Can't connect to internet (SOLVED)

[sirboring]

I'm really just a noob here, but I have had a very successful install of the ZenMini on a Dell D600 laptop, every thing worked straight off beyond my expectations. I have only one problem I can't connect to the internet, I'm using a Motorola SB5101 modem (ethernet connection). are there any drivers or anything I need to install, and how would I install them. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[muungwana]

do you connect it to your computer through a usb cable?

turn it off or unplug it from your computer, wait for 5 seconds and then plug it in or turn it on

wait for around 10 seconds and then open the terminal, type su and enter root's password when asked and then enter these commands and paste their output here

ifconfig

cat /var/log/syslog | tail -n 100

lspci

[sirboring]

I use an ethernet cable. Is it possible to use it or will I have to get a usb cable?

Thanks.

[wedgetail]

sirboring
Welcome to Forum, you have no doubt found out there is an enormous amount of information and help to be found here. Very active too.

I have just tried Zen-Mini on two Dell D610 they installed fine too, surprisingly

Just to clarify:
MiniZen installed fine all works. Then you connect via ethernet cable to your modem?
Does your modem actually work, may seem a silly question but still you have not told, I don't mean if you have powered it up.  Have you studied the indicator patterns etc?

Are using the modem to post this to forum? [via another OS] Important too are you using the same cable you will be using on the Dell 600?

You may be a new comer here and to Linux, but you could be an IT specialist, this would make a difference to our repsonses.

Last no you should not have to do anything apart from getting your connection details set up correctly?

This will be looked at when you have answered muungwana's questions.

Just saw your answer, ethernet cable is the best to start with.

[sirboring]

Yes, the modem is working, and yes it's the one I'm using right now.
(Using windows XP)

[muungwana]

If you connect the modem to the computer through an wired ethernet cable, then the problem could be with ethernet card driver on your linux box. Ethernet cards are pretty standard and they usually work out of the box.

Do you have linux and windows on  the same computer and it works on windows but not in linux? how is your network setup? not posting output of commands from my first post does not eliminate any possible reasons why its not working

[wedgetail]

sirboring

Now connect up the Linux and do the konsole thing, should give something like this, one of muungwana's questions:

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:15:C5:00:0C:7F  
          inet6 addr: fe80::215:c5ff:fe00:c7f/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:311 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:9 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:125410 (122.4 KiB)  TX bytes:684 (684.0 b)
          Interrupt:16

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:54 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:54 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:2780 (2.7 KiB)  TX bytes:2780 (2.7 KiB)

[sirboring]

Sorry for the late reply apparently I opened the wrong console, here's the info:

[root@localhost sirboring]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0F:1F:C1:1E:BD 
          inet6 addr: fe80::20f:1fff:fec1:1ebd/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:5098 (4.9 KiB)  TX bytes:4644 (4.5 KiB)
          Interrupt:11

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:04:23:76:90:CE 
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:5 Base address:0xe000 Memory:fafef000-fafeffff

