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justaleaf

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Registered: 2007-10-14

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(SOLVED) Network issue: Can't ping or use pacman. Im here right now!

Brand spankin' new to Archlinux and very much looking forward to it. After wrestling with Grub some time I finally made it through the install, but I've spent too much time now trying to solve my network problem. I admit that I stink with terminal, but I want to learn and I'm not "afraid" of it... so please, someone give me a hand .

Whenever I try to -Sy Pacman I get "could not be found" and "transient resolver failure" on all of the repos, which seems to me to be a lack of internet (I'm directly connected to a buffalo G  router, to DSL).

Since no Distro, ever, has had any problems with my internet, I'm sure this is a user stupidity issue. I used my laptop (which I'm on right now) as my guide for my rc.conf settings, they are as follows:

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
ROUTES=(!gateway)
gateway="default gw 192.168.11.1"

I got that gateway address from my laptop, but it is wireless, so maybe that's a problem?

Anyways, I am unable to ping google or cnn at this point as well. Is there are way to "refresh" my connection when I make changes to rc.conf?

Any help is GREATLY appreciated!

Last edited by justaleaf (2007-10-14 02:36:28)

mrunion

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Re: (SOLVED) Network issue: Can't ping or use pacman. Im here right now!

For laptop wireless you need to add something like:

lo=.....
eth0="dhcp"
wlan0="dhcp"

WLAN_INTERFACES=(wlan0)

INTERFACES.....

to rc.conf.

To try and just restart the network, try issueing:

/etc/rc.d/network restart

from the terminal.

(All this is off the top of my head, so if you can get to the network to post your note, try looking in the Wiki linked from the top of this page.)

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justaleaf

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Re: (SOLVED) Network issue: Can't ping or use pacman. Im here right now!

Thanks for they reply! Actually, I think I accidently misled you. I'm on a wireless windows laptop right now because I don't have a DE or internet in Arch!

Arch is on the Desktop and is hardwired to my router. Sorry for the mix up. Definately not a wireless issue.

mrunion

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Re: (SOLVED) Network issue: Can't ping or use pacman. Im here right now!

Ah.  Sorry.

Hmmm, is "network" in your DAEMONS line in rc.conf?

DAEMONS=(...network...)

It probably is.  I really have no idea.  Offhand I don't remember the command to bring the network connection up.  Maybe try typing "dhclient eth0" and see if you get an IP address.  I think "dhcdbd" needs to be on your DAEMONS line to automatically get a network address.

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justaleaf

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Re: (SOLVED) Network issue: Can't ping or use pacman. Im here right now!

You DONE it!

What the heck is "dhcdbd" anyways? Whatever it was, that was the missing link! Now I have a lot of packages to get.

Thanks!!

mrunion

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Re: (SOLVED) Network issue: Can't ping or use pacman. Im here right now!

It's the dhcp daemon.  I believe it automatically finds an IP address for your dhcp network connections.  I'm not good enough ant networking to know for sure!  Glad it worked, though.  Have a good evening.

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abhidg

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Re: (SOLVED) Network issue: Can't ping or use pacman. Im here right now!

i think removing the ! before !gateway would also help. otherwise you will have to do dhcdbd everytime.