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

[Niall O Broin]

On 8 Nov 2004, at 22:52, Ronan Cunniffe wrote:

> 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]

Not at all. The long part of my week is ahead of me. I have to visit 
Stab City. Wait to see what kind of mood I'm in on Friday.

  I did actually glance through the man's ifconfig output and what can I 
say - it's ifconfig output, without any indication as to what's wrong, 
or what the perceived problem is, or what is the observed behaviour vis 
a vis the desired behaviour. So we're being asked to find the problem, 
and then the solution. Actually, this could be a Cisco lab.

>> 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* ]

Jeez - and there was I thinking I was being quite polite.

>> 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. ]

First aid - I've done the training course. I can help. I know about the 
3 Bs. But I can't see from the patient which B may need attention.

>    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.

if I had left toothmarks, they'd be visible. By all accounts, I started 
at a very young age on a cousin's nose.


Niall

P.S. Fred - people here ARE more willing to help - if only they knew 
what help were needed.