compensation for assistance

remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

this is kind of an emergency, and i'm willing to compensate in any small way to anyone who can help me find the answer to this problem.

i'm unable to reach my own router through my gentoo box.
i used to be able to, and it worked fine when i dhcpcd eth0.
my ethernet module driver is loaded fine.
dhcpcd does not work anymore, it just hangs. then after a long while, it won't show eth0 in ifconfig

#ifconfig eth0 192.168.2.55 broadcast 192.168.2.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
lets me see eth0 when i type ifconfig

when i try to ping my router
#ping 192.168.2.1
From 192.168.2.55 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable

#route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Designation Gateway Genmask Iface
192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 eth0
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 lo

#arp -a
? (192.168.2.1) at <incomplete> on eth0

i promised my friend that i would give her 1gb of space on this computer for $100 to help me with my rent, which is due on the first (tommorow). the server was up and running fine for weeks, then i relocated it to the next room, now eth0 won't connect to the router. she's been complaining all day and wants her money back. i have resetted it many times, dhcp is enabled. I'll be homeless in a few days if i can't come through. I am a designer, and if you want, i'll design you anything (personal, not commercial), i don't get paid until middle of june. or i can send you some cash if you prefer. or some space on the server when its up

any help is truly appreciated. i'm really desperate.

adaptr · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 12:50 pm Post subject:

You will need at least

remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

how do i check its dhcp config? i know its working by the simple fact that two other computers are on using dhcp through the microsoft router (DAMN MICROSOFT!)

so what would i do with these?
- an IP address and netmask
- a default route
- a nameserver or two

and what would my nameserver be? 192.168.2.1 my router?
or 24.25.227.66 the DNS server that my router connects to.. wait heres my router config

remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

oh yah, my ethernet adapter is internal, not pci or anything, the only thing i changed from when it was working, then when i shut it down, i removed the cd-rom drive, an AGP vid card, and a PCI video capturing device. i figured i didn't need those and it would be better served on a computer that actually has a monitor.

adaptr · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 6:16 pm Post subject:

If the AGP card you removed was the only video in the box then it shouldn't even start up!

But to address your concerns:

- you configure the ethernet interface (eth0 in your case) either by hand or with the initscript in /etc/conf.d/net
Just enter the correct info there and you're set.
- you add the nameservers to /etc/resolv.conf; which ones you use hardly matters, as long as they work.
You do know what a nameserver is for?
- the default gateway can also be set in /etc/conf.d/net

This is very very basic network knowledge that you obviously didn't have, after all.

But the router's dhcp client list gives you the answer (or me, actually).
Rremove the .55 entry, because you cannot assign another machine that IP as long as it has the MAC in its arp table.
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remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

yes i agree, it is very basic, and i have gone over them many times before. all the configs seem to be correct, also seeing as how they are the same as when it was functional. also there is an onboard video card that i attached the monitor to.

there is no way in my router settings to remove a dhcp client, besides resetting the router. and again, the .55 entry shows up. i'm thinking its from conf.d/net, if i change that, do you think it will solve the problem? i'm trying it right now.

Chris W · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: compensation for assistance

remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

thank God!

i don't know what happened but, is there a difference between straight through and crossover cables? i'm a networking major now, and i failed my first intro to networking, and had to take it over again, where they taught about these kind of situations, and i was on www.addictinggames.com all i rememember is what a straight through and crossover cable looks like, and how to make them, but i don't remember if it matters and how so? i don't think there is a speed differnece, but maybe, do you think that could have been the problem this whole time?

if memory serves from modem to router it should be straight through, and from router to NIC it should be crossover, am i right?

damn i feel stupid, but hey, thanks to everyone who helped me through this, at least i know alot more about networking than i did before this incident, i can troubleshoot a little better and with at least some confidence.

adaptr · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 6:53 pm Post subject:

remix · l33t Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 797 Location: hawaii

the lan light on the NIC was on. i'm not that dense. and yes you can distinguish crossovers and straight throughs just by looking at them. the RJ-45 connectors are clear, you can match the color patterns.
and i'm glad i made you laugh

adaptr · Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 2:46 pm Post subject:

Oh well, water, bridge, thingy...

That must have been one of my bad days.
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