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From: reader@newsguy.com
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user]  Re: Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:26:41 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wt2z74oe.fsf@newsguy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 000a01c7475c$3b3152c0$0700a8c0@NX6120

"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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gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list



  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-02-03 13:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-02-03  6:26 [gentoo-user] Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated Richard Watson
2007-02-03  7:52 ` Leandro Melo de Sales
2007-02-03 13:40   ` Richard Watson
2007-02-03 14:33     ` [gentoo-user] " reader
2007-02-03 14:35     ` [gentoo-user] " Michal 'vorner' Vaner
2007-02-03 13:26 ` reader [this message]
2007-02-03 14:14 ` Andrey Gerasimenko

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