From: unruh@invalid.ca
On 2012-09-24, Adam wrote:
> TJ wrote:
>> On 09/21/2012 05:12 PM, Adam wrote:
>
> [Mageia 2]
>
>>>> That'll give you a chance to get all the updates before experimenting
>>>> with your wireless connection. You can go ahead and set up both wired
>>>> and wireless - I have - but only one can be active at any one time.
>
> I'm confused about whether both can have the same IP address, or whether
> I need two addresses and hostnames for the same installation.
You could try but it cannot work. the address is a delivery route. the
net has to decide which delivery route it will take. It is certainly not
going to send along all routes. It asks the dns server for a route. I
willuse the first one (I believe)
>
>>> My first try for both didn't work, but I'll keep at it.
>>
>> If you tried to make the connection from the MCC tool (don't remember
>> the name off the top of my head) or after setting it up, that may be the
>> problem. There was a bug in the version supplied with Mageia 2 where it
>> wouldn't work. Don't know if it's fixed yet.
>
> Even if they did fix it, all I can use at the moment is the Mageia 2 DVD
> released in May. I can't get any fixes for anything until I have at
> least one network connection working in Mageia.
>
>> Make sure the wired
>> connection is set to start at boot, then try a reboot. It should come up
>> on its own - mine does. Never had the least bit of trouble getting a
>> wired connection working.
>
> I've kept working at it, using my ISP's DNS to start. Last I checked,
> 'ping' works, "ifup eth0" works, but a web browser can't even find my
> router's IP. This is typical for me when trying for 'net connectivity.
What are the outputs of ifconfig , route -n, cat /etc/resolv.conf for
starters
No idea what "cannot find my router's ip" means.
> At least I have other installations where I can get online and search
> or ask questions.
>
> Adam
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