connecting to the net

mrani · 08-31-2007, 06:38 AM

hello
how can i be connected to the internet in debian etch knowing that i installed just the basic system,and i'm executing 'putty' in a XP machine.
thanks a lot

AlucardZero · 08-31-2007, 06:52 AM

Plug the Debian box into your router via a cat5 (ethernet) cable?

indienick · 08-31-2007, 09:48 AM

Your question really doesn't make much sense, sorry.

1. What is your basic network setup; do you use a router or a hub/switch?
2. If you've installed just the basic system you will more than likely need to install a few other packages.
3. If you are on a router which assigns IPs dynamically (through DHCP), run /sbin/ifconfig eth0 to see if your networking is up. NOTE: If your networking isn't alive, your ethernet card will still have an IP address, but it will be a statically-set one.

mrani · 08-31-2007, 11:00 AM

that's what i need to do,i didn't understand the WEB interface.should i install a browser even i have no graphic interface?

Log on to the WEB interface using http://<ip_addr>/admin

farslayer · 08-31-2007, 11:03 AM

From a shell you could do a few tests to verify Internet connectivity..

Try to resolve some Internet doman names..

Code:

mhepler@it-etch:~$ dig www.google.com

; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> www.google.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 12023
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.google.com.                        IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.google.com.         21799   IN      CNAME   www.l.google.com.
www.l.google.com.       300     IN      A       64.233.167.99
www.l.google.com.       300     IN      A       64.233.167.147
www.l.google.com.       300     IN      A       64.233.167.104

;; Query time: 22 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.25#53(192.168.0.25)
;; WHEN: Fri Aug 31 11:59:15 2007
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 100

OK so DNS resolution is working.. lets see if we can browse the internet

aptitude update
aptitude install lynx
lynx www.google.com

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Yep Web browsing works.. so Internet connectivity is definitely working..

You need to work on your questions though, not sure if this is what you were asking or not..

mrani · 08-31-2007, 11:23 AM

when i typed 'aptitude install lynx' it shows me an error telling me that's impossible to initialize the connexion

i don't know wher is the problem in that?

farslayer · 08-31-2007, 02:21 PM

What is the exact error message from aptitude ?

indienick · 08-31-2007, 02:44 PM

mrani, how do you connect to the internet? Do you have a router?