Re: Wireless Nameserver Problem

From: PC (uri_at_ipdaily.org)
Date: 11/14/04 

Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:58:23 GMT

Turn off the card that isn't wireless. Your machine can't find the DNS to do
the address lookup. Give the static IP of the DNS to your router and to your
machine.... also make sure the router is giving your machine the gateway
address.

"Paul" <mr_pookie_jr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4196E04B.70B31CD6@yahoo.com...
> I seem to be able to connect to my wireless router, and I get assiged a
> local ip address. But, when I open my web browser and try to navigate
> to a website, i can't get there (I get a website name unrecognized
> message). I try pinging my ISP's nameserver address and get no
> response. The nameserver address is in resolv.conf. Any idea what I
> need to do to fix this problem?
>
> FYI, I have an onboard ethernet wired card configured as eth0 (but not
> plugged into a network) in addition to the wireless card configured as
> eth1. I've tried turning off both cards (with ifdown) and then turning
> back on only eth1 (with if up), but that doesn't seem to help.
>
> Thanks!
>

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