Re: Can't get internet working in Linux

From: Noah Roberts (nroberts_at_stmartin.edu)
Date: 02/08/05 

Date: 8 Feb 2005 08:55:50 -0800

santanu wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a dual boot computer with Fedora Core 1 and
> Windows 2000. I have internet access under Windows
> but under Linux I can't get internet working. The
> ethernet card is working though (8139too.o)
>
> I have tried all possible things as far as my limited
> knowledge permits but still no result. What I found
> from my efforts were the following:
>
> o It can ping itself, and others
> directly connected to it
> o It can ping the default gateway
> o The resolv.conf file contents are valid
> o It cannot ping any of the nameservers
> o Traceroute shows that (apparently) it gets stuck
> at the gateway (or maybe the next hop)

What is the gateway? Is it a DSL modem or some such? Is it using DHCP
for Windows? Are you setting up the network in linux in the same way?

>>From what you describe my assumption would be that the gateway is not
routing. The fact that it works in windows indicates possible firewall
or routing issues that are being solved by the windows settings. Of
course I am not there and have no program output to go by so this is
assumption only.

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