sounds like it didn't pick up the default gateway what if anything does the route command output after the network is brought up
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Douglas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 August 2004 01:27 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Bug#268484: Installation report > > > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: rc1 > uname -a: Linux fox 2.4.26-sparc64 #1 Fri Jun 18 02:04:50 PDT 2004 > sparc64 unknown > Date: 2004-08-26 > Method: Boot from the businesscard CD image. Download packages from > home-firewall'd (NETGEAR MR814v2) DSL connection. Control computer by > serial connection. > > Machine: Sun Ultra 1 UPA/SBus > Processor: UltraSPARC 200MHz > Memory: 768 MB > Root Device: SCSI HD. > Root Size/partition table: no idea > Output of lspci and lspci -n: sh: lspci: not found > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot worked: [O] > Configure network HW: [O] > Config network: [E] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [ ] > Partition hard drives: [ ] > Create file systems: [ ] > Mount partitions: [ ] > Install base system: [ ] > Install boot loader: [ ] > Reboot: [ ] > > Comments/Problems: > > The network got configured properly, IP address and all (using DHCP). > Then after setting up the Debian mirror, the Release file would not > download. Going to a command prompt, ifconfig showed everything was in > working order. The machine could be pinged (couldn't ping out, no ping > command). It could wget files from my internal ftp and http servers. > But it couldn't download anything from any external servers. Neither > domain names or IP addresses would work. Nor connecting via a static > IP. Even a different network card would not work. The network port did > work with other computers though. > > I'm going to try a new daily build from today to see if it > changes anything. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.737 / Virus Database: 491 - Release Date: 11/08/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.737 / Virus Database: 491 - Release Date: 11/08/2004 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]