On 23/04/2008, Cary Bielenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sebastian, > If you go into windows & bring up a command prompt & type > ipconfig it will give you your IP settings if you write down the default > gateway it will probably be 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.0.254 then boot into > Ubuntu & bring up a terminal & type sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces you > should see something like this > > > # The primary network interface > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > Add this line under the iface eth0 inet dhcp > > gateway 192.168.0.X (x= the last octec of your gateway address you got > from Windows) > > > Cheers Cary > > BTW I'm not a Ubuntu user but Kubuntu & from what I have read it will be > gedit I would use nano ;-) > > > > Sebastian Spiess wrote: > > > Cary Bielenberg wrote: > > > > > I have seen Ubuntu not add the default gateway in DHCP on some DSL > routers, does it show from ifconfig? > > > > > > > > > Cary > > > > > > Sebastian wrote: > > > > > > > On 22/04/2008, Cary Bielenberg<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sounds like either wrong/no default gateway or incorrect subnet > mask. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cary > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sebastian wrote: > > > > > > hi all, > > > > > > since yesterday I have network trouble with my feisty > installation. > > > > > > I can connect to my router and see that the router is > online/connected > > > > > > but that's about it. > > > > > > I can't ping or connect to a address outside my network. > > > > > > > > > > > > The thing is, I haven't changed a thing during the last 3 days, > at > > > > > > least not regarding network/Internet/proxy. Or not to my > knowledge. > > > > > > What I did during the last days (as far as I remember) was try to > get > > > > > > a hald script to run, ran the software for > https://www.osscensus.org/ > > > > > > (you should all participate) and use the thing (surf, email, IM, > > > > > > audio, video the usual thing). > > > > > > > > > > > > So I have no idea whats going on or where to start looking... > > > > > > > > > > > > Please help! > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Sebastian > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ubuntu-au mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I forgot to mention that under windows everything works. > > > > > > > > Regarding the network settings. the router assigns gateway and subnet > > > > etc. I can see that in the connection details and I can connect to the > > > > router web interface > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am not 100% sure what you mean with __default__ gateway. > > I started in recovery mode and then I did init 3, logged in an the > network worked > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ifconfig eth0 > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr > > inet addr:192.168.0.2 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0... > > > > ifconfig seems fine to me here. > > > > I then restarted, normal, logged in and it worked again. Strange things > are happening here ?:-\ > > > > ifconfig -a eth0 > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr > > inet addr:192.168.0.2 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > > > > ifconfig shows the same result here. > > > > Thanks very much for your help > > > > Cheers, Sebastian > > >
hi Cary, I think it works again, the router IP is set as standard gateway. The strange thing is the only thing I did was restart and boot windows a couple of times... *puzzled* Thanks for your help -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
