can't connect - what do I look for? (solved, but educate me)
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:41 pm
I can't connect to the internet with my desktop which has L.M. Fluxbox 9. I'm
typing this from my laptop. The desktop use ethernet connection. So far I tried
1. Reboot the desktop. (not because AT&T rebooted)
2. LiveCD using L. M. Fluxbox 9. (not an OS problem)
3. Used the DSL wire for the laptop (unplug from laptop and plug into desktop) - I know
this wire works since I'm using it right now. (not a DSL wire problem)
I suspicious I may have a hardware problem. The desktop is 3.5 years old and was a
low end model back then. So now it is a dinosaur. The lspci data is at
http://shengchieh.50webs.com/Desktoplspci.txt
I plan to open it up after late lunch unless someone has a better idea.
Sheng-Chieh
UPDATE: 12pm. I did lspci on the desktop and got
01:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
so it still see the ethernet card
typing this from my laptop. The desktop use ethernet connection. So far I tried
1. Reboot the desktop. (not because AT&T rebooted)
2. LiveCD using L. M. Fluxbox 9. (not an OS problem)
3. Used the DSL wire for the laptop (unplug from laptop and plug into desktop) - I know
this wire works since I'm using it right now. (not a DSL wire problem)
I suspicious I may have a hardware problem. The desktop is 3.5 years old and was a
low end model back then. So now it is a dinosaur. The lspci data is at
http://shengchieh.50webs.com/Desktoplspci.txt
I plan to open it up after late lunch unless someone has a better idea.
Sheng-Chieh
UPDATE: 12pm. I did lspci on the desktop and got
01:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
so it still see the ethernet card