Re: [PLUG] USB vs Ethernet

[lists <lists@linuxprofessional.net>]

Thanks!!

Kevin Brosius wrote:
> > lists wrote:
> >
> > Somehow throughout the day, my SuSE 8.0 configuration decided not to
> > recognize the Internet connection via USB to cable modem. I'm
> > searching the Internet as well as all of my Linux books for a
> > resolution.  However, in the meantime, does someone know how to
> > identify all of the USB ports on a Linux box?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael
> >   
>
>
> Try out usbview.  If it's not installed, open yast2 and add it.  It'll
> show you usb info in a tree view.  You can expand a device branch to see
> additional information.
>
> Also look through the /var/log/messages file for usb messages.  You
> should find some messages around the time the USB died (if it really
> died.)  That may help determine what's going wrong.




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