[gentoo-user] net config? problems

2003-03-07 Thread Stephen Turner
im having a few issues connecting to the net, ive got my nic module installed and running, the kernel fires up sees all the hardware and then i ping my cable/dsl router, well alls good but i cant ping my wan gateway! i cant get out of my home lan! but if i boot winbloze i can send this email! any

Re: [gentoo-user] net config? problems

2003-03-07 Thread Stephen Varga
For your description of the problem it sounds like you do not have a defualt gateway specified in your linux system Do a 'netstat -rn' and see if you have a line that look similar to this '0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 40 0 0 eth0' If you do is it pointing to

Re: [gentoo-user] net config? problems (solved)

2003-03-07 Thread Stephen Turner
thanks guys for your response :) it was my gateway, for some reason or another it didnt work out the first time, i removed the eth0/ before my gateway address when the modules werent loading for some strange reason, i was tired and not thinking clearly :-p when you guys mentioned gateway i