Re: suse 12.1 not connect online

What about su command

On 4/22/12, Diana Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
> i thought i was logged in as root already . I need to look up further
> tomorrow. Thank you for your help .
>
> Best wishes .
>
> Diana
>
>> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:43:32 +0100
>> From: [email protected]
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online
>>
>> You need to run the command as root. I don't know how you do that in
>> Suse. Find out how to become root in Suse and then type the commands
>> without the 'sudo' prefix.
>>
>> Dimitris
>>
>> On 22/04/12 00:28, Diana Scott wrote:
>> > sudo command not found
>> > It cannot open tail -f /var/log/syslog for reading no such file or
>> > directory
>> > It cannot open Tail -f /var/log/ messages for reading permission denied
>> > Same after unplug
>> >
>> > Please advise .
>> >
>> > Diana
>> >
>> >> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:59:30 +0100
>> >> From: [email protected]
>> >> To: [email protected]
>> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online
>> >>
>> >> You are not getting an IP address. That's a showstopper. DHCP is
>> >> probably failing or not occurring at all.
>> >>
>> >> Try the following:
>> >>
>> >> sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog
>> >> or
>> >> sudo tail -f /var/log/messages (if the first fails)
>> >>
>> >> Then unplug the network cable, wait a few seconds, and plug it in
>> >> again,
>> >> wait for 30 seconds, and send us the output of the tail command.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Dimitris
>> >>
>> >> On 21/04/12 23:48, Diana Scott wrote:
>> >> > ip addr
>> >> > Inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
>> >> > Inet6 1/128 scope host
>> >> > Valid lft forever preferred lft forever
>> >> > 2 inet6 fe80 5642 49ff fe0c 4c38/64 scope link
>> >> > Valid lft forever preferred lft forever
>> >> >
>> >> > Nothing show after typed in ip route
>> >> >
>> >> > Please advise .
>> >> >
>> >> > Diana
>> >> >
>> >> >> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:35:16 +0100
>> >> >> From: [email protected]
>> >> >> To: [email protected]
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What about the the other two?
>> >> >> 2) ip addr
>> >> >> 3) ip route
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dimitris
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 21/04/12 23:30, Diana Scott wrote:
>> >> >> > Hi Dimitris
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Ip link
>> >> >> > 1 lo<loopback , up , lower up > mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state
>> >> >> > unknown
>> >> >> > Link / loopback 00 00 00 00 brd 00 00 00
>> >> >> > 2 eth0 broadcast multicast , up , lower up , mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo
>> > fast
>> >> >> > state up ql en1000
>> >> >> > Link / ether 54 42 49 0c brd ff ff ff
>> >> >> > 3 wlan0 broadcast multicast mtu 1500 qdisc noop state down qlen
>> >> >> > 1000
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Network manager only state network connection has been
>> >> >> > disconnected
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Please advise .
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Diana
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:55:08 +0100
>> >> >> >> From: [email protected]
>> >> >> >> To: [email protected]
>> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hi Diana,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> From your description it sounds like it is a Virgin cable modem
>> >> >> >> that
>> >> >> >> connects to your laptop via an ethernet cable. If that's wrong
>> > please
>> >> >> >> say so. I have no experience with cable modems but there are
>> >> >> >> generic
>> >> >> >> steps we can follow before going into cable modem specifics.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Please send the output of these commands:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> 1) ip link
>> >> >> >> 2) ip addr
>> >> >> >> 3) ip route
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Does network manager report a successful connection at the
>> >> >> >> ethernet
>> >> > level?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> >> Dimitris
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On 21/04/12 22:34, Diana Scott wrote:
>> >> >> >> > Hi Dimitris
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > The modem model number is E08C007 It has a network cable to
>> >> > laptop for
>> >> >> >> > broadband connection .
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Please advise .
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Diana
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:06:25 +0100
>> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected]
>> >> >> >> >> To: [email protected]
>> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Hi Diana,
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> We need more details. What do you mean by an external modem?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Do you mean a 3G modem? If yes, please give more detail. How
>> > does it
>> >> >> >> >> connect to the laptop (USB)? What is it's model number? What
>> > is its
>> >> >> >> >> product number? Include any other info you might have, modems
>> >> >> >> >> are
>> >> >> >> >> peculiar animals.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Regards
>> >> >> >> >> Dimitris
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> On 21/04/12 21:59, Diana Scott wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> > I am using a vaio laptop and an external modem from virgin
>> >> > media . I
>> >> >> >> >> > have installed network manager - gnome
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > Please advise .
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > Diana
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:32:12 +1200
>> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected]
>> >> >> >> >> >> To: [email protected]
>> >> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Gllug] suse 12.1 not connect online
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> Diana,
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> On 22/04/12 08:15, Diana Scott wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> > I have installed suse 12.1 on a new hard drive but not
>> >> >> >> >> >> > able
>> >> > to go
>> >> >> >> > online
>> >> >> >> >> >> > with the plug n play internet connection . Do you know
>> > how to
>> >> >> >> > config to
>> >> >> >> >> >> > go online ?
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> Please provide a little more information:
>> >> >> >> >> >> - what equipment are you using to access the Internet?
>> >> >> >> >> >> - what sort of machine are we talking about?
>> >> >> >> >> >> - is it directly connected or working on a LAN/network?
>> >> >> >> >> >> - have you installed NetworkManager or some such software?
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> =dn
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