On Monday 11 September 2006 23:46, Andrei Popescu wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > - Wired ethernet is claimed to be connected, sometimes reporting > > a 169.* ip address, in which case pinging the router fails, or a 192.* > > address, > > Would that be a 169.254.x.x address? Purge the zeroconf package if you > have it installed. > [...]
Thanks Andrei; but I should have mentioned that I had already checked for zeroconf, having read about the problems it can cause. The above odd address is auto-assigned by NetworkManager when it can"t get one from DHCP. Regards, John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
