[ltp] Problem with Interl Pro/100 VE

[Richard Neill]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I recently acquired a Thinkpad T23 (1647-BG9)
> which has an Intel Pro/100 VE (82801CAM) ethernet controller
> (according to Linux lspci).
> But I don't seem able to connect to my home LAN through ethernet
> although I can connect with WiFi (through a PCMCIA Orinoco Gold card)
> without problem.
> 

Several possibilities suggest themselves.

1. Are you running a firewall?  try "firestarter stop" or "shorewall stop".

2. Can you see the relevant interface with "ifconfig"?  Does it have an 
IP address? If not, does it show up with "ifconfig -a" ?

3. Try killing the network manager app: "killall nm-applet" and then 
running "dhclient eth0" manually  (assuming it is eth0 for your wired 
interface.

4. You may also benefit from bringing DOWN the wifi to make sure packets 
are routed the correct way:
   "ifconfig wlan0 down"

Hth,

Richard