ok, now NONE of my network adapters work!

English Network/Internet
#1

I started out with my wifi quitting on me but now, I just plugged into a known good ethernet cord networked and nothing happens.

holy smokes, can someone point me in the right direction?

here is my other thread. and I have done all the steps in the sticky that was mentioned. everything seems ok, I was going to plug in and install madwifi and that is when I discovered that I have no ethernet capability either.

#2

If you’re using 11.1, look in the bottom right of the taskbar for the Network Manager icon. Right click on it. You may need to add a connection, or if you see one already there, select it by clicking on it.

I’ve had trouble on 11.1 once two network interfaces have been configured, namely, having to actually select one once I get into KDE.

#3

I am using gnome and there is no network icon in the lower right like there normally is. it’s almost like the entire network service has not been started.

#4

try this:
log in as su and then run rcNetwork restart

#5

GENIUS!!! now, if you don’t mind, can you explain what the heck happened? and how would I have know to do that if you hadn’t told me?

#6

actually when I reboot I have to type that again once it is booted. can I make that permanent?

#7

Check in YaST - System - System services ( runlevel editor ) that network is enabled & is set for levels 3 & 5

Andy

#8

I do not see “rcnetwork” listed in there. the thing that concerns me the most is that I still have no idea what happened to cause this.

That and the fact that now it takes forever to shut down.>:(

#9

rcnetwork won’t be listed. It’s network you should be looking at. Reasons for it stopping ? far too many to list them all,but, turning off acpi is one, changing settings in the runlevel editor is another.

Andy