yikes! no internet
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Sat May 6 21:11:09 UTC 2017
and here is the reason why I own my own cable modem. Sure, Cox isn't going to do a lot of stuff without giving me notice first, but I would rather have full control. I also dispensed with the original OS on that device and put in a DD-Wrt derivative that allows me far more control of the internal settings, including number of up and down channels on the cable side. Interestingly enough, this is how I caught cox trying to throttle my connection that is paid for at 100 mbit/sec service and I called them on it.
so, if you can, replace the OS on that device with something a bit more user controllable. just make damned sure you actually own the device. Otherwise, the broadband provider might decide to terminate your service and charge you for damaged property.
Now, all of that aside, if you can access the net now, change all your DNS entries to something a bit more suitable.
try entries like:
nameserver 4.4.4.4
nameserver 8.8.8.8
There are about a dozen or so good performance name servers I have in a list here. I use them all when on my vpn.
anyway, here's to hoping you can get your gateway issue resolved.
-eric
On May 6, 2017, at 6:49 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Kelly again,
> I suspect that the ISP changed the gateway so you have to access it from a central control pannel now.
> You would have to call and ask them.
>
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> On Sat, 6 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>
>> I think you fixed it whoever you are.
>> There was just that one line in that file.
>> When I commented it out the problem remained the same,
>> but wheen I put 8.8.8.8 in there everything seems to be working.
>> Do you have any idea what happened? I did not change anything that I know of.
>> And I still cannot log into my gateway with the ipad.
>>
>>
>> On May 5, 2017, at 11:51 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> It looks like your connection is fine...
>> You probably have a nameserver problem.
>> you can ping 8.8.8.8 which is the google nameserver.
>> edit your /etc/resolv.conf file and comment out the 192.168 server by putting a number sign # in front of the nameserver 192.168.x.x line.
>> then try to ping something.
>> example:
>> ping google.com
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, 5 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>
>>> This static ip system worked fine until yesterday. Been using it for 20 years.
>>> I am thinking it may be a gateway upgrade like somebody suggested.
>>> I will try to get somebody from the company to come help.
>>> Spectrum just bought brighthouse, so thy are probably fiddling with everything making those wonderful improvements.
>>> Here is some info you asked about.
>>> The nameserver option in the interfaces file is ignored by the gateway.
>>> When I could log into the gateway formerly I read its nameserver and they use their own.
>>>
>>>
>>> Script started on Fri 05 May 2017 06:48:18 PM CDT ~$cat /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.5 network 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.1 broadcast 192.168.0.255 nameserver 192.168.0.1 8.8.4.4 8.8.8.8 ~$ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 90:e6:ba:23:d0:49 inet addr:192.168.0.5 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: ::92e6:baff:fe23:d049/64 Scope:Global inet6 addr: fe80::92e6:baff:fe23:d049/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:467 errors:0 dropped:119 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:484 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:41930 (41.9 KB) TX bytes:38416 (38.4 KB) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RU
> N
>> N
>>> ING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1 RX bytes:49 (49.0 B) TX bytes:49 (49.0 B) ~$ping -c 1 8.8.8.8 PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=42 time=46.1 ms --- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 46.132/46.132/46.132/0.000 ms ~$ping -c 1 192.168.0.1 PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=5.04 ms --- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 5.040/5.040/5.040/0.000 ms ~$ Script done on Fri 05 May 2017 06:52:40 PM CDT ~$
>>>
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>>> On May 5, 2017, at 5:03 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> So you do have a network connection then? The advice I gave you was under the assumption that you had no network connection. When you say you have a static IP address, do you mean you typed it into /etc/network/interfaces? I doubt that would work. Post the output from ifconfig and the contents of your /etc/network/interfaces file.
>>>
>>> If the problem is what's in /etc/network/interfaces, then this should fix it temporarily, until the next reboot:
>>>
>>> dhclient -v `ifconfig | grep ^e | cut -d' ' -f1`
>>>
>>> You would have to do that as root and it may be hard to type. there's backticks or graves in there. If you're not familiar with that syntax it might be confusing.
>>> -- John Heim
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>>>> On 05/05/2017 03:05 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>> Hey yall,
>>>> This system is command-line only. It does not update unless I tell it to.
>>>> It uses static ip. Uses /etc/network/intepfaces.
>>>> If I send you the results of ifconfig could you perhaps figure something out.
>>>> I can access the desktop via ssh from my ipad, so the pc is connected.
>>>> What file or files can I send that would help you analyze the problem?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 5, 2017, at 1:06 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My theory is that an ubuntu upgrade broke networking. Do you have auto-updates enabled?
>>>>
>>>> It probably goes without saying but after you power cycle your gateway, you should probably reboot your ubuntu machine too. And then make sure the cable is well seated on both ends. Even if it's clicked into the jack, there can be enough play to keep it from connecting. After that, you should run linux networking diagnostic tools. Start with ifconfig. Look for an interfaced named something like eno1 or enp30s25 or like that. If you run ifconfig and no interfaces starting with an "e" are listed, then your network interface is busted. Lightning strike maybe? Something like that. If youfind an interface listed, try running dhclient on it, "dhclient -v eno1". If that errors out, it is probably a cable or the gateway. If dhclient does not error out, you will probably have your network back until the next time you reboot. If that is the case, then see if your interface is listed in /etc/network/interfaces. If it is, then your problem is probably in that file somewhere. If not, then i
> t
>> '
>>> s
>>>> in NetworkManager. If your problem is with NetworkManager, then you've got trouble. NetworkManager is full of bugs. Actually, what you should do then is put your interface into /etc/network/interfaces so NetworkManager will ignore it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 05/05/2017 06:33 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I have rebooted the router-modem combination or gateway as they call it.
>>>>> I know internet is working because I am using it with this ipad.
>>>>> The ubuntu pc is wired, not wireless. It is possible the cable may have come loose,
>>>>> but that would not explain why i can no longer log into the router wirelessly with the ipad
>>>>> like I could before.
>>>>> Let me go check that cable tho anyway.
>>>>> But I don't think thats it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 5, 2017, at 6:09 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> This is Tony Baechler.
>>>>>
>>>>> First, I would reset your router and modem. Unplug both and wait at least 30 seconds. Plug in the router first and wait 30 seconds. Then plug in the modem. If you haven't rebooted in a while, try completely shutting down the machine and rebooting.
>>>>>
>>>>> If that doesn't work, try booting the Ubuntu DVD or a rescue disc and see if you have Internet. It could be that your ISP is down and it's a temporary outage. I know this is obvious, but did you pay the bill? If not, maybe they cut you off.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you try with real ethernet? Can you plug an ethernet cable into your machine and the router? Since it suddenly stopped working and you know your router password, I think it's either something with your ISP, a bad router or switch (they wear out) or a bad wireless card. You could also try plugging the ethernet cable directly into your modem and your machine to eliminate the router.
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/4/2017 11:59 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> Suddenly my linux desktop has no inteqnet at all. I am doing this email with an ipad.
>>>>>> Wifi and the lan seem ok; the ipad has no problem connecting.
>>>>>> Where should I begin to find what is wrong?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also i can no longer login to my router with the ipad.
>>>>>> I get this error message:
>>>>>> Error: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: isQCA
>>>>>> The router is an Arris model tg1672g.
>>>>>> The pc is a desktop running ubuntu.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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