Re: Help with Debian Install
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:00:16 +0200, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 07:47:21PM -0000, Ed wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:00:18 +0200, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>>
>> > On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 05:23:35PM -0000, Ed wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >> I downloaded an image called debian-40r1-i386-netinst.iso. The
>> >> install went fine until I got to the step to 'Configure the Package
>> >> Manager'. When I do this step, it asks if I want to use a network
>> >> mirror and I choose 'yes'. It then asks for a protocol and I choose
>> >> 'http' although I also tried 'ftp' and it fails also. Next it asks
>> >> for a country and I choose 'United States'. Next it asks for a
>> >> archive mirror. I have tried nearly all, but currently I am trying
>> >> ' '.
>> >
>> > have you confirmed that the network is up? switch to a VT (alt-f2)
>> > and try pinging various addresses.
>> >
>> >
>> You are on the right track. I can NOT ping linux.csua.berkeley.edu or
>> it's ip address which is 169.229.49.36. I can ping other computers on
>> my home network. The modem I was referring to is my dsl modem. The
>> install CD has not reported any errors up to the point I mention above.
>> Is there a different install image I should download and use. I was
>> not too keen on downloading the 20+ cd images for a complete CD
>> install. Do you know which ones I would need just for gnome and
>> firefox for starters?
>
> okay, you can ping your local net, but not outside it. how about posting
> the output of
>
> route
>
> on the machine in question while installing
>
> I'm guessing there's no default route which you could get with
>
> route add default gw <ip.address.of.your.gateway>
>
> A
Here is the output of route on the machine in question. 192.168.1.1 is
correct for other computers on my home lan.
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth0
default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
eth0
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