well this is interesting.... I reboot the machine and at the login screen went to tty1 to check if it got an ip address. Well, it wouldn't type. Then a message appeared saying: BUG: soft lockup- CPU#0 stuck for 24s! [Xorg: 1465] and every now and then it would say that again. sometimes it would say: BUG: soft lockup- CPU#0 stuck for 24s! [Kworker/0:2.68] actually I think the decimal is just a character that isn't showing up fully because at another line that appeared the decimalwas like a dot towards the top of the line and there were lots of characters that weren't all there. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 6:11 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > sorry.... I had to go to work...... now back to the problem! unfortunately > everyone is in bed but me. is there a way to get the router to give ip > addresses without rebooting? the computer isn't the fastest to boot (it was > a vista machine). WHile I was at work I was told to check that the cable > didn't go bad so whe I got home tonight I tried another cable praying that > was the problem. Unfortunately not! > Oh.... I think you guys misunderstood.... I was saying 'got it' to Gilbert > (the message before my last one. > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:48 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> got it:) >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. < >> mailing-lists@phoenixinternet.net> wrote: >> >>> The computer should always go into the LAN port. The only thing that >>> should go into the Internet/WAN port is the cable/DSL modem. >>> >>> Gilbert >>> >>> >>> On 10/15/2014 1:26 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>> okay.... I have been rebooting as we go along here. I was rebooting once >>> in the internet port than once in the LAN port. Now I won't need to reboot >>> twice:) >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Stephen Partington < >>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> generally anytime you change the interface that catches the modem it >>>> needs a reboot a well to identify the new device. >>>> >>>> also you need the outside world connected to the internet port, >>>> inside world to your lan side. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Michael Havens >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think that until I get my router reconfigured the pc needs to be >>>>> connected to the internet port. is that correct? should I be connected ro >>>>> one of the lan ports? >>>>> >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Michael Havens >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> this was working until I moved my computer to be against another wall >>>>>> in the same room. I checked all the connections. The Link status lights are >>>>>> all correct. How do I check the DHCP status? >>>>>> >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:43 PM, Carruth, Rusty >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> One thing strikes me – why do you have a router between your >>>>>>> living room with the XBMC box and your bedrooms? Does your modem do >>>>>>> firewalling? (I hope so for the sake of the living room dwellers ;-)) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> IF your modem (actiontek) doesn’t do firewalling, then you need to >>>>>>> fix that asap, IMHO. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If your modem DOES, then you COULD just use any old network switch >>>>>>> (hub, whatever) between the living room and the bedrooms. Unless there’s >>>>>>> some security problem you haven’t mentioned ;-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Another thing strikes me – this whole thing started because of some >>>>>>> problem with something… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ah, there it is: ‘the internet after the Linksys would not >>>>>>> connect’. That statement and the no DHCP could be related (probably are, >>>>>>> now that I think of it). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So, are all the appropriate Link status lights on the Linksys lit? >>>>>>> How about on the devices connected on the other end of the wire to the >>>>>>> Linksys? (Are all the wires plugged in completely?) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto: >>>>>>> plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] *On Behalf Of *Carruth, >>>>>>> Rusty >>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:36 PM >>>>>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list >>>>>>> *Subject:* RE: internet problem >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That’s bad. Try disconnecting the Ethernet between the Linksys and >>>>>>> the PC, wait about 30 seconds, and plug it back in and see if you get >>>>>>> DHCP. (I had this problem a while back with my Linux DHCP server, and that >>>>>>> was the solution) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Also, look in /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog (depending upon >>>>>>> your variant – there may be another place also but these are where I know >>>>>>> of) and see if your PC was asking for DHCP… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [ >>>>>>> mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> ] *On Behalf Of *Michael >>>>>>> Havens >>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:33 PM >>>>>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: internet problem >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes.... i wrote the instructions on configuring the linksys to work >>>>>>> with the modem down so all I am concerned with is connecting to the >>>>>>> linksys. Sorry I didn't mention that. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The router doesn't seem to be handing out ip addresses. I >>>>>>> didn't change anything in the pc so DHCP should be enabled. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:05 PM, wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Assuming that you are DHCP(ing) (and you better be), you can also: >>>>>>> $ ip route show|grep 'default via' >>>>>>> Whatever address you see, is your router. >>>>>>> YMMV... >>>>>>> ET >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Carruth, Rusty writes: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Looking only at the ‘connecting to the linksys’ issue. >>>>>>> If the Linksys is giving out IP addresses to the pc like it should >>>>>>> (and assuming the PC is set for DHCP), you should be able to figure out the >>>>>>> ‘correct’ IP address of the Linksys. >>>>>>> So, do ‘ifconfig’ on the PC to see what address it got >>>>>>> (192.168.0.123 or 192.168.1.2 or whatever), and change the last octet to 1 >>>>>>> and you should have your linksys IP address. Hopefully ;-) >>>>>>> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto: >>>>>>> plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Michael Havens >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 11:41 AM >>>>>>> To: Main PLUG discussion list >>>>>>> Subject: Re: internet problem >>>>>>> >>>>>>> well it isn't really two routes. 1 is a modem router. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. < >>>>>>> mailing-lists@phoenixinternet.net> wrote: >>>>>>> Michael, >>>>>>> If I remember correctly, you have 2 routers. You should refer to >>>>>>> your old conversations on this message board where myself and others >>>>>>> described how to setup your network. I would never have hit the reset >>>>>>> button, your issue was probably with your cabling. >>>>>>> Gilbert >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/15/2014 11:18 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>>>>> Here is my setup: >>>>>>> I have the modem (actiontek pk5000) in the living room for >>>>>>> my xbmc box. From there I ran a hardwire into the office into a router >>>>>>> (linksys wrt54g) which feeds a computer in my brothers room and my main >>>>>>> computer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I decided to move my main computer and after I did so the >>>>>>> internet after the linksys would not connect. so I unplugged the linksys >>>>>>> and reconnected the power but that didn't help. SO I figured that maybe I >>>>>>> needed to reconfigure it so I pressed the reset button for 30 seconds and >>>>>>> connected the internet port to the computer and restarted the computer but >>>>>>> I couldn't get into the configuration page (192.168.1.1). I seem to >>>>>>> remember that it was 192.168.101.1 but that didn't work either. What am I >>>>>>> doing wrong? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>> >>>> Stephen >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >