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doon

Member

Registered: 2008-07-17

Posts: 2

simple network config problem

I'm new to Arch, I'm used to distros such as ubuntu where everything can be done via gui, and just getting something simple wrong in the network config file.

My setup is pretty simple.  I have DSL, so I have a DSL modem, then I have a Linksys wrt54g router connected between the modem and my machine.

This is my modem info:

This is my router info:

This is my setup under windows: http://pastebin.com/d3f93991d

/etc/rc.conf: http://pastebin.com/m74eb3cf9

/etc/resolv.conf: http://pastebin.com/m35ff1b6

I ping my router at 192.168.3.1 fine.  I try pinging my modem at 192.168.1.1 and I get nothing(pinging this in windows works).  Pinging anything else and I get nothing.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: simple network config problem

You have specified your gateway, but you have not enabled it. Remove the ! from the ROUTES= line in /etc/rc.conf.

For more info, compare the Windows and Arch routing tables - the respective commands are 'route print' and 'route'.

doon

Member

Registered: 2008-07-17

Posts: 2

Re: simple network config problem

I forgot to add that I edited /etc/hosts: http://pastebin.com/m74536b54

Someone suggested that I change my dns in etc/resolv.conf to my router's IP, which is 192.168.3.1 and then run the command nslookup www.google.com.  Before I changed the DNS, I didn't get any output from nslookup, but afterward I did.

*** I'm going to edit out the ! in (!gateway) now. ***

Okay, that worked.  After I took out the !, I was able to ping google.  Peaches and pie.

Last edited by doon (2008-07-17 15:54:31)