Hello
I am a new member and total Linux novice. I joined after completing my first ever Fedora 5 installation.
However I cannot get an Internet connection working.
I used an old PC running Windows98 with a USB Netopia 3341 Router to the Internet.
I attempted a dual-boot installation and now I have both Fedora and Windows running.
I understand that if I add a network card I can use the Ethernet port on the router, but
I dont want to do this yet. That will be a future project when I but a network card.
But for the moment when I boot into Windows my Internet connection via USB router still works fine.
But, when I select Fedora I cannot get any connection.
How do I determine if my USB router is being recognised by Fedora?
Why/How can I get a Net connection.
This issue arose when I tried Add/Remove Software and discovered that I need an Internet connection
for this becuase of the "Unable to retrieve software information".
Is there a straightforward guide for connecting/debugging USB devices in Linux.
I am TOTALLY unfamiliar with Linux and cant even begin discussing the matter.
From reading some posts I think the following might be of help
Code:
[root@localhost ~] ifconfig -a
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:5750 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5750 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:7617157 (7.2 MiB) TX bytes:7617157 (7.2 MiB)
sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
[root@localhost ~] /sbin/lspci | grep USB
00:07:2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
[root@localhost ~] netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
[root@localhost ~] cat /etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
[root@localhost ~] service iptables status
Firewall is stopped.
Code:
In System Settings > Network, it displays the following
Devices tab:
Profile, Status Device Nickname Type
checked. inactive. ppp0. ppp0. xDSL.
Hardware tab:
Nothing listed here
Results of ipconfig when running Win98 with USB router
Code:
C:\Documents and Settings\Win98>ipconfig
Windows 98 IP Configuration
0 Ethernet adapter :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
1 Ethernet adapter :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
Can anyone suggest tips on getting nthe usb router to work, please.
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On a sidenote when I boot I see these
PCI: Failed to allocate mem resource #6 :10000@fe000000 for 000:01:00.0
and
"Starting udev: Wait timeout. will try connect in background" [FAILED]
All other startup messages are [OK]
Could these be the issues???
PLease help
Thanks in advance
BFitz
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