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> > >> What WAN Address? I cannot see any address other than one of the |
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> > >> reserved |
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> > >> class C's. I would suggest that either the PC you are pinging from |
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> > >> ("desktop") does not have an address in the same range as the router, or |
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> > >> the default gateway is incorrect on the "desktop". Another possibility |
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> > >> is |
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> > >> a an IP conflict but this is less likely. |
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> > >> Can you possibly post the IP configuration (ifconfig) from the "desktop" |
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> > >> machine so that we can see how the interface is set up. |
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> > > |
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> > > After rebooting the desktop, all I get from ping attempts is: |
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> > > |
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> > > connect: Network is unreachable |
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> > > |
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> > > so I guess it won't connect at all now. I don't think ifconfig would |
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> > > be useful now, but let me know if I'm wrong or if you have any other |
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> > > ideas. |
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> > |
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> > The output of ifconfig would certainly be useful but it sounds to me like |
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> > the configuration of eth0 has been changed somehow. |
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> > Perhaps you could post the output of ifconfig, and the contents of |
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> > /etc/conf.d/net as this should list the configuration of all of the |
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> > network adapters (just in case eth0 is not the interface that you are |
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> > using). |
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> > |
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> > Hopefully this information will allow someone on the list to help you |
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> > diagnose your problem. |
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> |
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> I'm connected directly to the DSL modem/router via eth0 right now. |
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> This is not normal and I'm only connected like this so I can get |
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> online to write this message. I'm usually trying to connect via ath0 |
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> to the Gentoo router which is then connected to the modem/router. |
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> Here is my current ifconfig: |
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> |
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> ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:B5:86:C0:E1 |
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> inet6 addr: fe80::20f:b5ff:fe86:c0e1/64 Scope:Link |
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> UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 |
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> RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) |
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> |
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> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:17:76:37:82 |
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> inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 |
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> inet6 addr: fe80::216:17ff:fe76:3782/64 Scope:Link |
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> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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> RX packets:967 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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> TX packets:868 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 |
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> RX bytes:743136 (725.7 Kb) TX bytes:243477 (237.7 Kb) |
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> Interrupt:169 Base address:0xd800 |
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> |
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> lo Link encap:Local Loopback |
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> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 |
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> inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host |
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> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 |
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> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 |
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> RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) |
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> |
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> wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr |
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> 00-0F-B5-86-C0-E1-80-79-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 -00 |
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> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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> RX packets:7782 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:3492 |
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> TX packets:1561 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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> collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 |
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> RX bytes:742503 (725.1 Kb) TX bytes:71806 (70.1 Kb) |
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> Interrupt:161 Memory:ffffc20000100000-ffffc20000110000 |
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> |
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> and /etc/conf.d./net : |
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> |
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> modules_ath0=( "wpa_supplicant" ) |
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> wpa_supplicant_ath0=( "-Dmadwifi" ) |
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> config_ath0=( "192.168.0.3 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255" ) |
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> routes_ath0=( "default via 192.168.0.1" ) |
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> essid_ath0=( "network2" ) |
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> |
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> although I currently have a couple eth0 lines so I can connect to the |
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> modem/router. They aren't usually there. |
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> |
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> I must admit I don't know what the broadcast and netmask are and they |
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> are set the same for the Gentoo router and the laptop that connects to |
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> it. |
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> |
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> Please let me know if you have any idea what the problem might be, or |
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> where I should look for the problem. |
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> |
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> - Grant |
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I switched the identical wireless cards between the router and the |
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non-connecting desktop and the functionality is the same so it must |
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not be a hardware problem. |
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- Grant |
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