internet problems

coolbreeze · 12-01-2003, 05:34 PM

i recently installed mandrake 9.2 ...no problems with install everything went smooth as silk. but the problems started when i tried to login to the internet. I am using a lynksys wireless router with a broadband connection
i tried using the wizard to configur connection but with no results.
so i unhooked My router to see if i could connect direct..still no results.
I did a ping and got results 100% but still couldn't connect..
does anyone know step by step how to configure this so i can log into the net??? Oh by the way ..as if u didn't know . I am a newbie and green as hell.. in other words i don't know jack!!!!But i do want to learn linux
so mall help will be part of my growing toward linux nirvana!!!!!!

( Never argue with stupid people, they`ll just drag you down , and
beat you with experience.......)

chort · 12-01-2003, 05:49 PM

Sounds like a DNS problem. Get the correct DNS servers from your ISP settings and put them in /etc/resolv.conf

If your nameservers are (just an example)
192.168.1.15
172.16.3.15

then you would edit /etc/resolv.conf and add the following:

nameserver 192.168.1.15
nameserver 172.16.3.15

make sure those two lines are above any other line that says "nameserver".

Oh, actually I should point out that I'm assuming that you're pining some IP address on the Internet. Could you please be more specific and tell us what it is you're pining that works?

coolbreeze · 12-01-2003, 05:54 PM

thnx that will help ... now do i use my network
ip or my public ip when i configure this
i know it is easy for you ..but can u be more specific ....

i do appreciate ur help

oh and the ip i was ping ing was my public ip.. but my router was diconnected and i did get a response 100%
but couldnt connect to internet still

chort · 12-01-2003, 06:22 PM

Your Linux box should have an IP on your inside LAN network, unless it's plugged directly into the cable modem (or DSL). The easiest setup would be to plug in the wireless router (check in the web admin and make sure you have a WAN IP) and then give your Linux box an IP on the LAN network that the Linksys router uses. It will probably use 192.168.0.1 for the inside router interface, so use 192.168.0.2 for your Linux box. Make sure you set your default route on Linux to 192.168.0.1 (the inside IP of your Linksys).

Also, check the web admin section of the Linksys for Status. It should list the DNS servers that you got when the Linksys got a DHCP lease from your ISP. Make sure you list those as your "nameserver" entries in /etc/resolv.conf on Linux.