having issues connecting with ethernet :(

[sleve]

Lo all,

So sorry to bug you all but i am having a terrible time trying to connect to my router via Ethernet or Usb cable.. i am brand new to linux/ubuntu ( literally just installed a few hours ago) and i am running into a slight issue connecting to my router, i am currently using a Netgear cg814w router. i have gone through the walk through on the desktop and i dont seem to have system>admin>network.. i do have network tools but that doesnt seem to get me to what i want to do... if anyone could help me out it would be much appreciated

[Fire_Chief]

Your network card configuration would normally be found under
System -> Preferences -> Network Configuration

If your router is serving DHCP to the LAN, then as long as Ubuntu recognizes the network card, it should pick up an address and work automatically.

If you are not sure whether Ubuntu sees your network card, then try running System -> Administration -> Hardware Testing. It will run through several different device detections and tests to verify the components (sound card, NIC, etc.).

Cheers!

[odium1]

what kernel are you running? and what version of ubuntu?

[sleve]

hmm well it doesnt recognize my network card : /

but i do have 27 updates to install so hopefully its something in there.

after ive finished installing all my updates i will attempt to connect via ethernet and if that doesnt work ill be back

[sleve]

what kernel are you running? and what version of ubuntu?

Ubuntu 8.10 dunno what kernel linux ? haha

sorry im very new to this. i have a wow friend helping me but hes asleep atm and im very impatient. ill probably end up figuring it out soon enough or just running around in circles until he wakes up... OR hopefully getting some answers from your ubuntu vets

[Fire_Chief]

If it still doesn't see the card, then open a terminal and type

lspci

then copy and paste the results here.

Cheers!

[sleve]

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. PT890 Host Bridge
00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/VX700 PCI Bridge
00:0a.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80)
00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South]
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon X1650 Pro (rev 9e)
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon X1650 Pro (Secondary) (rev 9e)

[odium1]

you can check which kernel you're running by typing

uname -a

in the terminal.

i'm just curious to know if you're having a problem related to the latest kernel bug

[sleve]

Linux ubuntu 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 24 06:42:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux


kernal ^^^


and i dced my wireless adapter using my neighbor/friends atm

and hooked up my chord and got this with the hardware test

ERROR:root:Could not find def gateway info in /proc
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/hwtest/scripts/internet_test", line 132, in <module>
sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))
File "/usr/share/hwtest/scripts/internet_test", line 118, in main
host = route.get_default_gateway()
File "/usr/share/hwtest/scripts/internet_test", line 81, in get_default_gateway
t1 = self._get_default_gateway_from_bin_route()
File "/usr/share/hwtest/scripts/internet_test", lin

[Fire_Chief]

Ok, so the system sees your wireless card but not the wired one. Can you give us more info on the machine? (Brand/model/type) Or if you know it, what is the brand and model of the wired network card?