Subject: Re: cable modem ethernet connection problems
From: Jose Luis Paredes (jose.paredes@yale.edu)
Date: Mon Jul 09 2001 - 14:34:28 MDT
This might be too simplistic but what about the DNS servers? those
entries go in /etc/resolv.conf. have you configured those?
>Hello All -
>
>I've tried very hard to follow instructions posted to this list regarding
>setting up my ethernet connection, but I just can't get it right. Any help
>is greatly appreciated!
>
>Here's my situation:
>
>Pismo 400 connected to a router, that is connected to my cable modem
>DHCP is turned OFF on the router - so on the Mac side, I just use a static
>IP (and that's what I want on the Linux side)
>
>I can currently ping the router, and my roommate's machine (also connected
>to the router), but I cannot seem to get 'outside' -- no web,
>mail...nothing!
>
>Here's my setup in netcfg:
>
>Names:
>hostname: ydlpowerbook
>domain: localdomain
>
>hosts: nothing entered (I tried putting in a loopback address (127.0.0.1)
>and generic names, but that didn't seem to do anything)
>
>interfaces:
>lo 127.0.0.1 proto: none atboot: yes active: active
>eth0 <my IP> proto: none atboot: yes active: active
>
>routing:
>default gateway: <my router's IP>
>
>Am I doing something wrong? I know little about networking. I see so much
>info out there about configuring DHCP, but not much about static IP
>addresses. Thanks for your help in advance!
>
>-AJ
>
>---------------------------------
>ajchoren@uwm.edu
>graphic design student
>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>---------------------------------
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