Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

On Friday 10 December 2010 18:25:14 Dale wrote: > Mick wrote: > > The above should hopefully work. > > OK. I had a LONG day yesterday. I took a nap. I was getting a little > goofy here. Before I try all this, what is the best way to "undo" > everything I have done with this so far? I ask b

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

=== On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === > The modem I have is a Motorola Netopia 2210-02. I took that info > from the home page of the modem. Just looking at it, it's the little > silver colored thing and I did pay almost $80.00 for that thing. It > also says it has a DNS server and it is on. === O

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

Mick wrote: On 10 December 2010 09:40, Keith Dart wrote: === On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === I did this. From smoker, I pinged google. I got the IP address from that. I then tried to ping google BY IP address on lightening. It gives me the error "ping: unknown host 72.14.299.99".

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

On 10 December 2010 09:40, Keith Dart wrote: > === On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === >> I did this.  From smoker, I pinged google.  I got the IP address from >> that.  I then tried to ping google BY IP address on lightening.  It >> gives me the error "ping: unknown host 72.14.299.99". > > === > > Tha

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

=== On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === > I did this. From smoker, I pinged google. I got the IP address from > that. I then tried to ping google BY IP address on lightening. It > gives me the error "ping: unknown host 72.14.299.99". === That's a different error. That is not a valid address. S

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

> > > ip_forward is set to one. Confirmed it with cat. > > I did this one time before. I found a iptables script and when I ran it, > it just worked. The script is old and doesn't work anymore. The last time > it was a gateway issue. I'm not sure this time. > Are there any iptables rules on s

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

Adam Carter wrote: On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Dale > wrote: Hi, I got my system put together. I have booted a Gentoo 10 CD. This is the setup as far as the network goes. Internet DSL modem Gentoo rig named smoker New rig, n

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Dale wrote: > Hi, > > I got my system put together. I have booted a Gentoo 10 CD. This is the > setup as far as the network goes. > > Internet > > DSL modem > > Gentoo rig named smoker > > New rig, no name yet. Lightening will work for now. ;-) > > I got it wo

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

=== On Thu, 12/09, Dale wrote: === > bit, it says " ping: unknown host google.com". === Your DNS (name resolution) is not configured. You ISP has probably provided a couple that you can use. Add the name server IP addresses to /etc/resolv.conf file. nameserver x.x.x.x -- Keith Dart -- -- ~

[gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

Hi, I got my system put together. I have booted a Gentoo 10 CD. This is the setup as far as the network goes. Internet DSL modem Gentoo rig named smoker New rig, no name yet. Lightening will work for now. ;-) I got it working from internet to modem to Gentoo rig as usual. I also can