Trouble using Internet with router

itsdeluxe247 · 06-29-2006, 05:40 PM

Network Adapter: Intel(R) Pro/100 VE Network Connection Connection

Router: 2Wire 1701HG Gateway (modem and router)

ISP: Yahoo! SBC DSL

I have read many documents over and over. On windows my connection is detected automatically (DHCP). I can't seem to get a network connection with linux though. I don't know what to do. Has anyone had any luck with the same router/ISP? They don't seem to work with linux according to what they say. Please help. Thanks

alienmagic · 06-29-2006, 08:16 PM

Have you tried assigning your Linux machine a static IP address with the same network scheme as the router, and the router as the gateway and DNS server? If your Linux machine isn't getting a DHCP address from the router, this may be a good alternative if you have a small network.

kencaz · 06-29-2006, 08:30 PM

check ifcfg-eth0 using:

cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

Here is a sample of mine:

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
NETMASK=255.255.252.0
ONBOOT=yes
METRIC=10
MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=no
NEEDHOSTNAME=yes

check that it's using dhcp and that it is set to ONBOOT=yes

If you need to edit you'll have to be in root...

Then restart network services either by running the script or rebooting:

/etc/init.d/./network restart

Good Luck

KC

itsdeluxe247 · 06-30-2006, 02:49 PM

thanks for the help. im gonna go try it out right now

itsdeluxe247 · 07-03-2006, 02:36 AM

oops sorry about double post. read the next post

itsdeluxe247 · 07-03-2006, 02:36 AM

still had trouble. ill just keep testing until i find it (probably not) but oh well. by the way here are the screenshots if this helps. tried using a static IP

http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?i...apshot28vi.jpg