Thanks for all your suggestions, I do appreciate the responses. In the end I decided that perhaps your comment about something changing on re-boot was probably correct. I have been trying unsuccesfully for the past week to get OpenGroupware up and working on Etch and perhaps one of the packages or changes I made only manifested itself after the the power outage. So I have started a fresh NetInst of Etch, once again, and I will try re-booting after every couple of steps to see if I can pin-point where I might have lost my Internet connection.
Thanks and I'll let you know what if anything I discover. Jan > -----Original Message----- > From: Karl E. Jorgensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: May 1, 2007 6:35 PM > To: 'Debian Users' Mailing List' > Subject: Re: Lost Internet Access > > > Please don't top-post - it makes it really difficult to follow a > conversation (I know. outlook encourages people to do this, > but mailing > list etiquette is different. And pre-dates outlook...) > > On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 04:19:04PM -0400, Jan Sneep wrote: > > To transfer files I save the file to \home\jan and then go > to my Win Xp > > machine and under the work group folder I can see the > contents of the > > \home\jan folder on the Debian machine. I can read the > files there no > > problem. As these are new files just created, the network > has to working (at > > least partially). > > OK - via samba running on the debian box. > > > I can ping internal addresses like 192.168.1.100, but could > not ping the > > external address you suggested, neither by IP or Name. > > Then you *do* have a network connectivity problem... > > Things to look at: > > routing: the box should have a default route pointing towards your > (adsl?) router. Running any of: > # netstat -rn > # route -n > (-n to force numeric output rather than trying to resolve things to > hostnames) should reveal the routes. The default route is the one with > a destination of "0.0.0.0". > > Firewall: if the firewall is blocking traffic similar symptoms would > result. > # iptables-save > If this gives any output, then some firewall rules are active. This > *could* cause problems ... > > Router: Has it got any configuration to allow/deny access to > the outside > world, e.g. by IP or MAC address? Worth a quick check... > > > Now interestingly enough I used to be able to (using Gname > desktop) click on > > Computer -> Network -> Windows Network -> at which point I > see an icon for > > my LAN's workgroup and clicking on it used to show me the > computers on the > > network, but now nothing. > > ( I presume you mean "Gnome", rather than "Gname" ? :-) > > Interesting. This points towards something changing on the box. I know > you mentioned earlier that nothing was changed. But what if > it only took > effect upon reboot? ... What changed *before* the reboot? (packages > installed/removed etc) > > > Looking in the Syslog I found the following; > > > > May 1 15:48:58 debian avahi-daemon[2661]: Registering new > address record > > for 192.168.1.103 on eth0. > > I doubt whether you *need* avahi in your setup. But it > shouldn't get in > the way either though... > > > May 1 15:48:58 debian dhclient: bound to 192.168.1.103 -- > renewal in 80771 > > seconds. > > Good. > > > May 1 15:48:58 debian rpc.statd[2899]: Version 1.0.10 Starting > > May 1 15:48:59 debian NetworkManager: <information> > Clearing nscd hosts cache. > > May 1 15:48:59 debian NetworkManager: <WARNING> > nm_spawn_process (): nm_spawn_process('/usr/sbin/nscd -i > hosts'): could not spawn process. > > (Failed to execute child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such > file or directory)) > > May 1 15:48:59 debian NetworkManager: <information> > Activation (eth0) successful, device activated. > > May 1 15:48:59 debian NetworkManager: <information> > Activation (eth0) Finish handler scheduled. > > May 1 15:48:59 debian NetworkManager: <information> > Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete. > > Interesting. nscd is a name service caching daemon: > http://packages.debian.org/stable/admin/nscd > > Was nscd removed recently? It appears that your problem is IP > connectivity, and not name resolution, so nscd shouldn't matter (yet). > > > What is nm_spawn_process? > > probably the name of a function inside NetworkManager... > > > As to the advertising ... I use AVG Free anti-virus on all > my Windows > > machines ... the email scanner throws that in on pretty > much every message > > ... :O( > > Well, I'm sure they appreciate the free advertising you give them. > Falling on deaf ears here though... > > -- > Karl E. Jorgensen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jorgensen.org.uk/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://karl.jorgensen.com > ==== Today's fortune: > You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word. > -- Al Capone > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/784 - Release > Date: 2007.05.01 2:57 PM > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/784 - Release Date: 2007.05.01 2:57 PM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
