[ubuntu-za] Cannot get WIRED connection to work - r2

[Ubuntu Bear ZA]

On 11/02/2014 15:28, Frans de waal wrote:
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> I'm thinking dhcp issues... do the laptop maybe have a static ip 
> addres... and the desktop not?
>
OK, you're out of my depth - no can do - where and how do I check for 
the IP address?

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> On Feb 11, 2014 1:18 PM, "Zabear" <zabear1 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:zabear1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     On 11/02/2014 10:16, Charl Wentzel wrote:
>>     On 11/02/2014 08:59, Piet UbuntuPos wrote:
>>>     *  It picks up that there is a wired connection and tries to
>>>     connect but does not really work - and then it suddenly works as
>>>     it should - for no reason, but disconnects when I restart and
>>>     then I cannot connect to the WIRED system, until it decides all
>>>     on its own to start working again.
>>     Just reading through this, it sounds like a possible hardware
>>     problem.  Have you tried a different:
>>     a. network cable
>>     b. a different network port
>>     c. (if possible) a different network card
>>
>>     Charl
>>
>>
>     Regarding a) the network cable works fine on the laptop
>     b) network port - not sure what you mean by this - if it refers to
>     the Desktop - if it refers to the router, I will try it, but why
>     will it work on the current port on the laptop?
>     c) bought a new network card yesterday - still same problem though.
>
>     I have not been able to work out how the CD with the network card
>     works - perhaps I need to work that out - although I had been
>     thinking that just installing the network card should just work in
>     Ubuntu (without the CD adding anything).   Am I wrong in thinking
>     this?
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