Re: [SLUG] Network problem

From: Joe Brandt (bytemepc@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Fri Aug 30 2002 - 21:30:18 EDT


Smitty wrote:

>The Mandrake Control Center could be buggy.
>I suggest you try the old fashioned way: ifconfig.
>Smitty
>
>On Friday 30 August 2002 20:21, you wrote:
>
>>I've just noticed a problem that I'm having when I startup my Mandrak 8.2
>>box. The machine will boot, I'll head into KDE and try to access my email
>>well no network connection. BUT if I go to the Mandrake Control Center and
>>head to Network and Connection, it'll check the connection and say all is
>>good and now when I go into my email or access the net, it works fine. Now
>>I did swap out an old ISA 3Com 3c905 card with a PCI 3Com 3c509 card. Mdk
>>picked it up fine and it worked but since then I've had to go into the MCC
>>to get the network card running.
>>
>>Any ideas on what is causing this? I didn't have this problem before, so
>>I'm suspecting it's something to do with the new card.
>>
>>Any takers?
>>
>>-Jason
>>
>
Jason

In the Mandrake control center/network & Internet screen is an
"Advanced" button.
Click on it and then on the "configure local area network" button.
Is "started on boot" set to yes?



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