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USB Ethernet Adapter help

I'm trying to get my Linksys USB100TX ethernet adapter to work so I can download apt-get packages from the debian server but I can't seem to the ethernet adapter to connect to the internet.

When I plug the USB eth in debian automatically detects it.

Quote:

ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: wakeup
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using address 5
eth2: Linksys USB100TX

So, to connect to my router I proceed to type:

Code:

ifconfig eth2 192.168.1.102 netmask 255.2255.255.0 up

(Although I would rather have the eth adapter get its own ip address, etc. through the router's DHCP, but I don't know how to make the adapter do that yet)

I then proceed to input:

Code:

/sbin/route add defulat gw 192.168.1.1

for the default gateway.

To check the adapter can connect to the router I type:

Code:

ping 192.168.1.1

and it shows the adapter is pinging correctly.

But when I try to ping a website:

Code:

ping http://www.google.com

I get unknown host.

I feel like I'm missing some steps, can someone help me fill the gaps please? Thank you very much.

Yep. You need to put the nameserver (DNS server) in /etc/resolv.conf.

For example, my /etc/resolv.conf contains:

Code:

nameserver 192.168.0.1

Thank you for the quick reply.

Quote:

Yep. You need to put the nameserver (DNS server) in /etc/resolv.conf.

I don't seem to have a file in /etc/ called resolv.conf :( .

Then simply create one with only that as the contents.

Quote:

Then simply create one with only that as the contents.

DONE! It works! THANK YOU SO MUCH MATIR!:D

No problem. Glad we got you up and running. To use DHCP, simply install dhcpcd or dhclient. I prefer dhcpcd, but to each their own.