-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2005-10-29 20:26 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Here's where I get a little stuck. My internet programs are not > recognising this eth1 connection. What step do I need to perform in > order to get the internet connection working?
A good starting point may be taking a look at the kernel IP routing table -- that's what "route" is for. You probably want to use its "-n" switch to disable host name lookups. You want a route with destination 0.0.0.0, genmask 0.0.0.0 (means CIDR network 0/0, or "default" upstream) and gateway somewhere in the range 24.88.247.x (24.88.247/24), going through (iface) eth1. Without it, your system will not be able to talk to anything outside of your little corner of Road Runner's network. If you have such a route, then running traceroute (also with "-n") towards a known valid IP address should give you some clue as to where the problem is. You may also want to look at any iptables rule sets you may have; that's "iptables -L -n" (list, numerical). If you can connect to an IP address but not using a DNS name, that leaves just name resolution (/etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf under "hosts:", as I recall). - -- Michael Kjörling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://michael.kjorling.com/ * ASCII Ribbon Campaign: Against HTML Mail, Proprietary Attachments * * ..... No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings ..... * -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDY8f3dY+HSb3praYRAq3TAJ9TjvcQGSMpEFt+1+asqgE3SvlXeQCeNy77 J0r+Y/uyplQw2gfTNhSofDo= =1nZX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
