Can See Router But Not Lan Or Internet

[shimshai]

I am running Icepack Linux 2.75.
I also have a LAN:
Belkin F5D6231-4 802.11b Wireless Router with WLAN and 4 wired ports
1 PC wired
1 PC wireless
Cable modem
dhcp assigned I.P. Addresses

I want to hard-wire my Linux Box to the network as well.
Linux can see my router. I can go to the i.p. address and edit my router settings from Linux.
However my router does not show the Linux box in the dhcp client list and I cannot see my other PCs or get to the internet.
I have tried both static and non-static I.P. address on Linux

What do I need to configure in order for my Linux box to be a part of the network?

[rdeschene2]

It's possible that this is as simple a matter as your router not being set as the default gateway i.p. address.

Try running (you may have to be logged into a shell as root. i.e. use the su - root
command in a shell first, then enter the following command): route add default gw 192.168.0.1

WHERE 192.168.0.1 is your router's IP# Change to suit your circumstance.

man route will display a manual page for this route command.

You should now be able to browse the internet at will.


Rick D.

[shimshai]

Got this reply on another forum:

did you set up your resolv.conf properly?
There has to be 'nameserver 192.168.1.1'.
Replace by your Routers/Gateways/DNS IP.
This in most cases will do ... You also could try typing 'route add standard gw 192.168.1.1 eth0' (Also replace Router ip and device name by yours)

So I edited my resolv.conf and added the line:
nameserver 192.168.2.1
(I changed the IP Address to my router's)

This allowed me to start accessing the internet.
I still have not tried accessing the network but will soon. More questions will follow.
Thank you!