Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-07 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Tim wrote: >> I use firefox. That should be the best for javascript support, non? > > You'd think so, but I've one modem/router that only displays its pages > well in MSIE. I never even thought of MSIE... shows you how many years it's been :-) Unfortunately, I cannot boot WinXP since I exchanged

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-07 Thread Tom H
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Mikkel wrote: > On 05/06/2010 06:26 PM, Petrus de Calguarium wrote: >> Tim wrote: >> >>> Another approach is to do it at the computer.  Have your computer >>> connect with the address you want to lose, then issue a DHCP release >>> command. >> I haven't got a clue h

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-07 Thread Tim
Tim: >> Have you tried looking with another browser? Perhaps there's some >> JavaScript on the page, that offers a release button, that doesn't work >> with your current browser. Petrus de Calguarium: > I use firefox. That should be the best for javascript support, non? You'd think so, but I'v

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-07 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Tim wrote: > Have you tried looking with another browser? Perhaps there's some > JavaScript on the page, that offers a release button, that doesn't work > with your current browser. > I use firefox. That should be the best for javascript support, non? I don think konqueror is as good for any be

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-07 Thread Tim
On Thu, 2010-05-06 at 17:14 -0600, Petrus de Calguarium wrote: > I have also blocked all access to the web using that IP > address/MAC address (since I am unable to delete his MAC address). Have you tried looking with another browser? Perhaps there's some JavaScript on the page, that offers a re

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Mikkel
On 05/06/2010 06:26 PM, Petrus de Calguarium wrote: > Tim wrote: > >> Another approach is to do it at the computer. Have your computer >> connect with the address you want to lose, then issue a DHCP release >> command. > I haven't got a clue how to issue a DHCP release command. Is is something >

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Tim wrote: > Another approach is to do it at the computer. Have your computer > connect with the address you want to lose, then issue a DHCP release > command. I haven't got a clue how to issue a DHCP release command. Is is something like ifconfig eth0 release or something? -- users mailing li

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Tim wrote: > As far as your neighbour being connected, you could try the same release > trick. Though, if you secured your router, like you should do, then > they can't connect. Once you let a strange in they can do all sorts of > damage, whether accidentally, or on purpose. Yes, my network is

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Tim
On Thu, 2010-05-06 at 12:58 -0600, Petrus de Calguarium wrote: > I just called my internet provider (who supply the router with my > monthly subscription). It turns out that the only way to get rid of an > old computer on my network and free up a previously used IP address is > to reset the device

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Alan Cox
> So, I guess I will just have to edit my aliases and scripts to use the new IP > address. For a lot of cards you can do this ifconfig eth0 hw xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (if you know what the old addr was) Alan -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Greg Woods wrote: > 1) Configure a static IP address on your box instead of using DHCP. In > the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file, you will need to > have BOOTPROTO=static and add IPADDR & NETMASK lines. Just make sure the > IPADDR you choose is outside the range of any that will be

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Marko Vojinovic wrote: > How do you obtain an IP? Do you get one served from DHCP on your router? > It is possible that your router is configured to provide a fixed IP for a > network card with specific MAC address. If that is the case, since you > have changed the card the MAC is now different an

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Greg Woods
On Thu, 2010-05-06 at 12:35 -0600, Petrus de Calguarium wrote: > In the router configuration, I see my old IP (192.168.1.64) and it is shown > as being linked to an HWAddresss (MAC Address, I guess, for my old ethernet). This is fairly common for DHCP servers. They store information about previ

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Marko Vojinovic wrote: > How do you obtain an IP? Do you get one served from DHCP on your router? > It is possible that your router is configured to provide a fixed IP for a > network card with specific MAC address. If that is the case, since you > have changed the card the MAC is now different an

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Thursday 06 May 2010 18:43:45 Petrus de Calguarium wrote: > - I still don't get my old IP address, which is vacant. I am still getting > a different one that the default one I had on my local network. How do you obtain an IP? Do you get one served from DHCP on your router? It is possible that

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Tom Horsley
On Thu, 06 May 2010 11:43:45 -0600 Petrus de Calguarium wrote: > - I still don't get my old IP address, which is vacant. I am still getting a > different one that the default one I had on my local network. Yea, I guess that file gets the "device" name correct, but there may also be things record

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Tom Horsley wrote: > Remove the file named /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules, > reboot, and your new NIC will be eth0. > That doesn't completely work. I deleted the file and rebooted. The file was recreated and now it says eth0, but: - the network still does not start automatically (I

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
I had a look at that file. It is autogenerated, so I guess a new one will be created. I could possibly just edit it and remove the reference to the old card, too? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/m

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
Tom Horsley wrote: > Remove the file named /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules, > reboot, and your new NIC will be eth0. > Should I replace the file once I have rebooted and all of the settings are back to normal? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or chan

Re: seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Tom Horsley
On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:52:05 -0600 Petrus de Calguarium wrote: > The new network device ought to be the new eth0, since the old one was > physically removed, but it is not: it is shown as eth1 and it no longer has > the same IP address that this computer used to have on my local network, but >

seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

2010-05-06 Thread Petrus de Calguarium
I installed a new motherboard into my desktop computer 2 days ago. As a consequence, I now have a different network device. The old network device was shown as eth0 and it obviously is no longer installed in my computer and it always had a particular IP address on my local netowrk. The new net