[Mageia-discuss] Internet connection problems with internet 82579LM gigabit network card

[Marc Paré]

Hi Johnny,

Le 2012-05-04 10:59, Johnny A. Solbu a écrit :
> On Friday 04 May 2012 16:38, Marc Paré wrote:
>> Le 2012-05-04 01:43, Marc Paré a écrit :
>>> Le 2012-05-04 00:49, Marc Paré a écrit :
>>>> I am just installing Mageia 1 on a new Acer VX4618G-Ei3210W desktop and
>>>> all installs well except for one problem. I am hooked into my house
>>>> network but there is no internet access. I can see all computers on the
>>>> LAN and install the printer through CUPS.
>
> This sounds like a network configuration failure somewhere, possibly in your router. If you can connect to your other computers in the network (ping, nmap, smbclient etc.) then your card seems to be working fine. If your card was malfunctioning, I would presume you wouldn't get any network at all.
>
>> I just tried the latest Ubuntu live CD and the Acer also cannot do
>> internet. I tried it on another Ethernet line in our house where a
>> computer is working fine and it also does not work.
>
> Did you try the live CD on Another computer, to verify if it works on another computer?
>
>> Does it sound like the NIC is defective?
>
> If you get access to the rest of your network but not the internet, I would say no. Your nic seems to be working.
> And since you seem to have tried other distros, it also sounds like your router is somehow configured to not let the IP your computer use, through to the internet.
> I would check that the router is configured to let through all the IPs your dhcp server is handing out.
>
>
> This is what popped into my head anyway.
>

Thanks for the note. I took it back and left with egg on my face as it 
worked perfectly well with one of the IT's linux Mint stick ... he 
suggested I use it instead.

So, I took the unit back home and eliminated all 5 switches (we have to 
boys in the family who have their buddies over with their machines for 
gaming -- our house is also completely wire (we had it done about 10 
years ago when we had it built)) and for some reason the router would 
not let the new unit on no matter what (it had an ip address of 
192.168.1.12).

I then tried to re-set the router and it refused to reset 4 times before 
it finally reset completely. That was it. Now everything works as per 
normal.

We had some bad thunderstorms about 3 weeks ago with multiple power 
failures in the space of about an hour and a half. Maybe that was it. 
I'll replace the router the next time I go back to the store and explain 
IT staff.

Now I can get back to my installation.

Cheers,

Marc