If you can connect and ping, there is nothing wrong with your modem.
Can you ping the DNS addresses in /etc/resolv.conf - if you can, then it is probably
a problem with your config.
If you cannot, then I suspect these are the problem.
Matt
At Thursday, 28/09/2000 11:15 AM (+1000), Gregg wrote:
>Dear Slug,
>
>I've got RH6.0 running a server at my house. It's been going great guns for more
>than a year now with no problems. I use masquerade so that I can link on my
>laptop and two other computers and use the server as a gateway to my ISP.
>
>Two nights ago we had a lightning storm (but not actually near us). Since then,
>my modem connects fine to my ISP but DNS doesn't seem to work. I can ping IP
>addresses but not domain names. I've checked /etc/resolv.conf and all looks
>reasonable (as it has been for a long time).
>
>I rang my ISP's tech support thinking it was probably a fault at their server
>(they fall over frequently during lightning) but they said I was the only one
>reporting a problem from Gosford. They suggested that my modem was damaged (by
>lightning or other reason). I'm sceptacle - is it reasonable that a modem would
>be only partially broken? Could the modem affect the way domain names are
>processed? I'd guess that domain name processing was a software task.
>
>My laptop has a different (Win)modem and can connect fine to the server (ruling
>out the telephone line) with DNS support.
>
>The modem on the linux box has been very reliable so I'd rather not mess with a
>new one (although its running only at 28.8kbps). Could anyone shed some light on
>what could be going on?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gregg
>
>
>
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