Re: Can only ping the router, but not the internet with WLAN?
From: Dave (dgmfield_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 09/04/05
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Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 04:23:02 GMT
Make sure you do a check to update 9.3. This helped solve my wireless
connection system problems automatically although they were not th esame as
ypurs.
"Spare Brain" <spare_brain@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I just loaded SuSE 9.3 on my laptop. When I connect the laptop directly
> through the NIC card to the Netgear router, the interface works fine and I
> can surf the net.
>
> Next I tried using the Belkin FD6050 to go wireless. The YaST configured
> it fine, and I am very impressed with the setup that took seconds to
> recognize the card and allow me to set up the WEP, etc. But now the
> trouble starts.
>
> While I can ping my router (192.168.0.1) and browse the router setup page,
> it is not able to connect to the internet (ping www.yahoo.com returns
> "unknown host"). I tried turning off the firewall, but it did not change
> that behavior.
>
> (Note that the router serves other computers, both direct and through
> wireless, and they all can access internet - the effect is localized to
> the Linux laptop)
>
> Any hints on why this may be happening?
>
>
> Thanks
> SB
>
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