[gentoo-user] Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated

[gentoo-user] Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated

[Richard Watson]

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Hi - After a last emerge --sync I've been having trouble accessing the internet. My network interface comes up OK. I receive an address for the DHCP server (i.e. "eth1 received address 192.168.0.7/24") and I can see and access my Intranet webpage on 192.168.0.xx and copy files to and from various machines. 

However if trying to access the Internet I keep getting "unknown host" when pinging sites I know will respond. My machine dual boots into XP and runs fine. 

I've checked the Gentoo handbook and config files and confirmed my network config files look OK (they seem to). Can anyone offer any suggestions? 

Thanks, Richard

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Re: [gentoo-user] Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated

[Leandro Melo de Sales]

If you just did emerge --sync, the problem that you have was not
caused by this command. Do you have your dns configuration correct?
please check you /etc/resolv.conf file. Does your DHCP server send
nameserver to the client?

2007/2/3, Richard Watson <waty@bigpond.net.au>:
>
>
> Hi - After a last emerge --sync I've been having trouble accessing the
> internet. My network interface comes up OK. I receive an address for the
> DHCP server (i.e. "eth1 received address 192.168.0.7/24") and I can see and
> access my Intranet webpage on 192.168.0.xx and copy files to and from
> various machines.
>
> However if trying to access the Internet I keep getting "unknown host" when
> pinging sites I know will respond. My machine dual boots into XP and runs
> fine.
>
> I've checked the Gentoo handbook and config files and confirmed my network
> config files look OK (they seem to). Can anyone offer any suggestions?
>
> Thanks, Richard
>


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[gentoo-user] Re: Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated

[reader]

"Richard Watson" <waty@bigpond.net.au> writes:

> Hi - After a last emerge --sync I've been having trouble accessing
> the internet. My network interface comes up OK. I receive an address
> for the DHCP server (i.e. "eth1 received address 192.168.0.7/24")
> and I can see and access my Intranet webpage on 192.168.0.xx and
> copy files to and from various machines.
>
> However if trying to access the Internet I keep getting "unknown
> host" when pinging sites I know will respond. My machine dual boots
> into XP and runs fine.
>
> I've checked the Gentoo handbook and config files and confirmed my
> network config files look OK (they seem to). Can anyone offer any
> suggestions?

Sounds like you aren't getting to a nameserver.

Check /etc/resolv.conf and make sure there are 1 or more entries for a
pingable nameserver:

It should say something like

nameserver  xxx.xxx.xxx


If it does, try ping the ip numbers listed.  If that works then the
problem is else where.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated

[Richard Watson]

Do you have your dns configuration correct?
> please check you /etc/resolv.conf file. Does your DHCP server send
> nameserver to the client?

Thanks for your reply. When the interface is up /etc/resolv.conf has a name 
change to /etc/resolve.conf-eth2.sv and contains the following:

# Generated by dhcpcd for interface eth0
nameserver 61.9.208.14
nameserver 61.9.208.15

Which is the primary and secondary DNS on my cable modem for Telstra. So I 
guess the DHCP server is sending the nameserver info. Still no go ...

Regards, Richard

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Re: [gentoo-user] Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated

[Andrey Gerasimenko]

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:26:22 +0300, Richard Watson <waty@bigpond.net.au>  
wrote:

> Hi - After a last emerge --sync I've been having trouble accessing the  
> internet. My network interface comes up OK. I receive an address for the  
> DHCP server (i.e. "eth1 received address 192.168.0.7/24") and I can see  
> and access my Intranet webpage on 192.168.0.xx and copy files to and  
> from various machines.
>
> However if trying to access the Internet I keep getting "unknown host"  
> when pinging sites I know will respond. My machine dual boots into XP  
> and runs fine.
>
> I've checked the Gentoo handbook and config files and confirmed my  
> network config files look OK (they seem to). Can anyone offer any  
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks, Richard

Does your resolve.conf start with "# Generated by net-scripts for  
interface"? If yes, then check /etc/conf.d/net for something like

dns_servers_eth0=( "62.148.128.1 62.148.128.22" )

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[gentoo-user] Re: Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated

[reader]

"Richard Watson" <waty@bigpond.net.au> writes:

> # Generated by dhcpcd for interface eth0
> nameserver 61.9.208.14
> nameserver 61.9.208.15
>
> Which is the primary and secondary DNS on my cable modem for
> Telstra. So I guess the DHCP server is sending the nameserver
> info. Still no go ...

Can you ping those addresses?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated

[Michal 'vorner' Vaner]

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On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 11:40:20PM +1000, Richard Watson wrote:
> Do you have your dns configuration correct?
> >please check you /etc/resolv.conf file. Does your DHCP server send
> >nameserver to the client?
> 
> Thanks for your reply. When the interface is up /etc/resolv.conf has a name 
> change to /etc/resolve.conf-eth2.sv and contains the following:

It is of no use under other name. You need it to be exactly
/etc/resolv.conf.

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