On Sunday 08 May 2005 14:53, Snapafun wrote:
SNIP
> >>
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network
> >> HOSTNAME=Snapafun.con
> >> NETWORKING=yes
> >> GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
> >
> > I assume 192.168.1.1 is your router.
>
> Turns out that what it may require is 192.168.1.100, but more on that
> later.
>
No the gate way is your router and that is 192.168.1.1 as your PCLOS
configuration shows. So you need
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
you should not need the 'GATEWAYDEV=eth0' line unless you had two NICs on your
computer both on the same subnet.
Check to make sure that /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 is the ONLY
configuration file present. If you have other interfaces defined even if they
are not present then it could be confusing the system.
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> >
> > Yes - Is shorewall running?,
>
> It is and I believe I don't need it at present ?????
You do not need shorewall if your router is providing adequate firewall
protection. Some people like having two firewalls, but it should not be
necessary.
>
> and if it is what is in /etc/shorewall/interfaces
>
> > (just the bottom lines not all the comments)
> >
> > Your previous attempts may have left another interface defined as the
>
> interface to the internet ('net') and so the firewall may be blocking
> traffic. If it is wrong correct it and then 'shorewall restart'
>
> > Or you may prefer to completely disable the firewall in mcc to remove
>
> it from the equation.
>
>
> Aha......... I so agree !
>
So was /etc/shorewall/interfaces correct?
> Please hang in with me derek, as I need the help here and your above
> comments are greatly appreciated. I don't often beg, it's just that I'm
> so greatful.
>
> For now, I restarted my system with the PCLinuxOs livecd and got
> straight onto the internet, both by 1). Not doing anything and letting
> PCLinuxOs do its thing and , 2). By creating a new Lan connection using
> MCC to do that.
>
> Both ways worked fine and I am now 'web-mailing' this reply using
> PCLinuxOs.
>
> Things I learnt here is that 192.168.1.1 is the web gateway to my router
> that allows me to configure it directly. This OS uses 192.168.1.100 as
> the IP Address and leaves the gateway IP blank.
>
> I had earlier today "Reset" the router so ensure getting to it and found
> that I did not have DHCP enabled and that the access IP address defaults
> used a range of 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.149 so now understand why
> things were not working, though I do not understand why whilst things
> were working that everything fell over in the first place. I now believe
> that there is something wrong with my Mandrake10 Official installation
> because other annoying things are cropping up.
>
> At present I am seeing within MCC - Internet Access that the primary and
> secondary IP addresses are those of my ISP that I used for my dynamic
> connection whereas earlier I had only the primary IP entered as
> 192.168.1.100 and that worked fine. Still some learning for me there.
>
> So now I'm left with a choice, as I have the 2005LE DVD on its way, do I
> await for a new installion to arrive, or do I try to nail the problem
> currently with MDK10 so as to learn before I upgrade cleanly.
>
There is no magic at work here. There will be a very clear and probably simple
reason why your networking is broken. Once you have found it it will seem
obvious. I would hang in and get to the bottom.
> I believe right now that my problems are global on this system :
> The key number pad no longer works
> My scrolling no longer works
> And of course this internet problem.
>
I'll address those in the other thread.
BTW: PCLOS is very nice isn't it?
derek
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