cannot configure internet

[monkey_business]

Greetings,

I am currently connected over a broadband connection.
Please find my investigations yet ..

1. I tried dhcpcd eth0 and it says dhcpcd is running. So I guess I don't need to use any static IPs.

2.Checked at /etc/resolve.conf and I am getting the appropriate nameserver IP.

3. Checked lsmod .. Doesn't fetch any useful info.

Is there anything additional on netconfig / ifconfig now that it has picked up the IP automatically?

Thanks
MB

[TrashOverride]

Are you shure that u have to use DHCP insted of Static IP /for LAN networks/?

[monkey_business]

Hi,

Can you please tell me if I need to change the static IP settings. I am also able to ping to the nameserver.

Am I going wrong somewhere ??

Thanks
MB

[kern]

Are you shure that u have to use DHCP insted of Static IP /for LAN networks/?

pardon?

I use DHCP on my home LAN, theres no stipulation you should have static IP's

what if the LAN network is 200 pc's, you gonna walk around setting each one static?

[kakariko81280]

Can we get you to run a few commands and paste the output here so we can see how far you have gotten.

ping www.google.com
ifconfig
route

You may have to kill the ping command with ctrl+C. This should give us more information about the problem and help us help you fix it.

Let us know how you get on,

Chris...

[TrashOverride]

pardon?

I use DHCP on my home LAN, theres no stipulation you should have static IP's

what if the LAN network is 200 pc's, you gonna walk around setting each one static?

I am on LAN internet/more than 200 pc's / and i use Static IP, i dont use DHCP thats why i ask that...
I have always used static IP whenever i have configured linux and never had problems

[kern]

Sure, you'll never have problems, but to suggest you can only use static IP allocation on a LAN is .... well its wrong.


what does 'I am on LAN internet' mean

[monkey_business]

www.google.com still remains an "Unknown Host" as I try to ping. Also I am not required to kill it too...

as I check on ifconfig it is automatically assigning IP to my laptop with the inet addr, Bcast and Mask. and the Local Loopback is set to 127.0.0.1.

I am also able to ping to the nameserver which I picked up from the /etc/resolve.conf

I checked through route and it fetches me with Gateway address for the default destination ..

Thanks
MB

[TrashOverride]

Sure, you'll never have problems, but to suggest you can only use static IP allocation on a LAN is .... well its wrong.


what does 'I am on LAN internet' mean

I'm not suggesting that he should use static IP, i'm just asking, because i made mistake by using DHCP insted of static IP..

I mean that my internet comes from the LAN network, i dont dail server or something else. I cinfigure the static IP addres and I can start browsing in internet

[kakariko81280]

OK, it looks like a name resolution problem. First we need to know the dns server will give you good information.

dig www.google.com @<ip of dns server>

Changing the bit in <> to the right address.

Can I get you to copy the contents of /etc/nsswitch.conf and paste it into a message.

Between the two we ought to be able to work out what is going on.

Just a check: can you ping 64.233.183.103 (one of google.com's IPs)

Let us know how you get on,

Chris...