**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed Aug 23 02:59:57 2006
Aug 23 03:09:29 <eno> irssi is in the feed, please test
Aug 23 05:04:52 <eno> writing this from irssi on slug (optware and unslung)
Aug 23 23:24:24 <alex_mayorga_> anyone around??
Aug 23 23:24:41 <drif> yup
Aug 23 23:25:10 <alex_mayorga_> can you help me troubleshoot my NSLU2 ??
Aug 23 23:25:30 <alex_mayorga_> I've got Unslung 6.8 beta on it
Aug 23 23:25:45 <alex_mayorga_> but it behaves strangely while I power it
Aug 23 23:25:54 <drif> tell me
Aug 23 23:26:09 <alex_mayorga_> let me plug it and tell you exactly what happens, is that OK with you ?
Aug 23 23:26:20 <drif> ok
Aug 23 23:26:30 <alex_mayorga_> I apply power and press the power button
Aug 23 23:26:54 <alex_mayorga_> my R/S LED is orange
Aug 23 23:27:06 <alex_mayorga_> and the E flashes green
Aug 23 23:27:21 <alex_mayorga_> then R/s turns green and flashes
Aug 23 23:27:31 <alex_mayorga_> E stays lit and green
Aug 23 23:27:42 <alex_mayorga_> now R/S is blinking green again
Aug 23 23:27:58 <alex_mayorga_> the E kind of blinks green
Aug 23 23:28:32 <alex_mayorga_> it beeps
Aug 23 23:28:39 <alex_mayorga_> and R/S stays green
Aug 23 23:28:46 <alex_mayorga_> E is green too
Aug 23 23:29:00 <alex_mayorga_> that's a normal boot I guess
Aug 23 23:29:06 <alex_mayorga_> am I right?
Aug 23 23:29:13 <drif> pretty much yes
Aug 23 23:29:48 <alex_mayorga_> OK, problem here is that after some time the R/S leed turns orange again
Aug 23 23:30:04 <drif> can you connect to webif?
Aug 23 23:30:19 <alex_mayorga_> this time I can
Aug 23 23:30:22 <alex_mayorga_> I normally don't
Aug 23 23:30:35 <drif> so you have just put the new firmware in - not unslung on any device?
Aug 23 23:30:35 <alex_mayorga_> let me plug my NTFS drive and see if it works
Aug 23 23:31:05 <alex_mayorga_> what port supports NTFS??
Aug 23 23:31:42 <drif> I believe it's port1
Aug 23 23:31:45 <alex_mayorga_> or shall I format my drive FAT first??
Aug 23 23:32:02 <drif> it should support NTFS
Aug 23 23:32:26 <alex_mayorga_> Ok, regarding the IP, what should I set?
Aug 23 23:33:06 <drif> what do you mean by that?
Aug 23 23:34:11 <alex_mayorga_> the 192.168.1.77 is out of the range of DHCP addresses given by my router, could that cause problem??
Aug 23 23:34:28 <alex_mayorga_> or conflict in any way
Aug 23 23:34:28 <drif> you can't expand the range?
Aug 23 23:34:43 <alex_mayorga_> yes I can, should I do it?
Aug 23 23:35:04 <alex_mayorga_> but, I've already set the IP in NSLU as fixed to 77
Aug 23 23:35:31 <drif> well why bother about DHCP then?
Aug 23 23:35:33 <alex_mayorga_> but given it has been causing me troubles I just want to be completely sure
Aug 23 23:35:44 <alex_mayorga_> OK, so that point is covered
Aug 23 23:36:02 <alex_mayorga_> now my question is what do I put as the Gateway in the NSLU?
Aug 23 23:36:07 <alex_mayorga_> my router IP?
Aug 23 23:36:15 <drif> yes
Aug 23 23:36:41 <alex_mayorga_> OK, DNSs?
Aug 23 23:36:54 <drif> your ISP's?
Aug 23 23:37:08 <drif> they should provide'em
Aug 23 23:37:15 <alex_mayorga_> OK, here we are in the trouble again
Aug 23 23:37:21 <drif> how come?
Aug 23 23:37:28 <alex_mayorga_> my R/S LED has turned orange
Aug 23 23:37:34 <drif> a
Aug 23 23:37:38 <drif> has it ceased functioning?
Aug 23 23:38:03 <alex_mayorga_> it doesnt respond to the web inf
Aug 23 23:38:33 <alex_mayorga_> no ping response either
Aug 23 23:38:38 <drif> :-\
Aug 23 23:38:45 <alex_mayorga_> so it pretty much has stopped working
Aug 23 23:39:02 <drif> I'm still using 5.5b on both my slugs
Aug 23 23:39:04 <alex_mayorga_> that same thing keeps happening time and again
Aug 23 23:39:17 <alex_mayorga_> what can be wrong?
Aug 23 23:39:48 <drif> so you have just flashed and powering on without storage device attached?
Aug 23 23:39:57 <drif> or have you already 'unslung'
Aug 23 23:40:28 <alex_mayorga_> no, no unslung yet
Aug 23 23:40:32 <alex_mayorga_> fresh flash
Aug 23 23:40:42 <alex_mayorga_> no drives attached either
Aug 23 23:41:17 <drif> I'm beginning to wonder if these slugs are individuals - for example the first one I bought has worked flawlessly all this time no probs even once. My second unit tends to halt and cease to respond to anything every not and then.
