<p>Yes.</p> <p>You can look at the logs stored in /var/log</p> <pre><code> cd /var/log ls cat /var/log log-name-here </code></pre> <p>You can also dmesg item | less</p> <p>Such as for example: dmesg eth0 | less</p> <p>There are many different logs, ways of viewing them, etc. You can also try from the top panel menu in Gnome: System > Administration > Log File Viewer -- and look there.</p> <p>The above suggestions are just the starting point, not all-inclusive.</p> <p>This may also be of interest to you as well: <a href="http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7789" rel="nofollow">http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7789</a></p>