/etc/network/interfaces -- looks fine to me
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
last part of dmesg
01:05.0 into 4x mode
[17179624.516000] [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
[17179624.516000] [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs
[17179742.148000] NET: Registered protocol family 10
[17179742.148000] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
[17179742.148000] IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
[17179753.140000] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
ifconfig output . . .
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:25:0B:91:06
inet6 addr: fe80::203:25ff:fe0b:9106/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:17 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:12684 (12.3 KiB) TX bytes:4298 (4.1 KiB)
Interrupt:11
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
trying to connect . . .
cryosphere@megatherium:~$ sudo dhclient eth1 > ubuntu3.log
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.pid with pid 4441
killed old client process, removed PID file
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
Listening on LPF/eth1/00:03:25:0b:91:06
Sending on LPF/eth1/00:03:25:0b:91:06
Sending on Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 19
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
!*!*!*! BUT I can connect in windows with no problems . . .
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\WINDOWS>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
C:\WINDOWS>
Physical Address: 00-03-25-0B-91-06
IP Address: 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server: 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained: 1/20/2007 10:09:16 PM
Lease Expires: 1/27/2007 10:09:16 PM
DNS Servers: 68.94.156.1, 68.94.157.1
WINS Server:
then someone suggested i do a tcpdump - here's what I could get . . . .
00:10:27.668186 IP6 :: > ff02::16: HBH ICMP6, multicast listener report v2, 1 group record(s), length 28
00:10:27.824136 IP6 :: > ff02::16: HBH ICMP6, multicast listener report v2, 1 group record(s), length 28
00:10:28.240182 IP6 :: > ff02::1:ff0b:9106: ICMP6, neighbor solicitation, who has fe80::203:25ff:fe0b:9106, length 24
00:10:29.240295 IP6 fe80::203:25ff:fe0b:9106 > ff02::2: ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16
00:10:33.240497 IP6 fe80::203:25ff:fe0b:9106 > ff02::2: ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16
00:10:34.000938 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:10:37.240752 IP6 fe80::203:25ff:fe0b:9106 > ff02::2: ICMP6, router solicitation, length 16
00:10:50.001891 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:10:57.002346 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:11:07.003039 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:11:20.003761 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:11:34.001380 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:11:37.001192 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:11:42.004326 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:11:48.001878 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:12:00.002672 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:12:21.003910 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:12:33.004672 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:12:40.001265 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:12:46.001502 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:12:59.002368 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:13:10.003087 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:13:23.003833 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:13:38.004733 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:13:47.001456 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:13:55.001852 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:14:16.003779 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:14:35.004455 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:14:55.001679 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:15:01.001937 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:15:10.002310 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:15:19.003207 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:15:29.003689 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:15:47.004838 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:16:00.011281 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:16:05.003684 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:16:14.002237 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:16:23.003188 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
00:16:37.003902 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:03:25:0b:91:06, length: 300
what's going on?
ON SECOND THOUGHT for the last weeks (before I even tried changing my linux distro) I recognized a weird pattern
1. I could always connect if I used windows
2. If I booted linux (at that time kanotix) I could not connect to the internet (at the time I didn't investigate why)
2.1 If I rebooted linux (that is rebooted while in linux and chose linux AGAIN on GRUB menu) I could connect
3. When I initially booted from the ubuntu live cd the pattern in 2.1 repeated
4. Will simply rebooting linux (in the last few days I've been hopping between my two partitions) allow me connect, and if so why is this going on?!?!?!
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo ifup eth0
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
Listening on LPF/eth0/00:03:25:0b:91:06
Sending on LPF/eth0/00:03:25:0b:91:06
Sending on Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1
DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
bound to 192.168.1.101 -- renewal in 274241 seconds.