ircd is online but web, email, bittorrent isnt.

dave`2005 · 10-21-2006, 07:06 AM

Hi all, i just shutdown my box to remove a HDD, turned it back on, started the IRCD ok, irc is working fine but thats about the only thing that is. I cant access any web sites (server not found), my email (failed to connect to server pop.blabla), bittorrent (all unreachable). Im guessing other things i havent tried wont work either.

Any ideas

dennisk · 10-21-2006, 10:50 PM

dave`2005,

Sounds like you don't have a network connection. Did you check the cable?

what does

Code:

ifconfig

say?

Dennisk

dave`2005 · 10-23-2006, 06:39 AM

ifconfig gives me

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:8D:E5:36:AE
inet addr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
RX packets:56 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:23 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3822 (3.7 Kb)  TX bytes:1038 (1.0 Kb)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xa000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
RX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1840 (1.7 Kb)  TX bytes:1840 (1.7 Kb)

That was the 1st thing i did, check the cable

The box with the problem is dual boot with xp, and everything on there works fine

When i load linux and try to ping www.google.com i get

Code:

ping: unknown host www.google.com

What could be wrong?

introuble · 10-23-2006, 06:56 AM

#1. What does

Code:

$ ping 72.14.207.99

Say?

#2. By looking at the output of your ifconfig command, does the data there look correct to you? Check with /etc/resolv.conf to make sure name servers are specified and what not.

Quote:

started the IRCD ok, irc is working fine

IRCD = IRC Server, are you sure you're talking about this and not an IRC client? Also, it seems you can't make connections to the outside, starting a program on localhost doesn't "break the rule" in any way. Can people from "the outside" connect to your IRCD?

dave`2005 · 10-23-2006, 07:28 AM

pinging that IP gives me

Code:

connect: Network is unreachable

The ifconfig output seems normal to me. Yep an irc server.

Checked out resolv.conf and there was a typo (not by me heh), and the nameserver was the IP of the box in question so i changed it, and ITS FIXED

Thanks alot for the help guys