Aug 23 23:41:52 <alex_mayorga_> I'm suspecting that also
Aug 23 23:42:03 <alex_mayorga_> mine never worked with my WRT54GC
Aug 23 23:42:14 <alex_mayorga_> but worked just fine on a WRT54G
Aug 23 23:42:33 <alex_mayorga_> I thought it was the firmware so I tried Unslung
Aug 23 23:42:36 <alex_mayorga_> but no luck
Aug 23 23:42:52 <drif> what does that C stand for?
Aug 23 23:43:05 <alex_mayorga_> I also have random problems while flashing it in other than 10MB/s half duplex
Aug 23 23:43:11 <alex_mayorga_> I just realized that
Aug 23 23:43:41 <drif> random probs?
Aug 23 23:43:43 <alex_mayorga_> WRT54GC is a more pocketable, non hackable router from Linksys
Aug 23 23:44:21 <alex_mayorga_> the flashing would halt at various stages until I forced my network card at 10MB half duplex
Aug 23 23:44:54 <alex_mayorga_> I guess I should go back to Linksys firmware and try to get a replacement
Aug 23 23:45:43 <drif> well, one can never tell about these things. I used to have this simple switch but when I used it some computers just couldn't see each other - some did and also the ones who couldn't. I sold it to my friend and everything is still working in perfect order. (it's been years and he is constantly changing his gear)
Aug 23 23:46:22 <alex_mayorga_> back when it was linksys it wont keep the connection on the WRT54GC, but would work for weeks on the other router
Aug 23 23:46:46 <drif> keep? you mean it got the connection but keeps disconnecting?
Aug 23 23:47:29 <alex_mayorga_> yes, but that only happened in the compact router, no the good old blue brick
Aug 23 23:47:48 <drif> and other comps work ok through it?
Aug 23 23:47:57 <drif> that compact one
Aug 23 23:48:10 <alex_mayorga_> yes, all my puters work just fine with either one
Aug 23 23:48:39 <alex_mayorga_> the WRT54GC=compact WRT54G=blue brick
Aug 23 23:49:59 <alex_mayorga_> anyhow, do you know what the orange color stands for?
Aug 23 23:54:03 <drif> no
Aug 23 23:54:20 <alex_mayorga_> I didn't find a guide nowhere
Aug 23 23:54:24 <drif> and there seems to be little if any documentation about the subject
Aug 23 23:55:40 <drif> it's 3AM - gotta get some sleep
Aug 23 23:55:59 <alex_mayorga_> enjoy
Aug 23 23:56:03 <alex_mayorga_> thanks on your time
Aug 23 23:56:11 <drif> too bad nothing got solved
Aug 23 23:56:16 <alex_mayorga_> NP
Aug 23 23:56:40 <drif> which router you just used?
Aug 23 23:56:46 <alex_mayorga_> helped to suspect deffective box
Aug 23 23:57:12 <alex_mayorga_> the blue brick AKA WRT54G with DD-WRT firmware
Aug 23 23:57:43 <drif> which f/w on GC?
Aug 23 23:58:13 <alex_mayorga_> standard Linksys, there's no alternat option
Aug 23 23:58:22 <drif> ok
Aug 23 23:58:42 <drif> strange two linksys products couldn't match :P
Aug 23 23:59:02 <alex_mayorga_> hehe
Aug 23 23:59:07 <alex_mayorga_> irony
Aug 23 23:59:47 <drif> did you have any probs with original firmware?
Aug 23 23:59:51 <drif> other than with GC
Aug 24 00:00:47 <drif> by firmware I mean the one on slug
Aug 24 00:01:15 <alex_mayorga_> It worked for 2 days in standar WRT54G, when it was my sister's router
Aug 24 00:01:47 <alex_mayorga_> I actually confiscated the blue brick for that reason when ISP sent her another router, but no luck
Aug 24 00:06:56 <drif> have you tried powering on without ethernet cable?
Aug 24 00:08:22 <drif> and if it seems to be booting ok - just in case connect your comp straight to it (no switch/router in between) if possible and see how it reacts
Aug 24 00:09:36 <alex_mayorga_> will try that, thanks
Aug 24 00:10:49 <drif> now some sleep - if you want you can comment on channel so I can read it later on :P (or message if you have registered your nick)
Aug 24 00:11:40 <alex_mayorga_> how to register nick?
Aug 24 00:11:46 <alex_mayorga_> I'm on the mialing list
Aug 24 00:12:08 <drif> just type /msg nickserv help
Aug 24 00:12:14 <drif> you'll figure out
Aug 24 00:12:28 <drif> no need for mailing list
Aug 24 00:13:49 <drif> just in case: /msg nickserv REGISTER yourpassword
Aug 24 00:14:12 <drif> and in the future when you come online /msg nickserv identify yourpassword
Aug 24 00:15:04 <drif> laters
Aug 24 00:16:55 <alex_mayorga_> bye
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