On Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 12:27 PM Dennis Wicks <w...@mgssub.com> wrote: > john doe wrote on 1/31/20 1:00 AM: > > On 1/31/2020 2:48 AM, Dennis Wicks wrote: > >> I am running Debian Buster 10, upgrade within the past week. > >> > >> I tried to change my e-net to use dhcp, which I thought it was but it > > > > How did you try to change your e-net to use dhcp? > > > >> wasn't picking up all the info from the DHCP server, specifically the IP > >> addr. Now it doesn't work at all. How can I run through the setup/init > >> process that it went through at install to get back at least a working > >> communications port. > >> > > > > I would say, revert the change(s)that you have done. > > > > -- > > John Doe > > > > > > > I have tried that to no avail. There are two possibilities: > > (1) I don't remember exactly what was there before > (2) One of the two network management programs that are > running changed something that I don't know about. > > In my Notification Area there are two programs that seem to > be controlling the interfaces, and perhaps causing my > problems. They are Network Manager Applet and WICD Network > Manager. >
Network Manager and wicd have been known to fight with each other. Good luck! Kenneth Parker
