linXbox4you Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Looks like you're picking up an external IP. Seems like a DNS issue to me. Might want to call the ISp and ask them for a DNS server address. In the control center you can put in a DNS server address. I'm not at my linux box right now (at work on crappy XP) or I could give you specific directions to set it up. You can set it up from the command line, but I have always had good luck with mcc. The fact that your eth0 is coming up and picking up an external IP is good, I just think it cannot do a DNS lookup. Try opening a browser and typing http://68.3.180.152:8080/ in the address bar. If you get my Linux page that is under construction, then we need to configure a DNS server for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmc77 Posted April 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 no luck with your website, linuxbox4you. Also, when i click on the "configure hostname" button in MCC, it displays the correct DNS and Gateway. Any other Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linXbox4you Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Ummm..... lemme think about it some more. I'll post later today if I can come up with anything. You are so close to getting it. You could check your config from a console using the drakconf command while logged on as root. Also see if you can ping an outside IP address from the console. That should at least tell you if you have connectivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmc77 Posted April 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Drakconf oppened MCC. All settings looked normal. I'm not sure how to ping from console. If you can explain I'll try that also. Computers - it's a love/hate relationship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 you know you're right, I should have looked at it closer. I would edit the files to look like this; search txucom.net#nameserver 207.70.172.240 #nameserver 207.70.128.240 assuming that txucom.net is a good entryDEVICE=eht0BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes HWADDR=00:c0:a8:87:01:38 MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=no #DHCP_HOSTNAME=kevins.linux.box.com #NEEDHOSTNAME=no this will cause the network to search for some new values and hopefully find the right ones. in a terminal; ping google.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmc77 Posted April 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Made the changes. No effect. Rebooted. No effect. Google ping before and after change resulted in the following. ping:unknown host google.com I ran internet wizard again and the changes have been reset. This is officialy my longest lasting Linux problem to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarissi Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 make sure they are spelled correctly: eth0 not eht0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jdion81 Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 try taking eth0 down then bring it back up, after this is done see what happens when you try pinging your local computer then try pinging the gateway that your tech support gave you, then if that works try pinging the nameserver addresses. ie: ifdown eth0 ifup eth0 ping 127.0.0.1 ping 235.23.23.1 <-whatever ip address tech support gave you for your gateway ping 235.20.21.1 <-whatever ip address they gave you for your nameserver (dns) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmc77 Posted April 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 (edited) Here's the results from jdion81's suggestions. ifdown eth0ifup eth0 ping 127.0.0.1 ping 235.23.23.1 <-whatever ip address tech support gave you for your gateway ping 235.20.21.1 <-whatever ip address they gave you for your nameserver (dns) Took eth0 down and back up Ping 127.0.0.1 PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1) 56 (84) bytes of data 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1 : icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.069 ms Ping gateway address given by tech support (209.34.30.254) PING 209.34.30.254 (209.34.30.254) 56 (84) bytes of data From 209.34.26.91 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable Ping: sendmsg: operation not permited. Ping DNS address given by tech support (207.70.128.240) PING 207.70.128.240 (207.70.128.240) 56 (84) bytes of data From 209.34.26.91 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable Ping: sendmsg: operation not permited. Does this mean anything to you? Please tell me it does. :unsure: Edited April 4, 2004 by kmc77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmc77 Posted April 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Is there a way I can completely remove all internet/network settings and start from scratch? Prefferably without formating and reinstalling Mandrake, but if that is the only way, I've got to get my work computer back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdion81 Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 The suggestion I made was taking down and bringing up eth0 (trying to see if this would help you get good network settings using dhcp) and then trying to ping your gateway (your gateway is the router or other device that your computer goes to when trying to reach the internet). Unfortunately you could not get a response from your gateway, since no response from your gateway you wont get a response from your dns server and also no response from any server on the internet. This does not mean that we cannot get you on the internet with this computer. Some more questions, I beleive you said you have a dsl line right? if so how do you connect in windows? do you use whats called pppoe? if not do you use whats called dhcp or automatically assign network settings? try this in a console: route add default gateway 209.34.30.254 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0 then try to ping 209.34.30.254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmc77 Posted April 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 I use a dhcp connection. Here are the settings that are working right in windows right now: DNS - 207.70.128.240 Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway - 209.34.26.254 DHCP Server - 209.34.26.254 try this in a console:route add default gateway 209.34.30.254 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0 Result SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable Then trying to ping 209.34.30.254 resulted in the standard "Destination Host Unreachable", error. Does this tell you anything? I appreciate all of the help that I am getting on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdion81 Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 post the output of the route command as root, then try the previous command but change the ip address of the gateway to the one that works in windows. then try to ping 209.34.26.254 ie: route add default gateway 209.34.26.254 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 (edited) Turn off your adsl modem at the powerpoint - not a switch on the modem - then turn it on and run "ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0" (without quotes) This is what I have to do with my cable modem when I change it from computer to computer, I get the same symptoms as you have now when I dont turn it off. And after doing that ping www.mandrakeusers.org And if things are still haywire, just make sure there are no penguins blocking it Edited April 5, 2004 by iphitus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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