Re: FC4 internet connection

From: Garry Harthill (gazzerh_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/19/05

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    On 18/10/05, captnemotx@netscape.net <captnemotx@netscape.net> wrote:
    > Hi,
    > I'm new to the list so my question may have been answered previously.
    > I just upgraded from FC2 to 4. I've got an IBM clone computer with an
    > Abit KT7A Raid motherboard, 1GB of RAM, AMD Athlon 1GHz processor, DSL
    > connection to the Internet with a D-Link DI-604 Broadband/Ethernet
    > router connecting 4 computers on my home network.
    >
    > After I finished upgrading to FC4 I tried checking for updates by
    > running up2date but got error messages. Checking further, it appears
    > that the machine is not connecting to the Internet (I can't call up any
    > other Web sites). I checked the Internet Connection Wizard and it is
    > only giving me the option to connect using a static IP Address rather
    > than an automatically obtained address using DHCP (which I had been
    > using under FC2 just fine). I *do* have a static IP Address and
    > usually run an Internet/e-mail server on another computer but it has
    > been down lately due to hardware problems). The Ethernet card in the
    > machine shows to be active.
    >
    > Any suggestions? Thanks for any help. You may e-mail me direct if you
    > wish.
    >
    > Kevin Phillips

    Can you ping external IP addresses.

    Try and ping 64.233.183.104

    You do know this is not a private IP address range? Why are you using
    this IP address and network address?

    Maybe you have mis-configured your internal network. 

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