Internet connection from recovery mode?

[Fredh]

I know one is not supposed to do this but just in case I need it.
How does one gain internet access from recovery mode->root prompt?

I have a wired dhpc connection and tried this:

/etc/init.d/udev restart
/etc/init.d/module-init-tools restart
/etc/init.d/networking start

But that didn't work at all.

Any other suggestions?

[Detonate]

Re: Internet connection from recovery mode?

I know one is not supposed to do this but just in case I need it.

Why? Is it against the law? The fun of linux is being able to experiment with stuff and see what happens. If you break something, it can be fixed. Which is why I always keep at least two distros on my machine with each mounting the file system of the other.

First thing I would do is run ifconfig to see if I have recognized interface, such as eth0. If so I would bet you could get it working by using my instructions at:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3100052.0

You will have to use vi to do the file editing.

[Fredh]

Re: Internet connection from recovery mode?

Thank you detonate

Nothing is against the law but I thought that accessing the internet from root was a bit "dangerous"

I do not have a problem with wireless.

I have a question towards accessing the internet from a wired lan from recovery mode and the root prompt.
Did I miss something on your how-to?

[Detonate]

Re: Internet connection from recovery mode?

My how to has nothing to do with wireless. It is for a wired connection. Should work.

[Fredh]

Re: Internet connection from recovery mode?

Okay, sorry I misread that
My internet connection works fine in the normal "user" mode.

I want to know how to get it working from recovery mode (second boot option in grub) in root.

[Detonate]

Re: Internet connection from recovery mode?

What I'm saying is, if you edit the /etc/network/interfaces file using vi, the way I outline in my howto, and issue the command

etc/init.d/networking start

at the command line, you should be connected. As a thought, if you are connecting just fine in normal mode, you should already be connected in recovery mode. Try pinging something and see what happens.