[NBLUG/talk] Can't get online w/new RH8 Install

[augie]

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Dave Sisley wrote:
| I just upgraded my IBM thinkpad from RH 7.2 to 8.0 and I'm having
| trouble getting online via a pcmcia modem.  I have configured a
| connection and can get it to dial out to my ISP and log in through
| both the 'neat' GUI and wvdial.  But if I bring up mozilla or try
| tp ssh into an outside server, nothing happens.  Any ideas?
| Since I get 30 days of web support from RH, I sent them an email
| on Sunday, but
| <flattery>I thought I would ask the group here as well, I'll bet
| you guys are faster!</flattery>
| Thanks in advance for your help.

possibly a routing and/or DNS issue. you could try pinging a known
outside IP address instead of the domain name and see if that works.

OR

from the command line perform the follwing:

/sbin/route -n
cat /etc/resolv.conf

my default gateway and dns are at the same ip on my LAN so i get this:

[augie at goku augie]$ /sbin/route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use
Iface
192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
0.0.0.0         192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
[augie at goku augie]$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 192.168.1.1

you'll be looking to see your isp's default gateway and dns machine
respectively where i have '192.168.1.1'. i think that should help narrow
down the problem range. let us know what you find.

augie


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