Can't get internet in my room under slackware

**Game master pro** · 11-02-2005

I'm real happy because i've got internet in my room, but only under knoppix. I've got slackware installed and i would like to use internet in that but it won't work, i'll tell you more about it now

I've got a broadband connection. And my modem has USB and Ethernet connections. My dads computer with winxp is connected via USB. And i've got a 20m long network cable connected to the modem and this computer. I can access the internet fine if i boot into knoppix (which i'm on now) but not in slackware it just goes Unknown host www.google.com if i try to go to google in konqueror. Also i tried asking on IRC, but it won't llet me connect

Unknow host irc.freenode.net, maybe you mispelled it?

or something like that, in x-chat. Can someone help?

**AlexK** · 11-02-2005

can you ping a site or another computer using its ip address? e.g. for google, try this:

Code:

ping -c 4 66.102.7.99

If that is the case, edit your /etc/resolv.conf file and add the following entry to it:

Code:

nameserver address_of_the_dns_server

In most cases entering the address of the router or gateway as the nameserver should solve the problem.

**Game master pro** · 11-03-2005

Ok thanks, i'll try pinging it later.

about the dns server bit, how do i find out what it is, because i don't know

**Game master pro** · 11-03-2005

Ok, i try pinging it and it just goes "Network is unreachable" and on this comp (winxp) i typed ipconfig /all and got the dns server is "10.0.0.138" so i type nameserver 10.0.0.138 and it just says -bash: nameserver: command not found so i logged in as root and did it, same thing. Any ideas?

**fyrephlie** · 11-03-2005

my first question would be does slackware even see your ehternet card?

edit: you are in IRC ... i will try you there

**AlexK** · 11-03-2005

nameserver is not a command. You add the "nameserver whatever" (without the quotes) in the /etc/resolv.conf file.

**Game master pro** · 11-06-2005

Nope, still didn't do anything, how do i check my nameserver thingy?

**Game master pro** · 11-07-2005

*bumpness*

**psic** · 11-07-2005

I think just running DHCP might do the trick... Try running 'netconfig' as root and select 'DHCP' when asked. You might have to restart...

**borromini** · 11-07-2005

What's the make and model of your NIC? If it works with Knoppix out of the box, it shouldn't be that hard to get it up and running with Slack.

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