Network settings Linspire 6.0.17 resetting

[rae]

OK this computer is messnig with my brain lol

I just got a new (to me at least) computer and downloaded my linspire OS on it. It works but refuses to connect to the web. The wired setting shows up in the network manager and it says its enabled but it won't wont and no websites work

I went into network settnigs and it keeps saying gateway is wrong (0.0.0.0). I changed it and still get the problems because everytime I reboot the correct gateway disappears.

I had it set for DHCP but it was creating a totally random IP starting with 169 when my IP block is 65....... i tried clearing teh weird IP out of manual settings and selecting DHCP again and same thing. I restart and everythi8ng defaults back to the useless setting it previously had.

I have a T1 from an ISP and its directly connectd to the router. My other Linux computers work fine on the same exact port on the router and I didn't ahve to do anything to set them up, they just worked.

any ideas why its possessed or how to fix it?

[DrHu]

Originally Posted by rae

I went into network settnigs and it keeps saying gateway is wrong (0.0.0.0). I changed it and still get the problems because everytime I reboot the correct gateway disappears.

You get 169.xxx.xxx.xxx when a dhcp connection fails..

The problem is your machine cannot connect to the ?ISP dhcp server

Originally Posted by rae

I have a T1 from an ISP and its directly connectd to the router. My other Linux computers work fine on the same exact port on the router and I didn't ahve to do anything to set them up, they just worked.

The normal Freespire firewall setting is Open to local connections
--so that wouldn't prevent a connection, but you should check the firewall settings to make sure..

[rae]

Well my network is up. I'm on my other computer now and its fine. My router works with every other linux computer i have, just not linspire.

any suggestions on how to fix this?

[rae]

ok i have it closed to local connections cause i thought that it was only blocking other computers on my network to access it.

[rae]

ok I restarted again and the "closed" was automatically changed to "open to local connections" so none of the changes I'm making are taking and i have no idea why

[rae]

i went thru firestarter to set it up and it said there is something wrong with my NIC card.

it said to check the network device, but i have no idea where to check it. Ive gone through every menu i could find anf did a "find" and it found nothing relevant

[DrHu]

Originally Posted by rae

i went thru firestarter to set it up and it said there is something wrong with my NIC card.

On the linuxes that work (pick one)
lsmod
--which network module is being loaded
lspci
--which network card(s) are being detected
knetworkmanager (networkmanager)
--if using Debian/Ubuntu type linux
--what are the settings it has for network, firewall
files

• /etc/modules
• /etc/network/interfaces

--check those files on the system that works..

Some of those comparisons on your own system will help determine the issue !

In a terminal window (konsole)
My lspci shows..

lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP]
00:0d.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61)
00:0d.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61)
00:0d.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 63)
00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105 [Rhine-III] (rev 86)

My lsmod shows..
via_rhine 25736 0
--which is the network card on that system. It is not included in /etc/modules as it was automatically detected...

if yours is not (detected), you will need to use sudo modprobe the card name on command line; then include it in /etc/modules to load on startup..