Re: Internet set up

From: Randy (abuse_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 05/07/05 

Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 17:46:44 GMT

> First determine if you have real internet connectivity. Use a terminal
> window to see if you can ping an outside address. If you can, that means
> you are connected to the internet and probably need to check your browser
> configuration.
>
> If you can't ping a web address, determine if it is a connectivity problem
> or a dns problem. For example, if you can't ping www.google.com but you
> can ping 64.233.167.147, then your dns isn't setup correctly.
>
> If you can't ping either, but can see your network, I'd wonder if your
> gateway settings are correct.
>
> You might also check your router settings to see if it is restricting
> anything by MAC address or such.
>
> You haven't given much specific information to work with, so these are
> just guesses.

OK I tried to ping and I can't. At this point I would say that my dns
isn't set up and my gateway settings are incorrect. I found that there
is an update to my router firmware, so I will go do that now. What
information do I need to set up the gateway and dns?

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