Sun Java Desktop System - eth1 wireless detected, but not active

Hi!

I installed this system some days ago and can't figure out how to get
internet working.

There's a D-Link pci-card installed which in turn is detected. So
everything seems to be OK.

But when I open gnome-terminal gå su and try ifdown or ifup, the
command is not known.

The connection icon at the lower right corner does only show lo and at
the flap 'support' the ip is set to 127.0.0.1 and not to 192.168.x.x.
I want the pc to get IP by DHCP.

How can I do that in SJDS?

Regards,
Thommes

Thommes Thomassen <thommes@c2i.net> wrote:

> There's a D-Link pci-card installed which in turn is detected. So
> everything seems to be OK.

Does it show up in /sbin/ifconfig show it? What model/chipset of
wireless card is it?

> But when I open gnome-terminal g? su and try ifdown or ifup, the
> command is not known.

Try 'su -'. Make sure that /sbin and /usr/sbin are in your PATH.

> The connection icon at the lower right corner does only show lo and at
> the flap 'support' the ip is set to 127.0.0.1 and not to 192.168.x.x.

The lo interface should always have 127.0.0.1. Your (wireless) ethernet
device should have your 192.168.x.x address.

> I want the pc to get IP by DHCP.

> How can I do that in SJDS?

I've no idea about how SJDS does things. What distribution are you using
(or is SJDS a distribution itself?)

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Cameron Kerr <cameron.kerr@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message news:<4028ac46@news.maxnet.co.nz>...
> Thommes Thomassen <thommes@c2i.net> wrote:
>
> > There's a D-Link pci-card installed which in turn is detected. So
> > everything seems to be OK.
>
> Does it show up in /sbin/ifconfig show it? What model/chipset of
> wireless card is it?
>
> > But when I open gnome-terminal g? su and try ifdown or ifup, the
> > command is not known.
>
> Try 'su -'. Make sure that /sbin and /usr/sbin are in your PATH.
>
> > The connection icon at the lower right corner does only show lo and at
> > the flap 'support' the ip is set to 127.0.0.1 and not to 192.168.x.x.
>
> The lo interface should always have 127.0.0.1. Your (wireless) ethernet
> device should have your 192.168.x.x address.
>
> > I want the pc to get IP by DHCP.
>
> > How can I do that in SJDS?
>
> I've no idea about how SJDS does things. What distribution are you using
> (or is SJDS a distribution itself?)

Been seeing the "press" about the SJDS, so went to have a look here:
http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/

It's running Gnome as the desktop, but who knows how Sun arranged the
menus, etc. User interface design/layout has not been one of Sun's
strong points, IMO.

And with an "integrated Java Environment" one can only guess how/where
they may have set up the init scripts and config files, etc.

This should be an interesteing exercise ;-)

regards,
prg
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thommes@c2i.net (Thommes Thomassen) wrote in message news:<54958bd2.0402100148.6c2df3df@posting.google. com>...
> Hi!
>
> I installed this system some days ago and can't figure out how to get
> internet working.
>
> There's a D-Link pci-card installed which in turn is detected. So
> everything seems to be OK.

Did the install routine detect and offer to set up the D-Link card?
Did you try to set it up with any menu items? Something in a System
Settings or Configuration or Network menu item? What specific model
card are you using?

> But when I open gnome-terminal gå su and try ifdown or ifup, the
> command is not known.
>
> The connection icon at the lower right corner does only show lo and at
> the flap 'support' the ip is set to 127.0.0.1 and not to 192.168.x.x.
> I want the pc to get IP by DHCP.

Output of the /sbin/ifconfig and /sbin/route commands would be useful.
The IP of your DNS server, default route/gateway router and netmask
is what we would like to get. The 192.168.x.x network is _usually_
reserved just for clients and their gateway (normally 192.168.x.1) on
a private net. How are you connecting to network -- ISP and/or Lan?
Cable or dsl modem?

> How can I do that in SJDS?

Aye, there's the rub, mate. Most of us will likely be at a
disadvantage trying to point you to desktop menus since each distro
lays them out and names them differently. You may have to explore a
bit from our suggestions or use the command line. Command line is not
rocket science but can be tedious trying to set up a network card --
especially if it decides to be troublesome. Comfortable with that?

> Regards,
> Thommes

hth,
prg
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