Re: [coLinux-users] Networking Problems

[Dave C. <dc...@do...>]

Sam,

I can't believe it.

I removed all the networking from the device manager and re-installed.

Bridged the TAP and the Physical Network card.

Started up Co-Linux.....

And it worked!

Sam Moffatt wrote:
> Mmm I'll take a stab here and suggest something that used to work
> under Windows 98 (and I had to do a lot). Some machines would
> mysteriously lose their ability to dial up to the net after months of
> working properly. The solution involved removing every single network
> device, restarting the computer and then booting up readding and
> restarting again. After all of this, it worked perfectly. If you're
> desperate that might be an option.
>
> The other logical choice is ICS. It won't allow direct access beyond
> your laptop, but it will give you the ability to update Gentoo.
>
> Best of luck with things and I hope you get it resolved soon,
>
> Sam
>
> On 4/23/06, Dave Coventry <dc...@do...> wrote:
>   
>> Sorry, Sam, yes it is external and connected via ethernet (it does have
>> a USB connection, but it's on my network which hosts other computers)
>>
>> My modem is the DHCP server and normally allocates the IPs, but I have
>> the Network connections set up to have an alternate static IP on the
>> same subnet. The machine is a laptop and not always connected. It also
>> has wireless, but I've found that too problematic.
>>
>> And, regarding your last comment about your set up 'just working'. Mine
>> also used to work. ;)
>>
>> When it stopped, it was a pain, but not too serious. But now I need to
>> install additional software on my gentoo installation.
>>
>> Sam Moffatt wrote:
>>     
>>> How do you connect to your ADSL device? Is it external? And if so, is
>>> it connected via USB, Wireless or Ethernet? I'm assuming here that it
>>> isn't internal (in my experience I've seen very few of those).
>>>
>>> I'll take a stab here and say that when you create the bridge Windows
>>> in its wisdom is perhaps making that the default connection. When you
>>> destroy the bridge Windows restores everything to its previous state
>>> (and it starts working again).
>>>
>>> Further guessing I'd say you're using ethernet to connect to your
>>> device. I can't guess if its a secondary network card or you've only
>>> got one installed. The other question is if your modem and colinux
>>> system are on the same subnet (since you're attempting to bridge them
>>> I'd guess that they should be, unless you've got another secondary
>>> Linux box to do the routing or you're doing some insane routing using
>>> colinux as a firewall, which wouldn't be the first time). I'm guessing
>>> that potentially Windows is confusing itself and putting you and your
>>> modem on different subnets and it being unable to then communicate.
>>> Just remember that when you create a bridge it will do strange things
>>> to your network settings. I used one on my old work machine to connect
>>> it to the corporate network. It worked and acted like any other
>>> machine on the network. It was just a single ethernet network card.
>>> The only thing I could note is that both machines had static IP's
>>> (colinux and host) as opposed to dynamic.
>>>
>>> Personally my LAN is configured with an ADSL modem hooked up via
>>> ethernet on the same subnet. Bridging works for me, I just assign a
>>> new IP and it works.
>>>
>>> Just throwing you some ideas to try out,
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
>>> On 4/22/06, Dave Coventry <dc...@do...> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> My colinux installation on XP, running gentoo has been working, but the
>>>> networking has become temperamental.
>>>>
>>>> I used to be able to access my ADSL line through the Bridge between my
>>>> physical network and my colinux TAP network.
>>>>
>>>> I am still able to communicate between the colinux gentoo system and XP.
>>>>
>>>> However, my ADSL connection no longer works until I remove the Bridge.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dave Coventry
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>>>
>>>       
>> --
>> Dave Coventry
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>>
>>     
>
>
>   


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