Arch Linux

brainpower

Member

Registered: 2009-04-24

Posts: 6

no internet connection

i have tried everything and read the wikis and guides and nothing works.

i have tried installing with the core and with the other one(the latest distros)

should I give up and try another distro?
which one?
i want something advanced

or does anyone have any suggestion?
the internet works fine with live cd (or what they are called) with ubuntu

the first thing the configuring network guide says is

hwdetect --show-net

but that doesnt work

please help

just to be sure i will reinstall and follow the manual exactly right now

thanks

and this problem is directly after the install. i never have any connection after it

deej

Member

Registered: 2008-02-08

Posts: 395

Re: no internet connection

Mmmm... OK. Firstly, what media are you installing from ? I've only ever used
a net install, so I know not of any other method. If you can, try the 'live cd' and
select the 'ftp' install. This will automatically set up your network for you - if you
choose 'yes' when asked if you would like to use 'dhcp'. The rest of the install
is easy - especially if you have read this beforehand:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide

Hope this helps...

Deej

P.S.
      The reason 'hwdetect' didn't work is that it [hwdetect] needs to be installed
first - "pacman -S hwdetect", when you're up and running.

      Don't be overwhelmed by all the info in the link above, the liveCd holds your
hand thru' the process and it isn't as complex as portrayed in the Wiki !

Last edited by deej (2009-04-26 06:10:08)

darthaxul

Member

Registered: 2008-09-24

Posts: 156

Re: no internet connection

most likely u didnt change ur rc,conf network  to dhcp?

fukawi2

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From: .vic.au

Registered: 2007-09-28

Posts: 6,222

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Re: no internet connection

After you install, compare the output of `ifconfig` with the same output from when you're running on a LiveCD.

If they are the same, then compare the output of `cat /etc/resolv.conf` and `route -n`

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