Can't get an internet connection using Puppy 2.12

[thegoldenstrand]

My specs:
AMD X2 4800
Abit AT8 32X Motherboard
2 GB DDR 500 RAM
Ati 1900XT
Realtek 8168 RTL8168 PCI-E
Netgear 614 router
Comcast Cable (broadband)

I get into Puppy.. and try as I might.. connection not recognized..

Works fine from other OS, including Windows XP.

Just want to use Puppy to get on line for me.. and for my mom as a Christmas present.


Mike

[Rickrandom]

.. and try as I might.. connection not recognized..

Explain what you've tried and any error messages, etc, so people don't tell you to do what you've already done.

[thegoldenstrand]

so far.. just tried to follow instructions and used connection wizzard. Tried all realtek drivers that were available in puppy.

[JohnMc]

Golden,

Couple of questions first. You say you have Concast Internet. Do you have a gateway or hub between your PC and the Comcast Router? I also assume that you ran the network setup wizard at least once. But a test....

1) go to the command prompt if you will.
2) Type in ifconfig all then press enter.
3) What do you see? You should see at least a return that says 'lo'. Better you should see a return of 'lo' & 'eth0'.
4) If you did get an 'eth0' return what is the IP address? (eg. 204.12.22.145 or something similiar.)

Then we can figure out what is your problem.

[xuhainanjing]

I had the same problem, finnally I got it, so maybe the information is useful:
1.check the ifconfig to see if the interface is up and assigned an IP address
2.make sure the option is right in the connection wizard:especially on the tab options --> field firewalling, using the correct choice ( wizard has straight description for the choice when you are hovering your mouse over the field).

[thegoldenstrand]

will try again .. and report back.

Thanks!

Mike

[thegoldenstrand]

Thought this was supposed to be easier.

Mike

[slvrldy17]

Had some problems along these lines awhile back - First was an on the mobo Nvidia network card for which there wasn't a driver compiled for puppy - so first off I'd check that the driver you are using is the right one. Second, if like me your solution was/is to use an add on network card, make sure that the network wizard is looking at the right card! With the Nvidia card not connected - disabled in Windows - and the net connection for both Windows and Puppy thru the add on (PCI) card Puppy still saw two live network connections - eth0 the unused Nvidia card and eth1 the add on PCI card. Selecting eth1 results in a live connection but Puppy wants to default to eth0. If all else fails you can also try to manually configure your network connection in the wizard to your router as a fixed IP. Check the manual for your router for that. You will need the router IP, subnet mask, and default IP info to do it. The manual configuration part of the wizard is easy to follow. Hope this helps.

[Gn2]

Identify hardware

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dmesg | less

Check correct driver found/loaded

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lsmod

If unknown - Google for own Chipset Specs
If known & loaded

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dhcpcd eth0  (starts/runs  inet Cfg) 

Verify:

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ifconfig -a 

>up RUNNING broadcast.
"lo" (127.0.0.1) is only the O/System "internally_talking" to itself ( Linux is "client <>server" for all Apps - internal or Web.

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ping router_xx_numbers

<--Ifconfig numerical address output.

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 ping google.com

Verifies Web is now accessed
Router (or the computer) is the gateway

(/etc/resolv.conf) is the numerical (eth0 DNS) domaine name service.... of gateway as assigned by ISP
(Internet Service Provider) & found by dhcp ("daemon") when it broadcasts to Web.
If ISP requires a static numerical address (not very common)- contact your provider.
Above is for broadband (cable or ADSL) not dialup

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man dhcpcd  
ifconfig 
hosts

Net CFG

Linux Portal

HTH

[JohnMc]

Thought this was supposed to be easier.

Mike

The wizards do make things easier. But most wizards, regardless of distro, aren't designed to handle hardware diagnostics. That's when the command line tools come into play.