[ILUG] some data from suse network problem.. anyone comment.!

[Ronan Cunniffe]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Niall O Broin wrote:

> On 8 Nov 2004, at 21:17, Fred wrote:
>
> > Hi, Anyone free to sift through this bad copy of data and see what is
> > wrong with a suse network problem??
>
> Sift through is right. You followed this with pages of ifconfig output,
> which you'd apparently like us to sift through in order to find your
> problem, and then give you a solution.

[trans: I've had a long/bad day/week, and you just tripped the safety]


> I guess you're new here and that's fine and you'll generally find us
> quite helpful. But if you have a problem, it REALLY does help if you
> first state what your problem is and then follow it by hopefully
> relevant information.

[trans: *ROAR* *CHOMP* ]


> You'll find that people will then post replies making suggestions, or
> perhaps asking for further information, all based on your initial
> problem description - which is sadly lacking here.

[trans: First Aid?  Just over there, nice and handy. ]


   So, you've stared at some diagnostics for hours, and can't see the
problem.  Yeah, the *actual* problem is usually something else entirely.
The average ILUGger knows this, thinks the chance is pretty slim of
seeing something you couldn't, and moves rapidly on.

   Particularly since (as Niall's toothmarks on your person indicated)
nobody has the faintest idea what the symptoms are, or what you've
already tried to do to sort things out.

Regards,

Ronan