Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 02:30:04 +0000 From: B J <va6bmj@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Erich Dollansky <freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> Subject: Re: Problems Connecting Laptop To Modem Message-ID: <CAP7QzkM5gcbmWdVTKrks6tttUO58MwKVEMFTXbOJUs8pjmMrjA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20180621151647.2cdb8e6b.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAP7QzkM7QnymxoOz_ZEUebaOMcE%2BwWmpv7sz6-SzjC0BHG6LCA@mail.gmail.com> <CAP7QzkNK2qfAL=2-og5oyAY9KLuYVXCfbZ_akbWoEP-xwCP%2BJw@mail.gmail.com> <20180614093928.6f39434e.freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> <CAP7QzkN6jtukm-ieWEaPsuo6bCTJh0xLdJYOdALVUs6fgSJtwg@mail.gmail.com> <20180614161923.5246ae81.freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> <CAP7QzkPL5732dh3%2BVmbT6mXxkiYGjUOgiHvUwWBJRk2VJK-y2w@mail.gmail.com> <20180615102548.1c686d1b.freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> <CAP7QzkODpMCy1TNRpC_-oVmatXE7V1h%2BZEds1R%2B2UCFCu76C%2BA@mail.gmail.com> <ef7f1a05-68c7-c787-5d73-c9848e30acf3@dreamchaser.org> <CAP7QzkPg%2BmQCEePf_DVZCuwybL3MLcNXAgfp1yRETk0qR50BhA@mail.gmail.com> <b6413411-b864-01a4-bfd0-ec9ff6f4d11d@dreamchaser.org> <CAP7QzkNRqe1abscB4cmG8yi%2BmL9=jrzzYzVit1Yjew3d57vpmw@mail.gmail.com> <20180619095828.26271eea.freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> <20180619115218.58b3983e.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAP7QzkPkWGw-uHZfcgz2VZ9Hcz1v7yBhtoGaOUKvYGb7zcptEQ@mail.gmail.com> <20180621151647.2cdb8e6b.freebsd@edvax.de>
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During the past few weeks, I've tried all sorts of things in trying to solve the problem of connecting the laptop to the Internet. Late last month, I was at the house I inherited and I took the HD with me. I've got two machines there, as well as two different Internet services. I put that HD into one of the laptops and tried to connect to each modem. No joy. Whatever the problem is, it had to be something to do with drive. Earlier today, I installed FreeBSD on a spare HD that I connected to one of my tower machines. I put that drive into the original laptop and got the same results. The interface can't find a DHCP server and can't make a connection to the Internet. In addition, the laptop has a wireless interface, but the installer can't find it. Also, before the connection problems began, the machine had a number of sudden shutdowns, which, I suspect, might have been due to kernel panics. Considering the age of the machine, and the condition it was in when it was given to me, I'm inclined to think that the problem is on the motherboard. Maybe it's time to put the laptop up on blocks or, if it fails completely, cannibalize it for spare parts. BMJ
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