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

[root@localhost sirboring]# cat /var/log/syslog | tail -n 100
Sep 26 01:39:25 localhost drakconnect[6281]: created directory /var/lock (and parents if necessary)
Sep 26 01:39:25 localhost drakconnect[6281]: running: serial_probe
Sep 26 01:39:28 localhost drakconnect[6281]: modified file /etc/modprobe.conf
Sep 26 01:39:28 localhost drakconnect[6281]: running: dmidecode
Sep 26 01:39:28 localhost drakconnect[6281]: to put in /etc/modprobe.preload i8k, nvram, evdev
Sep 26 01:39:28 localhost drakconnect[6281]: modified file /etc/modprobe.preload
Sep 26 01:39:28 localhost drakconnect[6281]: Found settings for driver "snd_intel8x0m" in category "pots"
Sep 26 01:39:29 localhost drakconnect[6281]: Required kernel_module package for module "snd_intel8x0m" is already installed, skipping
Sep 26 01:39:29 localhost drakconnect[6281]: Thirdparty package slmodem (tools) is required but not available
Sep 26 01:41:05 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:41:05 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00
Sep 26 01:41:05 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:41:05 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00
Sep 26 01:41:30 localhost drakconnect[6281]: default cancel_clicked
Sep 26 01:41:35 localhost last message repeated 4 times
Sep 26 01:41:37 localhost drakconnect[6281]: ### Program is exiting ###
Sep 26 01:41:45 localhost net_applet[2791]: running: /usr/sbin/drakroam --ap=00:18:d1:35:aa:61
Sep 26 01:41:46 localhost drakroam[6421]: ### Program is starting ###
Sep 26 01:41:54 localhost drakroam[6446]: ### Program is starting ###
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: running: /bin/rpm -q --qf %{name}  dhcp-client
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d/00:18:d1:35:aa:61
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d/00:18:d1:35:aa:61
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: changed mode of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d/00:18:d1:35:aa:61 to 700
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: written  interface configuration in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d/00:18:d1:35:aa:61
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d/Wedge.net
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d/Wedge.net
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: changed mode of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d/Wedge.net to 700
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: written  interface configuration in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/wireless.d/Wedge.net
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: adding alias pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002527bc02sc80i00 to ipw2100
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Sep 26 01:42:31 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: changed mode of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 to 700
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: written eth1 interface configuration in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: writing host information to /etc/hosts
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: created file /etc/hosts
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: writing host information to /etc/hosts
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: created file /etc/hosts
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: set sethostname to localhost.localdomain
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: running: /usr/bin/run-parts --arg localhost.localdomain /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/hostname.d
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/modprobe.conf
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: running: dmidecode
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: to put in /etc/modprobe.preload i8k, nvram, evdev
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/modprobe.preload
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: changed mode of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 to 700
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: written eth1 interface configuration in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost drakroam[6446]: running: /sbin/ifdown eth1 daemon
Sep 26 01:42:32 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[2043]: Exiting.
Sep 26 01:42:33 localhost klogd: lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'WEP'
Sep 26 01:42:33 localhost drakroam[6446]: running: /sbin/ifup eth1 daemon
Sep 26 01:42:33 localhost klogd: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
Sep 26 01:42:33 localhost klogd: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
Sep 26 01:42:33 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[6656]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Sep 26 01:42:33 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[6656]: Using interface eth1/00:04:23:76:90:CE with driver <ipw2100> (version: git-1.2.2)
Sep 26 01:42:33 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[6656]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Sep 26 01:42:33 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[6656]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Sep 26 01:42:53 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:42:53 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00
Sep 26 01:43:13 localhost drakroam[6446]: default cancel_clicked
Sep 26 01:43:19 localhost drakroam[6446]: ### Program is exiting ###
Sep 26 01:43:27 localhost net_applet[2791]: launched command: /usr/sbin/usernetctl eth0 report
Sep 26 01:43:28 localhost net_applet[2791]: running: consolehelper eth0
Sep 26 01:43:31 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:43:31 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00
Sep 26 01:43:31 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:43:31 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00
Sep 26 01:43:33 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
Sep 26 01:43:38 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
Sep 26 01:43:38 localhost net_applet[2791]: running: /usr/bin/draknetcenter
Sep 26 01:43:38 localhost draknetcenter[6837]: ### Program is starting ###
Sep 26 01:43:44 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13
Sep 26 01:43:46 localhost draknetcenter[6837]: ### Program is exiting ###
Sep 26 01:43:57 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
Sep 26 01:44:07 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
Sep 26 01:44:22 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
Sep 26 01:44:34 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Sep 26 01:44:54 localhost net_applet[6945]: ### Program is starting ###
Sep 26 01:44:54 localhost net_applet[6945]: ### Program is exiting ###
Sep 26 01:47:39 localhost draknetcenter[7062]: ### Program is starting ###
Sep 26 01:47:56 localhost draknetcenter[7062]: ### Program is exiting ###
Sep 26 01:50:33 localhost klogd: tg3: eth0: Link is down.
Sep 26 01:50:33 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[5564]: Link beat lost.
Sep 26 01:50:36 localhost klogd: tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex.
Sep 26 01:50:36 localhost klogd: tg3: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX.
Sep 26 01:50:36 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[5564]: Link beat detected.
Sep 26 01:50:37 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:50:37 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00
Sep 26 01:50:39 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:50:39 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00
Sep 26 01:50:40 localhost klogd: tg3: eth0: Link is down.
Sep 26 01:50:40 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[5564]: Link beat lost.
Sep 26 01:50:42 localhost klogd: tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex.
Sep 26 01:50:42 localhost klogd: tg3: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX.
Sep 26 01:50:43 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[5564]: Link beat detected.
Sep 26 01:52:16 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:52:16 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00
Sep 26 01:53:02 localhost klogd: martian source 255.255.255.255 from 10.24.32.1, on dev eth0
Sep 26 01:53:02 localhost klogd: ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:12:43:a9:ba:f8:08:00


[root@localhost sirboring]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5705M Gigabit Ethernet (rev 01)
02:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711EC1 SmartCardBus Controller (rev 20)
02:01.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711EC1 SmartCardBus Controller (rev 20)
02:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)

[muungwana]

your computer has two ethernet cards? why do you have two? make sure only one is connected and try again. Two network cards show up on "ifconfig" and hence there are no problems on your computer.

