Problem with the net 2

[Eagle]

OK, my apartment FINALLY got the ethernet back online, but my computer seems to be sending packets and not recieving them. I am connected, however if I choose to "Repair" the connection it cannot renew the IP address. I appear to be the only one with this problem, but I'm not recieving packets on Win98, Linux, or WinXP so it has to be either the connection or the ethernet cards/cables. Any ideas?

 

[AlphaWolf]

Make sure that your ISP didn't try to impliment MAC filtering.

 

[Eagle]

Like I said, I'm the only one with the problem, my roomate can connect on his XP machine just fine from the other room.

 

[AlphaWolf]

Linux is generaly a LOT more verbose when it comes to diagnosing network problems, have a look at the output of running 'ifconfig'. (see ifconfig --help or man ifconfig for more options)

 

[Eagle]

Well, I tried switching the cable with another one. I decided it cant be software if all three operating systems dont connect, the cable wasnt the problem either. The only things left are on their end or my network card. My network card is only a few months old.

 

[Slougi]

You can do a few things in Linux to check what is happening. First of, run "ifconfig -a" and see what the output is. Likely everything is down. You might then try getting an ip address using dhcpcd or set one manually using ifconfig.

To investigate possible hardware errors, after boot up open a terminal and type "dmesg | less". Look for when it detects the network card, and check to see if there is something buggered there.

And just to be sure, get someone to bring his pc to your room and hook it up there, to see if the connection is broken outside your pc.

 

[Eagle]

Yeah, i think I'm gonna take my PC into my roomates room and try to plug it in.