Re: dhcp connects but cannot resolve names
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:15:17 +0100, oxy <oxyopes@googlemail.com> wrote:
> me% dhclient ath0
> There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.pid with pid 5104
> killed old client process, removed PID file
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> wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
> wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
> Listening on LPF/ath0/<hardware address>
> Sending on LPF/ath0/<hardware address>
> Sending on Socket/fallback
> DHCPREQUEST on ath0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
> DHCPACK from 192.168.2.1
> bound to 192.168.2.36 -- renewal in 164964 seconds.
>
> me% ifconfig ath0
> ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <hardware address>
> inet addr:192.168.2.36 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
The DHCP server at 192.168.2.1 handed you an address - OK. It should have also handed the client additional network information such as a default route, name servers, etc.
> me% route add default gw 192.168.2.36
This is incorrect. The gateway will be a router - you have defined the default gateway to be your own client machine. I would start over downing the ath0 interface, and going back through your routine, stopping after you get an IP from 'dhclient ath0'.
Assuming the DHCP server is also the gateway router (and the DHCP server is configured properly), you should already have a default gateway route of 192.168.2.1. What is the output of the command 'route -n'?
> me% nslookup www.yahoo.com
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
Check the contents of /etc/resolv.conf for 'nameserver [IP_address]' entries. 'cat /etc/resolv.conf'? Can you ping those IP addresses?
To see what the DHCP server is actually handing the client, 'cat /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.ath0.leases', please.
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Kind Regards,
Michael Shuler
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