Re: Why cant I get an internet connection
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff" <jcoppock1@attbi.com>
To: <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: Why cant I get an internet connection
> shaun bokowski, 2002-Aug-19 18:07 -0700:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff" <jcoppock1@attbi.com>
> > To: <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 11:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: Why cant I get an internet connection
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Jeff" <jcoppock1@attbi.com>
> > > > To: <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 8:28 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: Why cant I get an internet connection
> > > >
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> > > Sorry Shaun, I didn't see that you replied to the list and to me
> > > directly too...jc
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
> > > Diggin' Debian Admin and User
> >
> > I am running pump not dhcpclient. pump (dhcp) and networking was
configure
> > at
> > the beginning and I got on the internet. What should show in the
> > /var/log/syslog file,
> > what am I looking for that shows I really do have a connection. I think
that
> > my network
> > is not working.
>
> The syslog will show the details of the dhcp process, your system
> getting it's IP configuration. That's all it'll show. If you're not
> sure your network is working, check to make sure eth0 is configured
> properly by checking "ifconfig eth0" as root, and then ping the
> address shown:
>
> $ sudo ifconfig eth0
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:C9:BC:78:C9
> inet addr:192.168.0.116 Bcast:192.168.0.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:1738 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:2296 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:3
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> RX bytes:823076 (803.7 KiB) TX bytes:292453 (285.5 KiB)
> Interrupt:3 Base address:0x300
>
> $ ping -c 2 192.168.0.116
> PING 192.168.0.116 (192.168.0.116): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 192.168.0.116: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.5 ms
> 64 bytes from 192.168.0.116: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.4 ms
>
> If that works, then check to see if you received a default gateway
> from dhcp:
>
> $ netstat -rn
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
> 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 40 0 0 eth0
> 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 40 0 0 eth0
>
> The "0.0.0.0" is the default gateway. See if you can ping it:
>
> $ ping -c 2 192.168.0.1
> PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.8 ms
> 64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=1.2 ms
>
> Now, lets see if your DNS is working. First check to see if it got
> configured:
>
> $ cat /etc/resolv.conf
> search attbi.com
> nameserver 216.148.227.68
> nameserver 204.127.202.4
>
> Now see if you can reach one:
>
> $ ping -c 2 216.148.227.68
> PING 216.148.227.68 (216.148.227.68): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 216.148.227.68: icmp_seq=0 ttl=54 time=100.8 ms
> 64 bytes from 216.148.227.68: icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=79.6 ms
>
> Okay, next find out if it will resolve for you:
>
> $ nslookup -sil www.yahoo.com
> Server: 216.148.227.68
> Address: 216.148.227.68#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> www.yahoo.com canonical name = www.yahoo.akadns.net.
> Name: www.yahoo.akadns.net
> Address: 64.58.76.178
> Name: www.yahoo.akadns.net
> Address: 64.58.76.179
> <snipped the rest>
>
> Try pinging one of the yahoo addresses. If that works, you're on the
> internet. I'm assuming here that your service provider isn't
> requiring you to use PPPoE/oA or the like. That would change the
> interface you use for the above tests. It would be ppp0 instead.
>
> jc
>
>
>
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> Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
> Diggin' Debian Admin and User
>
>
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Jeff,
Everything was ok till I got to
$ nslookup -sil www.yahoo.com
Server: 216.148.227.68
Address: 216.148.227.68#53
I do
user@hostname nslookup -sil www.yahoo.com
bash: nslookup: command not found
I ping both yahoo addresses and no luck.
I am doing everything in # root or $ user as you print . My service provider
is using or requires PPPoE , no static ip.
What could be it?
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