New to Ubuntu - Ethernet won't come up

[Liam Proven]

On Tue, 13 May 2025 at 21:22, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>
> I have a Zotac Zboxnano
[...]
> So I reboot (pulled the USB DVD player) and watched the boot up.

Will come back to this.

> The booting seemed to have a problem with network services?  Time out
> after something over 2min.

[...]

> I logged in as me, and no network.

>  Using SUDO, I set root's password
> and su.

DON'T do that. Leave it unknown. This is standard Ubuntu and macOS
practice for 20-25 years.

OK, questions.

1. I do not know this hardware. I googled but did not find a direct
match. But it mentioned 2 Ethernet ports.

Try both.

2. Update your computer's firmware.

3. When you redo this, or continue, after the first reboot, *update
Ubuntu*. That should be your first step. Do a full update, and only
then reboot.

4. If you have a GUI then you can run "Software sources" and get it to
check for any drivers you may need. The command is
`software-properties-gtk`.

5. Why use a USB DVD? Why not use a USB key? Quicker, cheaper, easier.

Better still, format it with Ventoy and you can put an assortment of
ISO files on it.

https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html


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