satelliteuser083 Posted November 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 daniewicz and scarecrow: The contents of /etc/resolv.conf (dated 23.11.2005) are: nameserver 194.168.8.100 nameserver 194.168.4.100 search ntlworld /etc/ppp/resolv.conf is still empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 I'd be tempted to remove the line "search ntlworld", it probably has no significance, and could cause some DNS resolution problems. I've had this before myself and removing the search line sped up DNS resolution. It might help for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniewicz Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 my /etc/resolv.conf looks like this: search launchmodem.com nameserver 192.168.1.254 nameserver 192.168.1.254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satelliteuser083 Posted November 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) I'd be tempted to remove the line "search ntlworld", it probably has no significance, and could cause some DNS resolution problems. I've had this before myself and removing the search line sped up DNS resolution. It might help for you! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I removed the line as suggested, rebooted (can't remember if it was 'Turn off'/switch back on or 'Restart') and checked the file's contents; the line had been re-inserted. I then deleted the eth0-interface in MCC and then set it up again, this time without an entry in Search Domain; the line had been removed from /etc/resolv.conf. Following a 'Restart', the line had again been re-inserted in /etc/resolv.conf, and in the Search Domain field (MCC -> Network & Internet -> Reconfigure a network) 'ntlworld' had also been re-instated. Interesting, no? BTW, running 'service network restart' in a root Konsole results in the following: [root@sthelens ~]# service network restart Shutting down loopback interface: [ OK ] Disabling IPv4 packet forwarding: [ OK ] Setting network parameters: [ OK ] Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ] Bringing up interface eth0: [ OK ] [root@sthelens ~]# Do you know what exactly is meant by 'Setting network parameters'? Anyway, this does not bring the network up, sadly. Oh, I've just thought of another thing. Do you know which processes (scripts?) control the "Turn off Computer" and "Restart Computer" operations. I assume that there ARE different ones, because in the second one there is a verbose message "About to restart the computer" [sic] which is clearly missing from the first. I'd like to see what the significant difference/s is/are, given that the network comes up on a Restart but not following a Turn-off. ps don't know why there are two occurances of this reply, don't remember clicking any button twice :unsure: Edited November 23, 2005 by satelliteuser083 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Are you using a static assigned IP address or DHCP? This could explain the issues your experiencing. I use static and don't have any problems with the search line, but I'm using a router that manages the internet connection for me. Also, at hostname are you just adding something like "mandriva" or fully qualified as "mandriva.ntlworld"? If so, it is possible that everything after the mandriva is ending up in the search field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satelliteuser083 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 (edited) Ive already followed your suggestion (of 17 Nov in topic "> Ethernet, Xircom CreditCard Ethernet") and set static assigned IP addresses to both computers i.e. 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3 to laptop and tower respectively (router default being 192.168.1.1). The host-name IS fully qualified, I'll try changing that later. BTW, is your router ISP-specific and, if not, which model is it? Also, does that mean that it replaces a modem, beacause It may be worth considering aquiring one? Anyway, I'd like to thank you, and everyone else, for your' inputs to this saga, but I've decided to abandon it for the time being; I've got other things on my plate which are more important. The combination of "switch on, then restart" seems to be pretty reliable, so I'll continue with that for the time being. Don't watch this space, but I'll probably be back later when time permits. Edited November 24, 2005 by satelliteuser083 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I've used netgear and d-link, both are ok for any isp as far as I'm aware. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satelliteuser083 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Sorry to labour the point, but do these routers entirely replace a modem or are they also just used in conjunction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Replace it completely. The modem is built into the router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satelliteuser083 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I've just been to the d-link website and realised that their routers are ADSL, not cable; no good for me, I'm afraid. Many thanks, nevertheless :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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