unable to connect to the internet

tuxi · #1 27th September 2006, 11:47 AM

ive just installed fc5, and have configured the ipaddress netmask gateway and dns, but cant connect to the web.

im using the onboard lan of a foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS motherboard and fedora detects it as eth0.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

InKo · #2 27th September 2006, 12:56 PM

did you test it on the LAN?
SELinux?..
IPTables?..
try to disable these step by step in order to know if some does problems...

lsmod for checking if the module of your net-card is loaded in the kernel !

markjensen · #3 27th September 2006, 01:35 PM

Is there a reason you are using a static IP, instead of DHCP?

shailbond · #4 27th September 2006, 01:58 PM

try connecting using Konqueror. I f you can just type about:config in address bar of firefox. filter for ipv6 and click to turn it to true from false settings. Now ur firefox should work fine.

paul matthijsse · #5 27th September 2006, 08:51 PM

with my fc5 there's nothing to configure with the on-board nic/lan + adsl modem, just connect cables the right way and, after giving your account name + password the first time, it runs, and stays running, nearly forever.

stevea · #6 28th September 2006, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuxi

ive just installed fc5, and have configured the ipaddress netmask gateway and dns, but cant connect to the web.

im using the onboard lan of a foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS motherboard and fedora detects it as eth0.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

You forgot to set up the routing table.

The other guys are right - *if* you have a router or ISP which serves dhcp you should use dhcp. Otherwise the manual setup requires a lot of steps - and most people (like you) forget at least one.

The manual procedure requires that you a/ find an interface like eth0, b/ bring the interface up and set the IP address and mask for this interface, c/ set the routing tables with the 'route' command, d/ setup the resolve.conf file with the dnsserver IPs and start the dnsclient.

You could try the command:
"route add default gw myrouter"
but replace "myrouter with either the IP address of your home router (if any) or otherwise the first router encountered at your ISP.

Again the best solution is always to use dhcp if you can.

stevea · #7 28th September 2006, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shailbond

try connecting using Konqueror. I f you can just type about:config in address bar of firefox. filter for ipv6 and click to turn it to true from false settings. Now ur firefox should work fine.

This is just incredibly unrelated to networking. In addition it's bad advise about FireFox configuration.

tuxi · #8 28th September 2006, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevea

You forgot to set up the routing table.

The other guys are right - *if* you have a router or ISP which serves dhcp you should use dhcp. Otherwise the manual setup requires a lot of steps - and most people (like you) forget at least one.

The manual procedure requires that you a/ find an interface like eth0, b/ bring the interface up and set the IP address and mask for this interface, c/ set the routing tables with the 'route' command, d/ setup the resolve.conf file with the dnsserver IPs and start the dnsclient.

You could try the command:
"route add default gw myrouter"
but replace "myrouter with either the IP address of your home router (if any) or otherwise the first router encountered at your ISP.

Again the best solution is always to use dhcp if you can.

the network im doesnt on doesnt use dhcp. i already setup the ip address and mask for the interface. are there any resources that can help me with steps c and d?

thanks

InKo · #9 28th September 2006, 11:40 AM

sorry for my silly question:

can you ping anything (not using name address), e.g. www.google.com
ping 72.14.221.99 ???

tuxi · #10 28th September 2006, 12:06 PM

i get a 'destination host unreachable'

also since i had to partition my harddisk to do a dual boot with win xp, whenever i start windows it tries to 'install generic volume' and 'hasnt passed windows certification'. is there any way to stop windows trying to mount the volume?

shams · #11 28th September 2006, 12:21 PM

check the named in System -> Administration -> Server sittings -> services, just enable it.

tuxi · #12 28th September 2006, 01:34 PM

cant find what you mean.

can someone help me with my networking?

InKo · #13 28th September 2006, 02:03 PM

did you try

Code:

lsmod

at the terminal to know if the module is loaded in the kernel?

Tell us what you already have tried!

shams meant

Code:

system-config-services

tuxi · #14 28th September 2006, 02:55 PM

lsmod
> command not found

ive tried system > administration > network > hardware
and in 'description' it recognises the onboard lan as nVidia corporation MCP51 Ethernet controller.

InKo · #15 28th September 2006, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuxi

lsmod
> command not found
.

/sbin/lsmod

add /sbin to your $PATH