By the way, yes, I do have light links on network card and linksys. Firefox is setup as "Direct connection to the internet" i.e. no proxy
Okay, so interfaces config is now as you posted. After ifdown and ifup, then host www.google.co.nz gives: ... ;; Warning: Message parser reports malformed message packet. ;; connection times out; no servers could be reached I am not sure what of the output from ifdown and ifup will be helpful? Thanks Matt > I stand by the config I posted earlier. > > Also, the manner of the problem you have reported could still be explained > by misconfiguration in Firefox. Is is possible that Firefox is attempting > to contact a Proxy server? > > If you follow the instructions in my previous email then we can at least > eliminate or prove some simple network problems. > > Regards, > Michael. > > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 05:35:17PM +1200, Matthew Whiting wrote: >> Before applying any of your suggestions after trying a few things my >> /etc/network/interfaces file now contains the following. How should I >> proceed to edit this? >> ------------------- >> auto lo >> iface lo inet loopback >> >> mapping hotplug >> script grep >> map eth0 >> >> iface dsl-provider inet ppp >> provider dsl-provider >> >> iface eth0 inet dhcp >> >> auto eth0 >> ------------------- >> >> > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:47:07PM +1200, Nick Rout wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 9, 2007 12:38 pm, Matthew Whiting wrote: >> >> >>> connecting fine using this apple iBook. No such luck with my >> desktop >> >> >>> pc.. >> >> >>> Its an xtra broadband connection and my machine is connected >> >> physically >> >> >>> to >> >> >>> a port on a linksys wireless router which is connected to a >> d-link >> >> adsl >> >> >>> router. What would be appropriate diagnostic tools to use to suss >> >> out >> >> >>> what >> >> >>> is happening? Firefox tries to connect and times out. I'm not >> >> familiar >> >> >>> enough with linux network admin tools to better determine the >> >> problem.. >> >> > >> >> >> What is the output of >> >> >> ifconfig -a >> >> >> route -n >> >> >> cat /etc/resolv.conf >> >> > >> >> > ifconfig gives a bunch of details for eth0, lo and sit0. not sure >> what >> >> to >> >> > look for here? >> >> >> >> I was looking for the output in relation to eth0, which is the forst >> >> ethernet device. Posting the output of the command would have been >> fine. >> >> >> >> > route -n gives: >> >> > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use >> >> Iface >> >> > 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 >> eth0 >> >> > 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 >> eth0 >> >> > >> >> >> >> Weirdly there is no 127. route, but otherwise looks fine. >> > >> > Can't remember ever seeing 127.0.0.1 in a "route -n". Maybe you're >> > thinking of "route -nC" Nick. >> > >> > Anyway, the absence of 127.0.0.0 is not important here. >> > >> >> >> >> > cat /etc/resolve.conf gives: >> >> > nameserver 10.1.1.1 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> clearly wrong, your dns server won't be 10.1.1.1. >> > >> > Not *clearly* wrong since the Linksys maybe issuing another one of its >> > private IP interfaces as the DNS server address. But yes, 192.168.1.1 >> is >> > likely to be a better bet. The PC can get to it because it's only got >> one >> > default route - via 192.168.1.1 as it happens! >> > >> >> >> >> Try changing this to 192.168.1.1 (if the router provides dns >> services) >> >> or >> >> the ip address of your isp's dns server if it doesn't. >> > >> > If that doesn't work, try changing /etc/network/interfaces as such: >> > >> > --- Snip here >> > auto lo eth0 >> > iface lo inet loopback >> > >> > iface eth0 inet dhcp >> > >> > mapping hotplug >> > script grep >> > map eth0 >> > >> > iface dsl-provider inet ppp >> > provider dsl-provider >> > >> > iface ppp0 inet ppp >> > provider ppp0 >> > --- Cut here >> > >> > Then do "ifdown eth0" and then "ifup eth0". >> > >> > Then do: >> > >> > host www.google.co.nz >> > arp -a >> > ifconfig eth0 >> > route >> > >> > By the way, do you have a link light on your network card and on your >> > Linksys? >> > >> > Regards, >> > Michael. >> > >> >> >
