug.interface DebugDBusInterface.cpp:216 Unable to load entry point in
libxpathselect: libxpathselect.so.1.4: cannot open shared object file: No such
file or directory -- full D-Bus introspection will not be available
May 21 10:39:42 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: WARN  2015-05-21 10:39:42
xim.controller XIMController.cpp:103 IBus natively supported.
May 21 10:39:43 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: WARN  2015-05-21 10:39:43
unity.glib.dbus.server GLibDBusServer.cpp:580 Can't register object
'com.canonical.Unity.Launcher' yet as we don't have a connection, waiting for
it...
May 21 10:39:43 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: WARN  2015-05-21 10:39:43
unity.glib.dbus.server GLibDBusServer.cpp:580 Can't register object
'com.canonical.Unity.Dash' yet as we don't have a connection, waiting for it...
May 21 10:39:43 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: WARN  2015-05-21 10:39:43
unity.glib.dbus.server GLibDBusServer.cpp:580 Can't register object
'org.gnome.SessionManager.EndSessionDialog' yet as we don't have a connection,
waiting for it...
May 21 10:39:43 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: WARN  2015-05-21 10:39:43
unity.glib.dbus.server GLibDBusServer.cpp:580 Can't register object
'com.canonical.Unity.Session' yet as we don't have a connection, waiting for
it...
May 21 10:39:43 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: WARN  2015-05-21 10:39:43
unity.glib.dbus.server GLibDBusServer.cpp:580 Can't register object
'org.gnome.ScreenSaver' yet as we don't have a connection, waiting for it...
May 21 10:39:44 Saturn org.gnome.ScreenSaver[1765]: ** Message: Lost the name,
shutting down.
May 21 10:39:44 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: ERROR 2015-05-21 10:39:44
unity.glib.dbus.server GLibDBusServer.cpp:525 DBus name lost 'org.gnome.Shell'
May 21 10:39:44 Saturn gnome-session[1834]: ERROR 2015-05-21 10:39:44
unity.glib.dbus.server GLibDBusServer.cpp:525 DBus name lost
'com.canonical.Unity'
May 21 10:39:52 Saturn ntpd_intres[804]: parent died before we finished, exiting

-- 
Robert Blair