On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Dennis Veatch wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I subscribed to Road Runner (cable using DHCP) two weeks ago and am still
> > not able to use it...
> > I got rid of my first problem (making eth0 work) thanks to two Linux
> > angels, Michael and Greg, that I thank again.
> >
> > Now here is what's happening:
> >
> > * Eth0 seems to work like a charm (IRQ and IO are specified for eth0, the
> > boot says "OK" after "Configuring the Eth0 interface" and so on)
>
> What type of NIC are you using?
>
> >
> > * DHCPCD has been configured, and also seems to work. Indeed, when I type
> > "dhcpcd" it says "already running".
>
> When you run the command 'ps ax', what does it show for dhcpd? On my machine
> when running that command it shows;
>
> /usr/sbin/dhcpd eth1
>
> If you only have one NIC installed it should say eth0.
>
> >
> > * When I use the command "ifconfig", I have a nice inet adress for eth0.
>
> What does ifconfig report eth0 address to be?
>
> >
> > * The "online" led of the cable modem they provided is flashing on and off.
>
> Is it doing that while you are trying to access the net or when not doing
> anything at all?
>
> >
> >
> > BUT
> >
> > * When I open netscape and type "www.linux.org" or any other adress it
> > answers "unable to locate the server bla bla bla".
>
> Can you ping yourself?
> Can you ping an address on the outside.
> What does your /etc/resolv.conf file say? I use Roadrunner and here is my
> resolv.conf;
>
> search wor.rr.com
> nameserver 24.94.163.38
> nameserver 24.94.163.39
> nameserver 24.94.163.34
>
> Depending on your location, the nameserver addresses will of course vary.
>
> >
> >
> > I did not configure myself DHCPCD or any connection, I let Mandrake do it:
> > In Netconf, I simply used the "Basic Host Information" tab, enabling DHCP.
> > I didn't touch the other tabs as I do not understand that Networking stuff.
> > I guess there is something to do, and I am pretty sure it is something very
> > simple, but I don't know what...
> >
> > [My computer features a Pentium 733, 128 RAM, Tyan Trinity 400 motherboard.
> > Good stuff.]
> >
> > I thank the Linux angels who will save my computer life again!
> >
> > Nicolas
Also try 'nslookup www.linux.org'. This will give you the address of your
primary nameserver and the address it thinks www.linux.org is.
--
D.M.(Mike) Mattix
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