From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HDL0i-0003uw-Ha for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 03 Feb 2007 13:32:56 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id l13DVmj6000431; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:31:48 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l13DRPZi027573 for ; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:27:26 GMT Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F31E650E7 for ; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:27:25 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -1.575 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.575 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.094, BAYES_00=-2.599, HOT_NASTY=0.157, NO_REAL_NAME=0.961] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id K7UI57vsM5BR for ; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:27:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F63764EB4 for ; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:27:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1HDKut-0004pq-RL for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:26:56 +0100 Received: from c-67-163-25-192.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([67.163.25.192]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:26:55 +0100 Received: from reader by c-67-163-25-192.hsd1.in.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:26:55 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: reader@newsguy.com Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Network works OK internally but can't access Internet - very frustrated Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:26:41 -0600 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <87wt2z74oe.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <000a01c7475c$3b3152c0$0700a8c0@NX6120> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-67-163-25-192.hsd1.in.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.92 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:GBXu9OP34/KoSeKfhHFbK3FxG9M= Sender: news X-Archives-Salt: 2ae50ad9-c36e-442a-b171-f6325db3f8e1 X-Archives-Hash: 1ab0e0beba1c3f4a2cd4c20611f5d96a "Richard Watson" 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. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list