Re: LUG: Old Newbie Question - Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:19:26 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: Old Newbie Question

From : tjoshea@ncsu.[redacted]

Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:19:26 -0400

try route -n
it is probably trying for a long time
and failing, to do a reverse lookup on the gateway's ip.

maybe your nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf are not correct ?

-Tim

> When I run "route" on the command line, the gateway is listed but it takes
> a loooong time for it to come up.
>
> The linux box still sees nothing on the network
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> Did you set up a default route for the interface? 'route add default
> gw 192.168.1.1', correct me if my syntax is wrong.
>
> On Apr 12, 2005 3:55 PM, Ken Whichard <wwhichard@nc.rr.[redacted]> wrote:
> > Running Fedora v2 on an intel box
> >
> > Trying to get networkj up nd running through a wireless bridge (I know
> that
> > the bridge is working because there is a windoze box on the same side
> of
> > the bridge and it works).
> >
> > I can't get the linux box to see the network. have set it up with a
> static
> > IP address, mask of 255.255.255.0, and the address of the router. It
> just
> > won't connect to anything. I can see activity on the bridge and
> ifconfig
> > shows the correct IP address etc.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Ken
> > NCS College Class of 61 (I said it was from an Old newbie!)
> >
> >
>
>
>