[lbo-talk] Ubuntu stuff

[// ravi]

On Aug 14, 2009, at 6:29 PM, Chuck Grimes wrote:
> Just a note about Ubuntu, from yesterday's exchanges.
>
> I think I've located the general issue. It has some documentation on
> it. I googled ubuntu, dhcp to static ip  First I found this:
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/change-ubuntu-desktop-from-dhcp-to-a-static-ip-address/
>
> Well, duh. Yes I did that.
>
> So I looked further and found there was a known issue of having the
> GUI network dialog write the /etc/network/interfaces file.
>
> The suggested fix started with deleting the GUI network dialog system
> all together.

Chuck,

I endorse Dwayne's recommendation that you first switch to the latest  
Ubuntu. If you do not have the bandwidth to download it, ping me and I  
will mail you a CD. You are really going through way more trouble than  
you should.

Second, you should probably just use your onboard Ethernet (eth0)  
rather than the whatever godforsaken OEM PoS card that your DSL  
provider gave you!

Third, I think we are sort of pissing around in the wind and not being  
methodical about this at all. Unless of course you are confident  
enough about this stuff i.e., don't let me be a scold. First we need  
to understand your topology and gear. You have a single PC which has a  
wired twisted pair ethernet connection to a carrier supplied DSL  
modem. Is that right? Can you tell us what the make/model of the DSL  
modem is? When you are in XP mode, can you access the modem's web  
admin interface?

Send me off-list email with your phone #, if that might help, so that  
we can work together.

Cheers,

	--ravi