internet connection in fedora 6

surprie · #1 29th December 2006, 11:19 PM

I have installed fc6 and find that I can connect to internet using Konqueror bu not with Firefox, nor can I connect to package updater. I have checked my ethernet connections - I am using DSL- they appear to be ok from the output of /sbin/ifcofig eth0, also /sbin/route. I cannot find /etc/resolv.conf or any file resembling it in the /etc/ fo;der. I did not have this problem with FC 4. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

By the way, I am not a programmer

Brian1 · #2 30th December 2006, 01:49 AM

Are you using a static IP or Dynamic IP?
If static then you should have a file /etc/resolv.conf. If not create it and the contents will be like this.
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Replacing xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the DNS from provider.

To see if it is dns related under firefox enter the IP of google in the browser bar of Firefox.
http://216.239.39.99/

If this works then it looks like a DNS issue. If it does not work check in the config file by typing ' about:config ' in the browser bar of Firefox. search for the line ' network.dns.disableIPv6 ' and set it to true if it false.

Brian

surprie · #3 30th December 2006, 10:47 PM

Thanks Brian1
How do I find out if the connexion is a Static or Dynamic IP?
The test with firefox entering Google's IP in the URL works. If it is a DNS issue, I do not understand why Konqueror is not affected!
The line in the config file "netwirk.dns.disablePV6" i s set to false.
Do I still need to createfile /etc/resolv.conf and if so how do I do it?
Help!

blue13130 · #4 30th December 2006, 11:15 PM

Since you are unfamiliar with creating files, try a graphical method to see if it works. Open the System menu and click on Administration>Network. You will be asked for root password. In the Network Configuration screen you should see a tab called DNS. Go to that tab and enter 208.67.222.222 as the primary DNS and 208.67.220.220 as the secondary DNS (these DNS servers are from www.opendns.com). The click File>Save then exit and reboot. Hopefully it should work.

surprie · #5 31st December 2006, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue13130

Since you are unfamiliar with creating files, try a graphical thod to see if it orks. Open the System menu and click on Administration>Network. You will be asked for root password. In the Network Configuration screen you should see a tab called DNS. Go to that tab and enter 208.67.222.222 as the primary DNS and 208.67.220.220 as the secondary DNS (these DNS servers are from www.opendns.com). The click File>Save then exit and reboot. Hopefully it should work.

Tanks. In the Network configuration screen under DNS tab the following entries exist: Primary DNS 192.168.0.1 and secondary DNS 205.171.3.65. These are the same as in Windows XP setup. It works fine using Konqueror in Fedora core 6 as well as in Win XP, but Firefox hangs up. Is there any poin in changing the DNS values as these are as supplied by my DSL provider. Could there be an error or missing link in the Firefox installationin Fedora 6?

surprie · #6 31st December 2006, 05:34 PM

I also tried your suggestion by changing DNS data in the network configuration file. Still does not work with firefox. Konquerror works fine.
I will change DNS data back to original numbers.

blue13130 · #7 31st December 2006, 05:48 PM

you said you dont have a /etc/resolv.conf file. Perhaps you should make one. Using your existing DNS servers it should contain only these two lines:

nameserver 192.168.0.1
nameserver 205.171.3.65

create a file with those two lines, save it as /etc/resolv.conf and then reboot and see if it made any difference.

surprie · #8 1st January 2007, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue13130

you said you dont have a /etc/resolv.conf file. Perhaps you should make one. Using your existing DNS servers it should contain only these two lines:

nameserver 192.168.0.1
nameserver 205.171.3.65

create a file with those two lines, save it as /etc/resolv.conf and then reboot and see if it made any difference.

I did as suggested and found that /etc/resolv,config already existed (Normal search in user mode had not found the file). Had to su to cat file. Here are the file contents:

# cat /etc/resolv.conf ;
generated by /sbin/dhclient-script
search domain.actdsltmp
nameserver 192.168.0.1
nameserver 205.171.3.65

Following reboot, there was no difference. Konqueror works; Firefox and package update and related functuins do not. Any suggestions?

blue13130 · #9 1st January 2007, 06:10 PM

Perhaps the line "search domain.actdsltmp" is what is giving firefox problems. Try deleting that line and see what results for firefox. I am not sure if that line will return every time you boot your machine though. I think that file is generated each time your machine requests and IP from your router. I wonder why that line is being added in the first place?

surprie · #10 1st January 2007, 07:39 PM

Modified resolv.conf as suggested. No effect on Firefox. Reverted file as generated on boot. May be a missing instruction in boot sequence re: web browser as part of main program?

blue13130 · #11 1st January 2007, 07:50 PM

sorry I am unsure of what to do now. Perhaps other people have some new ideas?

surprie · #12 2nd January 2007, 09:17 PM

Thanks for your efforts. I ,too, hope there is somebody else who can help with this.

pedromatiello · #13 2nd January 2007, 10:29 PM

Does ping works? Open the terminal and try something like:

ping google.com

If it works, your firefox setup is almost certainly the problem (and not a system wide configuration). Check, in firefox, Edit->Preferences, then General->Connection settings. Do you use a proxy to access the web? Maybe something is wrong there.

It doesn't hurt to try. Good luck.

surprie · #14 3rd January 2007, 03:16 AM

Ping does not work in Firefox, I do nit use any proxies to access the web. Konqueror is OK.

pedromatiello · #15 3rd January 2007, 03:33 AM

I meant ping as a terminal command.

You can open the terminal going Applications->Accessories->Terminal.

When the terminal opens, type:

Code:

ping google.com

and hit enter.

If everything is ok, you should see something like the following:

Code:

$ ping google.com

PING google.com (72.14.207.99) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 72.14.207.99: icmp_seq=1 ttl=241 time=178 ms
64 bytes from 72.14.207.99: icmp_seq=2 ttl=241 time=180 ms
64 bytes from 72.14.207.99: icmp_seq=3 ttl=241 time=192 ms
64 bytes from 72.14.207.99: icmp_seq=4 ttl=241 time=192 ms
64 bytes from 72.14.207.99: icmp_seq=5 ttl=241 time=177 ms
(...)

This will check if your internet connection is fine.

Let me know the results you had.

Now, in Firefox, check Edit->Preferences, then General->Connection settings. Do you have "Direct connection to the internet" selected?