Cannot connect to the internet in Kubuntu 7.10

[Guest]

Hi all,

'm a newbie to Kubuntu (in fact, I'm a linux newbie), and I'm having problems connecting to the internet on Kubuntu 7.10 . I'm using a Dlink DSL-2640T (on the wired connection, not the wireless one) and the ifconfig is showing me this:

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1D:7D0:69:53
inet6 addr: fe80::21d:7dff:fed0:6953/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:4294967269 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:52 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0xc000

eth0:avah Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1D:7D0:69:53
inet addr:169.254.6.203 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:17 Base address:0xc000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:17 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:17 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1496 (1.4 KB) TX bytes:1496 (1.4 KB)

The modem works fine on puppylinux, so I'm a little puzzled why a stable Kubuntu can't seem to connect on it. Help please?

[ghillan]

Re: Cannot connect to the internet in Kubuntu 7.10

1) your wired card is not connected

2) the above statement of /etc/network/interfaces is FALSE . you should havea lso the ETH0 in this file:


#####################################
auto lo eth0

iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet dhcp

#####################################


but i think this is the hard-way for you to configure your linux PC . Simply go

K -> system settings -> network settings -> administrator mode -> select eth0 -> configure -> then:

check AUTOMATIC ( dhcp)
and
"Activate when computer starts"


Dont forget to Apply. :-)

Should work also this way ( whithout editing the config files manually).

[DJYoshaBYD]

Re: Cannot connect to the internet in Kubuntu 7.10

yeah.. if you have DHCP turned on eth0 (or whatever one you use) then your d-link (which has a dhcp server in it to distribute private ip's) will automatically give your pc its IP... I use a bridged dsl connection, brought in by a netgear wireless router (but all connections are wired), with pppoe set up on the router, and I just plugged in my pc and it works fine... it should just be plug and play, because the eth cards in kubuntu are set to dhcp automatically... something must have changed, cause you can have a bridged connection going direct in to a kubuntu box, and it will pull an IP and connect by itself...

[Guest]

Re: Cannot connect to the internet in Kubuntu 7.10

Thanks guys,

I tried the methods mentioned above but my router/modem refused to work. Just to be sure, I downloaded Centos and booted with the live CD, no connection. Finally I gave up and plugged in my speedtouch modem (didn't use it before cause it does not have wireless) and bingo!

In summary, I realized that Dlink DSL-2640T is NOT Linux friendly. Hope they fix that soon, or that will be the last Dlink modem they will ever see me buy.