DHCP requests are not being answered and that is why you cant go online, the network is not giving your linux box and ip address when it ask for one. The problem is not the linux box, it is your network. The computer responsible for giving ip addresses on your network is not giving one to your linux box.

How many computers do you have on your network? what is your local network set up? try to disconnect your windows computer and then unplug the cable from the linux box and plug it back in and try again and rerun the "ifconfig" command.

"ifconfig" will have something like this when things work, the line in red shows the interface has an ip address and part of the network. This is what is missing on your current set up

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:C0:A8:84:ED:AE 
          inet addr:192.168.100.20  Bcast:192.168.100.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:5147930 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8242643 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:427013281 (407.2 MiB)  TX bytes:2015356071 (1.8 GiB)
          Interrupt:18 Base address:0xc00

[sirboring]

I'm trying to connect the computer to the internet by itself, I only have one computer connected at a time, I don't have any other computers on a network, just one connectiion and I have been unplugging one computer and plugging in another with the same cable.

I really have no Idea why I have two ethernet cards, I thought one was for ethernet and one for wireless, how can I disconnect one if I have to. I do know that this laptop has been connected to the internet as recently as last week with a windows xp install.

Thanks.

[muungwana]

wireless interfaces usually have "wlan" in their names, yours is getting "eth1" for some reason. This could be a problem but it is for another thread since we are dealing with a wired connection here and that is eth0 interface

Sep 26 01:43:57 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
Sep 26 01:44:07 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
Sep 26 01:44:22 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
Sep 26 01:44:34 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.

i will put my money on the above log entry. "eth0" is the active interface here and  is the one asking for an ip address and your network is the one not giving it one.

While the cable is on this computer, turn the modem off, wait for around ten seconds and then turn it on and rerun the command and look for those "DHCPDISCOVER" log entries, see any difference? if not and you still cant go online, unplug the cable, turn the modem off, wait for ten seconds and then turn it on, wait for ten seconds and then plug in the cable to your linux box and try again

you can turn the modem off by unplugging it from the electric outlet.

[sirboring]

I am now replying to your question on my new pc linux os laptop, I did what you said when I plugged in the modem again it connected me. I hope this is the end of this problem.

Thanks alot

And if your interested I got some info while I was going through your last instructions, here it is:

