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kdar

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From: Sweet home Alabama!

Registered: 2009-06-27

Posts: 356

Ping -- Unknown host

I am trying to install Arch on virtualbox for now, to get comfortable with it.

I try to type "ping www.google.com"
it returns me "ping unknown host www.google.com"

I guess it doesn't have connection. How can I make it connect from terminal? (I don't have gnome or anything else installed).

mikesd

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From: Australia

Registered: 2008-02-01

Posts: 788

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Re: Ping -- Unknown host

Try pinging your gateway. It could be a network/routing issue or a dns problem.

What network type do you have set in VirtualBox for your vm?

The output from ifconfig and cat /etc/resolv.conf would help.

Last edited by mikesd (2009-06-28 06:15:58)

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kdar

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From: Sweet home Alabama!

Registered: 2009-06-27

Posts: 356

Re: Ping -- Unknown host

Its "PCnet-FAST III (Am79C973) ------- NAT"

When I ping my gate way, it tells me "Destination Host Unreachable"

Last edited by kdar (2009-06-28 06:21:05)

lifeafter2am

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From: 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2009-06-10

Posts: 1,332

Re: Ping -- Unknown host

What does this command show:

ifconfig -a

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#binarii @ irc.binarii.net
Matrix Server: https://matrix.binarii.net
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Allan -> ArchBang is not supported because it is stupid.

kfgz

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From: Supraśl, Poland

Registered: 2009-03-02

Posts: 114

Re: Ping -- Unknown host

Kdar, set your network adapter to bridge in VirtualBox.