On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 02:02:59PM -0400, Jan Sneep wrote: > > I've lost Internet access from the machine running Debian. I can > successfully PING other computers on the LAN and can successfully PING the > gateway router and can transfer files back and forth between machines. When you tranfer files back and forth between machines: Do you use their names or their IP addresses? > All the other machines can successfully access Internet websites, but > just can't get there using either Epiphany or Iceweasel. So, basically, you internet connection is OK, but that specific machine has got a problem. > Haven't changed any settings on the router. The only thing I can think of is > we had a sudden power outage yesterday, But I don't think either of the > browsers were open at the time and everything appears to startup without any > error messages. No error messages at all? you might have missed something - check /var/log/syslog - things like filesystem repair and the like might be interesting... > Any suggestions on what I can try? Can you ping hosts out on the interweb using IP addresses? E.g. try: $ ping 82.69.56.225 Also try: $ ping galileo.jorgensen.org.uk If the first command fails, then you have a network connectivity problem - time to check that the network interface actually has a (correct) IP address and that routing and firewalling doesn't get in the way. (obviously you'll check the cable first, right? :-) If the first command works, and the 2nd fails, then you have a name resolution problem - and you should check /etc/resolv.conf. If you're using dhcp (and it sounds like you are), dhcp should take care of setting up /etc/resolv.conf > By the way is there an equivalent command to the Windows IPCONFIG for > releasing and renewing IP addresses with the DHCP server? we have /sbin/ifconfig (note that /sbin isn't in the path for normal users) which will show the current configuration of the network interface. If the interface is connected and set up correctly, it should list a network address. I cannot remember how to control dhcpclient off the top of my head - hopefully somebody else can help here. But this might help: # ifdown eth0 # # wait for a bit # ifup eth0 (assuming that eth0 is your network interface) > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by xxxxxx Advertising? Why? -- Karl E. Jorgensen karl@jorgensen.org.uk http://www.jorgensen.org.uk/ karl@jorgensen.com http://karl.jorgensen.com ==== Today's fortune: Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac (and nobody cares about it). -- Bill Joy 6/21/85
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