How to do internet config

frank_einstien · 2006-12-08 07:24:24

Hi

I have just done an install of arch and I tried unsuccessfully to config the internet.

I have a router that conects in PPPoE mode. It does all necc connections and it acts as DHCP server, DNS and gateway. I also verified the modules.

I followed the instructions in the wiki:
in /etc/rc.conf
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
ROUTES=(!gateway)

but pinging the device/a website returns a network unreachable.

Thanks

mucknert · 2006-12-08 07:38:13

The ! in front of gateway is not good. Remove it and restart the network-component in /etc/rc.d/

frank_einstien · 2006-12-08 08:04:25

Thanks mucknert for the fast reply.

however it gives the following error:

$/etc/rc.d/network start
lo
[.....info from ifconfig]

STIOCT: device unreachable
[FAIL]

If possible how do I get it up manually?

FUBAR · 2006-12-08 08:33:06

ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.0.0.255
route add default gw 10.0.0.1

Change the IP's with yours.

chrismortimore · 2006-12-08 08:33:25

Check the interface is actually available by running "ifconfig eth0" as root, you should get something like this if it is...

[root@marbles ~]# ifconfig eth0
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:17:31:BF:9B:C2
          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:7618 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:5427 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:3232655 (3.0 Mb)  TX bytes:497059 (485.4 Kb)
          Interrupt:20 Base address:0xd400

If you have a dhcp server, then all you have to do is run "dhcpcd eth0" (assuming dhcpcd is your dhcp client, I'm pretty sure it's the default in Arch anyway).

You can verify network settings by running "ifconfig" and making sure you have an IP address, running "route" and making sure the gateway IP was set correctly, and running "cat /etc/resolv.conf" and making sure your nameserver was set correctly.

noriko · 2006-12-08 09:24:27

the config should be

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)

without the routes/gateway, that's for manualy ip config..

there is need to start dhcpcd, the option, dhp will start it as necessary...

also, make sure ur nic is properly configured| module loaded ...

laspci | grep net

it will suggest what the required should be...
{i know u said u verified the modules, but we al miss things sometimes, and if i post multiple suggestions then it get's nic working aster..maybe}

frank_einstien · 2006-12-08 09:40:51

Thanks noriko for the help on the config. Now its working perfectly

Thanks chrismortimore and fubar too

noriko · 2006-12-08 09:45:28

no problem dude, i learned the hard way too lol...

mucknert · 2006-12-08 10:35:55

Damn. I couldn't check back because I wasn't on my Arch-Box. Sorry for the false hint.

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How to do internet config

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