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Hi Johannes, I have worked on /etc/network/interfaces and so will check to see if I
messed up there. Many thanks. Ed -----Original Message----- > > > Hi There, > > I had to reinstall Debian from my cd-rom. In the earlier
install (from the > same cd-rom), I could connect to the Internet through my Windows
XP laptop > with no problem. They are connected by a Cat5 Crossover
cable between their > Ethernet cards. Now, after the reinstall, I cannot connect
to the outside > world from my Debian system. I pinged each system from the
other and the > Ethernet connection is good. I tried to use apt-get update
and the error > message said that apt could not resolve the name of the
destination computer > to get the updates. I connected to the destination computer
with the laptop > easily so it is there and running. Have you configured your nameserver and/or gateway and/or proxy
correctly? /etc/network/interfaces I need no proxy myself so I don't know in which file to set it up. Johannes |