[ale] Interenet connection

Mike Lockhart backpacker at hikers.net
Thu Feb 20 14:31:56 EST 2003


do a 'cat /etc/sysconfig/network' and see if your gateway is set. If not
add it it then restart the network.  Might help *shrug*

On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 14:20, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> Still no luck with the "manual setting:"
> 
> root]# route add default gw 192.168.123.120 metric 1
> root]# /etc/init.d/network restart
> Shutting down interface bond0:                             [  OK  ]
> Shutting down interface eth0:                              [  OK  ]
> Shutting down interface eth1:                              [  OK  ]
> Setting network parameters:                                [  OK  ]
> Bringing up interface lo:                                  [  OK  ]
> Bringing up interface bond0:                               [  OK  ]
> Bringing up interface eth0:                                [  OK  ]
> Bringing up interface eth1:                                [  OK  ]
> [root at links root]# ping www.yahoo.com
> ping: unknown host www.yahoo.com
> root]#
> 
> Traffic on the LAN is fine. Even running an NFS server. Just can't get out.
> Please help.
> 
> Drew
> 
> On Thursday 20 February 2003 7:17 am, Joe wrote:
> > "ChangingLINKS.com" <x3 at ChangingLINKS.com> writes:
> > 
> > > On Wednesday 19 February 2003 3:55 pm, cfowler wrote:
> > > > #1) Make sure the default gqteway is setup
> > > How? Ok. I was looking for a gQteway file for a while. Ok. I am pretty 
> sure 
> > > that it is a problem with setting up the "gateway."  Where do I put the IP 
> > > for it (tried google and man -k)?
> > 
> > Your DHCP server should set this up. If you have to do it manually,
> > do "route add default gw <IP address of gateway> metric 1"
> > at the command line. IMPORTANT: the <IP address of gateway> has
> > to be the address of the gateway ON YOUR LOCAL LAN, *not* the
> > address of the gateway interface facing your internet.
> > 
> > I am clue-free about the organization of Redhat's startup
> > scripts (I'm a Slackware man from way back), but it's
> > certainly possible to add that command to some script to
> > make it happen on every boot. But again, I'd say you need
> > to get DHCP working properly if you really want to resolve
> > this.
> > 
> > > > #2) Make sure resolv.conf is setup. etc/resolv.conf:
> > > domain domain.suffix
> > > nameserver 24.93.40.62
> > > nameserver  24.93.40.63
> > > search domain.suffix
> > 
> > Again, if the machine is set up to configure itself via DHCP,
> > then DHCP should populate resolv.conf automagically. I
> > assume the name "domain.suffix" has been changed to protect
> > the innocent? (I bet it's really something like
> > "austin.rr.com"?)
> > 
> > Are you using a black-box gateway unit (like a Linksys or
> > something)? Or is your gateway a PC firewall?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > -- Joe
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> 
> -- 
> Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
> Drew Brown
> http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
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