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

[Mark Street]

Then in redhat-config-network or neat... or whatever they call it.  Edit your 
definition for ppp0.  You really need to check the box "Automatically DNS 
information from provider".  This option is equivalent to a PEERDNS=YES 
option in your /etc/sysconfig/networking-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0  script.....

Those GUI tools are sometimes the only way... unfortunately they don't help 
one learn very easily.

As far as my service commands........ you were to run them just as I typed 
them.   service is a command that can control different services you run on 
your machine, check out service --help

# service iptables stop 

from a root shell would turn off your firewall.  I just wanted to see if we 
could get you out.

On Tuesday 11 March 2003 17:16, Dave Sisley wrote:

> Hey:
> Thanks for the further input, everybody.  I think I have narrowed
> this down to a DNS problem.  Pinging as Kyle suggested works until
> #3, sonic.net.  On a whim, I decided to plug in the numeric
> address of  a website I manage, and wouldn't you know it, mozilla
> brought it up, no problem.
>
> As for Mark's suggestions, I had thought about a possible firewall
> issue.  I don't know anything about firewalls, and hadn't put one
> in on purpose, but I thought maybe I did it by accident, and ran
> Lokkit to remove any firewall. I have no idea if that really
> worked, though.  I'm embarrassed to say, Mark, that I don't
> understand the iptable and ipchain commands you posted.  What am I
> supposed to put in place of 'service'?  The full name of my ISP
> (arczip.com)?
> Please advise if you have time, otherwise maybe we can chat at the
> meeting.  I will lug the laptop and bring my optimism along.
>
> In the mean time, I am going to double check the DNS addresses on
> my ISP's site and plug them in one more time.
>
> -Dave.
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