Chapter 18: Bringing In the Red Hat Linux Repair Man
Overview
In This Chapter
Understanding the art of troubleshooting
Gardening with the fault tree
Diagnosing network problems
This book is perfect, and there’s no way that anything we have written can ever go wrong — never, ever. You may be as lonely as the Maytag repairman if you expect trouble. As the “Pop Will Eat Itself” tune goes: The trouble is, trouble never happens. Errata (corrections) are as outdated as a bricks-and-mortar bookstore. This book makes setting up computers and networks so easy that you may wonder why other people have so many problems! Blah, blah, blah.Maybe not. For example, this guy named Murphy (from Murphy’s law) hangs out in both virtual and real bookstores in addition to all things mechanical and electronic. He’s always jumping in just when things are starting to go well. The guy just can’t keep his nose out of other people’s business. This chapter is meant to smooth things out between you and Murphy in case he catches up with you.One common problem involves getting your Red Hat Linux computer to work on a network. Sometimes, the best-laid plans go a little awry and Murphy comes to visit. This chapter is designed to help when networking problems pop up.