Problems with network settings

[Tormar]

Hi

When I first installed Kubuntu it detected my network card (a Marvell Yukon 88E8053) but wouldn't get me on the 'net. Realizing that I hadn't configured my network settings I try to do just that. However in the process I have managed to break things and now it won't detect my network device. My ISP uses Static and I've put the IP, Netmask, Default Gateway (I first mistakenly (I think?) put it under the advanced tab in the interface configuration, and then added it the second tab in the main network settings window, possible source of problems?), Domain, and the two DNS my ISP have given me.

I've now realized that I was a little to impatient when trying to get things to work, and you can safely assume that I might have changed anything in the network settings.

Any ideas how to fix this? Is the best way simply to reinstall Kubuntu?

/Marcus

EDIT: I grabbed the newest release of Kubuntu.

[lingenfr]

Re: Problems with network settings

How about posting the output of the following commands

ifconfig

iwconfig

more /etc/network/interfaces

[Tormar]

Re: Problems with network settings

Ok.

I tried launching the livecd and see if I could get the network to work from the unspoild settings, no luck. Anyway here's the info I got from the commands you posted:

more /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface to inet loopback
adress 127.0.0.1
netmask 255.0.0.0

iface eth0 inet static
adress [my IP as provided by the ISP]
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 169.###.#.31

auto eth0

iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.
eth0     no wireless extensions.


ifconfig
eth0   Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:E6:5B:11:FB
      inet addr: [IP] Bcast: 193.11.215.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
      UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
      RX packets: 1681 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets: 14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
      RX bytes: 98282 (95.9 KB) TX bytes: 2081 (2.0 KB)

lo     Link encap: Local loopback
      inet add:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
      UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric :1
      RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
      TX packets:0errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
      RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes: 0 (0.0 b)

As I had no means of copy-pasting this between Kubuntu and my old WinXP installation (where is my usb-stick?) I took photos of this and typed it in. If anythings seems odd it might be a typo from me.

/Marcus who withheld his IP because he thought it wasn't necessary and because he's a bit paranoid about such things

[lingenfr]

Re: Problems with network settings

I have looked quite a bit over on http://ubuntuforums.org with mixed results. It seems that for folks with newer versions of *buntu it is just working. Take a look at:

dmesg

and see if there are any errors in the listing in reference to this card. If so, post them. If this is dual boot machine, make sure that Windows is not disabling your nic on exit and make sure that you have it enabled in the bios and any extra on/off switches are on. I know, I know, just eliminating the simple stuff. You may also check Marvell's site. I looked there and it seemed to me that for other than Fedora, the drivers have been in the kernel since right after 2.4.20.