[root@localhost sirboring]# cat /var/log/syslog | tail -n 100
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode:  /dev/sda:  setting standby to 4 (20 seconds)
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/intel-hda-powersave.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Intel HDA audio power setting is disabled.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/intel-sata-powermgmt.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Intel SATA link power saving disabled.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/laptop-mode.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Adjusting 2.6 kernel parameters to enable laptop mode.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Executing: echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Executing: echo 60000 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Executing: echo 60000 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Executing: echo 60 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_ratio
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Executing: echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_ratio
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Remounting filesystems.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: /dev/sda1 not found in PARTITIONS.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: / not found in PARTITIONS.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Checking /dev/sda1 against HD because PARTITIONS contains "auto".
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode:    Considering /dev/sda.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode:    /dev/sda1 contains /dev/sda, which is in HD, so we will remount it.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Original options: rw
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Updating /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/nolm-mountopts.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Reducing file system type.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Removing commit mount option from original options.
Sep 26 03:45:02 localhost laptop-mode: Executing: mount /dev/sda1 / -t ext4 -o remount,rw,commit=600
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[1993]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost klogd: tg3 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting tigon/tg3_tso5.bin
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[1993]: Using interface eth0/00:0F:1F:C1:1E:BD with driver <tg3> (version: 3.106)
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[1993]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[1993]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost klogd: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost klogd: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[2032]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[2032]: Using interface eth1/00:04:23:76:90:CE with driver <ipw2100> (version: git-1.2.2)
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[2032]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Sep 26 03:45:03 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[2032]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Executing: /sbin/blockdev --setfra 6144 /dev/sda1
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: none not found in PARTITIONS.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc not found in PARTITIONS.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Checking none against HD because PARTITIONS contains "auto".
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode:    Considering /dev/sda.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/lcd-brightness.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/sched-mc-power-savings.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Scheduler power setting is disabled.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/sched-smt-power-savings.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Scheduler power setting is disabled.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/start-stop-programs.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: START_SERVICES =
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: STOP_SERVICES =
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/syslog-conf.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/terminal-blanking.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: CONTROL_TERMINAL is disabled, skipping...
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/usb-autosuspend.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: USB autosuspend is disabled.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/video-out.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: video-out module is disabled.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/wireless-ipw-power.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Intel IPW Wireless power setting is disabled.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Invoking module /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/wireless-iwl-power.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Intel IWL Wireless power setting is disabled.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Module /usr/local/lib/laptop-mode-tools/modules/* is not executable.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Module /usr/local/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/* is not executable.
Sep 26 03:45:05 localhost laptop-mode: Module /etc/laptop-mode/modules/* is not executable.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Found user 'avahi' (UID 498) and group 'avahi' (GID 498).
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Successfully dropped root privileges.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: avahi-daemon 0.6.25 starting up.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: WARNING: No NSS support for mDNS detected, consider installing nss-mdns!
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Successfully called chroot().
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Successfully dropped remaining capabilities.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Loading service file /services/openssh.service.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Loading service file /services/sftp-ssh.service.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: System host name is set to 'localhost'. This is not a suitable mDNS host name, looking for alternatives.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Network interface enumeration completed.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Registering HINFO record with values 'I686'/'LINUX'.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Server startup complete. Host name is linux.local. Local service cookie is 2923604733.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Service "SFTP File Transfer on linux" (/services/sftp-ssh.service) successfully established.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-daemon[2416]: Service "Remote Access on linux" (/services/openssh.service) successfully established.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost avahi-dnsconfd[2443]: Successfully connected to Avahi daemon.
Sep 26 03:45:14 localhost klogd: usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio
Sep 26 03:45:20 localhost rtkit-daemon[2672]: Sucessfully called chroot.
Sep 26 03:45:20 localhost rtkit-daemon[2672]: Sucessfully dropped privileges.
Sep 26 03:45:20 localhost rtkit-daemon[2672]: Sucessfully limited resources.
Sep 26 03:45:20 localhost rtkit-daemon[2672]: Running.
Sep 26 03:45:20 localhost rtkit-daemon[2672]: Canary thread running.
Sep 26 03:45:20 localhost rtkit-daemon[2672]: Watchdog thread running.
Sep 26 03:45:20 localhost polkitd[2676]: started daemon version 0.96 using authority implementation `local' version `0.96'
Sep 26 03:45:21 localhost rtkit-daemon[2672]: Sucessfully made thread 2670 of process 2670 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '500' high priority at nice level -11.
Sep 26 03:45:21 localhost rtkit-daemon[2672]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
Sep 26 03:45:22 localhost pulseaudio[2670]: alsa-sink.c: Device hw:1 is modem, refusing further initialization.
Sep 26 03:45:22 localhost pulseaudio[2670]: alsa-source.c: Device hw:1 is modem, refusing further initialization.
Sep 26 03:45:24 localhost net_applet[2697]: ### Program is starting ###
Sep 26 03:46:04 localhost klogd: hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=093a, idProduct=2510
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: usb 1-1: Product: USB OPTICAL MOUSE
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: usb 1-1: Manufacturer: PIXART
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: input: PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/input/input8
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: generic-usb 0003:093A:2510.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input0
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
Sep 26 03:46:05 localhost klogd: usbhid: USB HID core driver
[root@localhost sirboring]#

[root@localhost sirboring]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0F:1F:C1:1E:BD  
          inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  Bcast:xxx.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.xxx.0
          inet6 addr: fe0::20f:1fff:fec1:1ebd/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:3051 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2335 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:3188041 (3.0 MiB)  TX bytes:302170 (295.0 KiB)
          Interrupt:11

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:04:23:76:90:CE  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:5 Base address:0x6000 Memory:fafef000-fafeffff

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

[muungwana]

i am glad you manage to connect to the internet with your linux system.

you might want to modify your post and mask your ip address. It is an ip address that exists in an open internet and somebody may look it up and have an idea of where you live or bombard your computer with malicious traffic.

Having a public ip address also means your modem is only a modem, it does not have a router in it and hence you cant have more than one computer accessing the internet at the same time and what just happened also suggests you will have to restart your modem everytime you want to use it with another computer.

I hope your windows system has a firewall up, you should set one up on your linux box too. You cant be too careful. Your computer is facing the open web and i am sure at least on person out there has hit your computer since you have connected it.

If you are happy with the outcome of this thread, can you modify the heading of your thread and add "solved" to it? you can do that by clicking modify button and then change the title of the post

[muungwana]

you can visit this web page to check if you have a running firewall or not: https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2