Can connect to router but not internet?!?

[craigavonite]

this is driving me nuts

i just installed fedora3 today, install went fine, no errors

The problem is my wireless router. I can connect to its config screen in firefox, but i cant access any websites?!

now seeing as i can access the routers setup screen the thing is obviously plugged in properly, and ip address's set up properly, etc. so has anyone any ideas why i cant use the net? (im on my winxp hdd atm, so i know its not a problem with my line or anything, i can use the net perfectly on this)

on winxp i have a static ip, but i have tyhe same settings copied over to fedora:

router is set yo dhcp between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.10 *192.168.1.1 being its address*

ip address: 192.168.1.11
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: 192.168.1.1

is there any seperate config menu i have to fiddle with to get it set up properly?

thanks

[AndyGreen]

Run

tcpdump

and see what is happening on the wire when you attempt to bring up an internet website in your browser. Talking of which, what actually is reported when you "cannot connect"?

[craigavonite]

i'll run tcpdump in a second, have to connect my other hdd. but when i cant connect to a site i get an error message "cannot find www.google.com"

[AndyGreen]

Oho

What does

cat /etc/resolv.conf

say?

[craigavonite]

"file or directory does not exist" for etc/resolv.conf ??

this tcpdump run off is VERY long so i've cut out a large part of it that just says the same thing over and over:

204(0) win 64512 <mss 1402,nop,nop,sackOK>
22:32:42.476027 IP 192.168.1.11 > 82.19.80.188: icmp 56: host 192.168.1.11 unrea chable - admin prohibited
22:32:47.475144 arp who-has home.voyager tell 192.168.1.11
22:32:47.475489 arp reply home.voyager is-at 00:11:f5:1f:fe:7e
22:32:48.484278 IP 82.19.80.188.37721 > 192.168.1.11.10000: S 1055149204:1055149 204(0) win 64512 <mss 1402,nop,nop,sackOK>
22:32:48.484437 IP 192.168.1.11 > 82.19.80.188: icmp 56: host 192.168.1.11 unrea chable - admin prohibited
22:33:08.270120 IP 192.168.1.11.50397 > home.voyager.http: S 514642079:514642079(0) win 5840 <mss 1460,sackOK,timestamp 4294873445 0,nop,wscale 2>
22:33:08.271274 IP home.voyager.http > 192.168.1.11.50397: S 2533695822:2533695822(0) ack 514642080 win 5792 <mss 1460,sackOK,timestamp 480586 4294873445,nop,wscale 0>
22:33:08.271467 IP 192.168.1.11.50397 > home.voyager.http: . ack 1 win 1460 <nop,nop,timestamp 4294873446 480586>
22:33:08.271833 IP 192.168.1.11.50397 > home.voyager.http: P 1:407(406) ack 1 win 1460 <nop,nop,timestamp 4294873446 480586>
22:33:08.273286 IP home.voyager.http > 192.168.1.11.50397: . ack 407 win 6812 <nop,nop,timestamp 480586 4294873446>
22:33:08.293600 IP home.voyager.http > 192.168.1.11.50397: P 1:257(256) ack 407 win 6812 <nop,nop,timestamp 480590 4294873446>
22:33:08.293757 IP 192.168.1.11.50397 > home.voyager.http: . ack 257 win 1728 <nop,nop,timestamp 4294873468 480590>
22:33:08.297435 IP home.voyager.http > 192.168.1.11.50397: P 257:508(251) ack 407 win 6812 <nop,nop,timestamp 480591 4294873468>
22:33:08.297618 IP 192.168.1.11.50397 > home.voyager.http: . ack 508 win 1996 <nop,nop,timestamp 4294873472 480591>

it goes on like that for ages, then says:

22:35:33.524097 IP 81.153.247.221.4822 > 192.168.1.11.10000: S 2316837533:2316837533(0) win 65535 <mss 1452,nop,nop,sackOK>
22:35:33.524266 IP 192.168.1.11 > 81.153.247.221: icmp 56: host 192.168.1.11 unreachable - admin prohibited
22:35:36.511787 IP 81.153.247.221.4822 > 192.168.1.11.10000: S 2316837533:2316837533(0) win 65535 <mss 1452,nop,nop,sackOK>
22:35:36.511952 IP 192.168.1.11 > 81.153.247.221: icmp 56: host 192.168.1.11 unreachable - admin prohibited
22:35:38.521430 arp who-has 192.168.1.11 tell home.voyager
22:35:38.521514 arp reply 192.168.1.11 is-at 00:00:00:00:00:00
22:35:42.494824 IP 81.153.247.221.4822 > 192.168.1.11.10000: S 2316837533:2316837533(0) win 65535 <mss 1452,nop,nop,sackOK>
22:35:42.494985 IP 192.168.1.11 > 81.153.247.221: icmp 56: host 192.168.1.11 unreachable - admin prohibited
22:35:47.493773 arp who-has home.voyager tell 192.168.1.11
22:35:47.494115 arp reply home.voyager is-at 00:11:f5:1f:fe:7e

i uploaded the full file to < here > incase you need it

[AndyGreen]

You need to set up a DNS server for your machine.

echo "nameserver 123.123.123.123" > /etc/resolv.conf

where you replace 123.123.123.123 with your ISP nameserver IP.

BTW Some guy on BT is banging away on your port 10000.... I will draw a discreet veil over enquiring as to why ;-)

[craigavonite]

i have no idea how to set up a dns server or what it is lol? do i just type "echo "nameserver 123.123.123.123" > /etc/resolv.conf" into the terminal? (sorry im completely new to linux)

oh port 10000 is bittorrent, i have it port forwarded between 10000 and 10010...why are bt scanning that port?

[AndyGreen]

Confusion: I mean some guy whose ISP is British Telecom, the 81.153.247.221 guy in the dump. His bittorrent client is still trying to pick up where it left off. It's not important.

You must have one or more DNS server addresses from your ISP?

[craigavonite]

ah right sorry lol had me worried for a sec there

hmmm, the only thing i can find to do with dns server says 192.168.1.1 (my routers address) this is what i used for dns server to set up a static ip on winxp, and when i do ipconfig /all in DOS i get my routers address for DNS. is this what i need?

[AndyGreen]

Yeah if your router has been set up with your ISP DNS, then routers can act as a local DNS cache is they are capable, so it is possible.

Do the echo thing with your 192.168.1.1 and try

host news.bbc.co.uk

[craigavonite]

i tried the echo thing on my isp's (BT Broadband Yahoo) nameservers and neither worked, and forgot all about my routers address, i'll try it now

thanks

[AndyGreen]

If XP is working, just use the same DNS that is set in XP.

[imdeemvp]

Are you trying to setup a wireless? if so all you have to use is the dhcp setting and it will work fine. If you are trying to set the dns and ip yourself dont becasue all I do is use the dhcp settings. I also use yahoo broadband so just run:

system-config-network

under the EDIT tab just check the box the says: automatically obtain dns settings = dhcp blah....blah...blah....

BTW, is you wireless card and driver installed?

[craigavonite]

i got it working by doing the echo thing using my routers ip address as the nameserver, thanks very much for your help andygreen

imdeemvp - i connect to the router via CAT5, my other machine (running xp - for family use so i wont confuse them by changing the OS lol) connects via wireless card