[Newbie]{again} internet and mandrake!

Sniipe

absolute total and utter newbie to linux here so be easy on me. (literally installed 3 hrs ago)

Problem is that in mandrake (9.0) I can't set up the net properly

Here's my info which works (in XP)


ip - 10.3.1.117
subnet - 255.255.0.0
default gateway - 10.3.1.1
dhcp server - 10.3.1.1
dns servers - 217.114.163.197
217.114.163.198

so where do I enter all this in?

I can ping the dhcp server and the dns servers but I can't use them for my internet

Lemming

Dunno if this is right, and i'm not the most adept person on this topic but:

look up the 'ifconfig' tool. I know that it's been depreciated in the more recent incarnations of RH (in favour of 'ip'), but I dunno about Mandrake.

Kell, Dahamsta, Verb, Type, anyone else, feel free to correct me here

Tom Dunne

Mandrake Control Center is your only man! It should be located on the, er, start menu thingy. It's a little flakey in Mandrake 8.1, hopefully they have updated it for Mandrake 9.

It has a GUI that makes things relatively easy, especially for a newbie.

Sniipe

been there done that. I must be entering in something wrong! I click on the connection icon, it brings me into the small menu, I click connect, it connects me to the network but not the internet and in no place does it mention dns

Typedef

Here is exactly what you need to do.

You need to make sure your default gateway is 10.3.1.1.

Your dhcp server should provide that information and if your nic's ip is assigned by dhcp you probably have that information inserted into your kernel's routing tables.

So aside from that all you have to do is to make sure that in /etc/resolv.conf you have your nameservers specified correctly.

It should say

nameserver 217.114.163.197
nameserver 217.114.163.198

Once you have that specified correctly try this from your box.

ping 217.114.166.147 if that doesn't work then you don't have your default gateway specified right in your kernel's routing tables.

if that does work then try
ping www.boards.ie

you should see the ip address resolve to 217.114.166.147, if it doesn't, then you haven't set up your nameserver properly in your /etc/resolv.conf file.

If you are sure that you have the correct default gateway in your kernel's routing tables.

ie by issuing this command

route add -net default gw 10.3.1.1 and you can't ping 217.114.166.147, then your router is not performing nat properly and your router needs to be fixed.

basically

Sniipe

Typedef, thanks for all the input esp, the /etc/resolv.conf file, I reckon that could be it, I'll try it when I get home l8r. I already can ping 217.114.163.198, other linux users (also newbies) can ping me but I can't ping them (strange) but anyway I think that will fix it. Thanks again

Also I looked at ipconfig /all and it told me that 10.3.1.1 is my default gateway and dhcp server(linux server)

Again, THX. Any other good mandrake/linux forums around that u know of off hand. (I will try google l8r ne way)

Typedef

Are you trying to get onto the internet from a modem 'at home'?

If so... all you have to do is configure kppp with the right values

telephone number, username, password.... a lot like making a dialup connection in Windows.

You will need to download the drivers for you modem though I'd suspect.

Assuming it's a Rockwell/Conexant or Lucent winmodem..... you have to install the drivers and configure kppp
Else if you have an external modem... you will have to configure kppp to use that.

Or... perhaps you have a home network.. and we should be mucking about with getting your linux box to reference your external network properly.

Basically though, all that stuff with default gateways and nameservers will be configured as if by magic by your pppd (point to point daemon) once you make a dial up connection.

If, I am reading your post right, you have an XP professional box in work, which has a dhcp server, this is totally not the configuration you need for your home setup 'unless' you already have a network that has access to the interweb 'at home'.

If you have a box at home with a modem... you need to get that working... and then make a dialup connection... the point-to-point protocol will make the changes you need to access the internet.

If you see where I'm going with this.

Sniipe

typedef thanks a million the resolve.conf file did it, for some reason there was only 10.3.1.1 in it, obviously I did that accidently, but surely there is an easier way to enter DNS servers. Anyway I'm using Galeon at the moment, which I think sucks, I was told about a btr one so I'll have to did up that post! The speed is considerably slower than IE 6 if thats possible....

but thanks again typedef, u've made my day!

Typedef

Ok.

So.... obviously, you two boxes are on the same network.

10.3.1.x

hmm...

Sniipe

boxes ? I guess that means computers?

10.3.1.?
255.255.0.0

subnetted!

zAbbo

I`m sure a version of mozilla is available, galeon is grand i`ve found, altho i only use Mozilla 1.2.1(1.3) atm.

Tasty browser