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6 After the desktop has started successfully, copy the user's own configurations
46.5 Network Problems
Many problems of your system may be network-related, even though they do not seem
to be at first. For example, the reason for a system not allowing users to log in might
be a network problem of some kind. This section introduces a simple check list you
can apply to identify the cause of any network problem encountered.
When checking the network connection of your machine, proceed as follows:
1 If using an ethernet connection, check the hardware first. Make sure that your
2 If using a wireless connection, check whether the wireless link can be established
3 Once you have checked your basic network connectivity, try to find out which
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back into place:
cp -a .kde-ORIG-RECOVER/share .kde/share
IMPORTANT
If the user's own adjustments caused the login to fail and continue to do
so, repeat the procedure as described above, but do not copy the .kde/
share directory.
network cable is properly plugged into your computer. The control lights next
to your ethernet connector, if available, should both be active.
If the connection fails, check whether your network cable works with another
machine. If it does, your network card causes the failure. If hubs or switches are
included in your network setup, suspect them to be the culprits as well.
by other machines. If this is not the case, contact the wireless network's adminis-
trator.
service is not responding. Gather the address information of all network servers
needed in your setup. Either look them up in the appropriate YaST module or
ask your system administrator. The following list gives some of the typical net-
work servers involved in a setup together with the symptoms of an outage.
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