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My Linux (Novel 10.1) won't connect to the internet through my D-link router. I am not using the wireless feature, but I think that a port is not open to the Linux machine. When I removed my router and connected the Linux machine directly to the cable modem my connection worked fine.
Can anyone tell me what to do with the D-link router that will allow the Linux machine to pass through?
You would have to be a bit more specific, there are a lot of things that could be the problem. It seemed that you were suggesting that one particular port was closed, if that is so, other services should still be accessible. What ports are not working?
It could also be a DHCP issue, MAC filtering issue, and a number of other things.
To access the web interface to control the router, you should open your browser and go to your router's IP address.
To come up with a fix to your issue, you're going have to give a little more information.
with the following command:
/sbin/ifconfig
eth0 RX packets:0 errors:1260
TX packets:36 errors:0
RX bytes:0
lo RX packets:244 errors:0
TX packets:244 errors:0
RX bytes;17860
when I ping the other computer sharing the Dlink, or the Dlink itself:
"Network is unreachable"
I can't tell you much more about the "port" issue because I can't figure out where I saw that error. I think it was on reboot when all the messages are scrolling by.
How else can I provide information, I am brand new to Linux and don't know how?
On the Linux machine, I tried rcnetwork restart eth0 and it returned "command not found". I tried to "locate" rcnetwork and also go a "command not found".
I really don't know what I am doing on the Linux machine, I can't tell what the directory structure is.
In a super terminal window I typed /sbin/rcnetwork
Usage: /sbin/rcnetwork <action? [<config>] [<interface>] [-o <options>]
actions: start|stop|status|reload|force-relad|try-restart
restart|stop-all-dhcp-clients|restart-all-clients
options: [on]boot, hotplug,manual,check,debug,fake,nm,netcontrol
type=<typelist>,skip=<skiplist>
typelist: space seperated list of interface types
skiplist: space seperated list of interfaces to skip for 'start'
Note:
<config>, <interface> and options [on]boot,hotplug,manual have no effect if service network is controlled by NetworkManager.
Shutting down the NetworkManagerDispatcher done
Shutting down the NetworkManager done
Shutting down the DHCP DBUS Daemon done
Starting the DHCP DBUS DAEMON done
Starting the NetworkManager done
Starting the NetworkManagerDispatcher done
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