eth0 Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr: 00:03:FF:F5:FF:FF
inet addr: 192.168.131.74 BCast: 192.168.131.255 Mask: 255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 METRIC:1
RX Packets: 3 Errors:0 Dropped:0 Overruns:0 Frame:0
TX Packets: 3 Errors:0 Dropped:0 Overruns:0 Carrier:0
Collisions:0 Txqueuelen:100
RX Bytes: 500 TX Bytes: 500
Interrupt:11 Base Address: 0x8000

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: 72 Errors:0 Dropped:0 Overruns:0 Frame:0
TX Packets: 72 Errors:0 Dropped:0 Overruns:0 Carrier:0
Collisions:0 Txqueuelen:0
RX Bytes: 4964 TX Bytes: 4694

i dont know if it makes a difference but ipconfig /all returns this result on the coexisting windows xp OS:

C:\Documents and Settings\Michael>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mike
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ym.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ASUSTeK/Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integra
ted Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-E9-EC-AC
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.156.186.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::2e0:18ff:fee9:ecac%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.156.186.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.153.23.11
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.153.23.66
24.153.22.67
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : July 8, 2003 1:05:38 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : July 15, 2003 1:05:38 PM

Tunnel adapter 6to4 Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ym.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6to4 Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 18-9C-BA-99
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:189c:ba99::189c:ba99
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:836b:213c:1:e0:8f08:f020:8
2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ym.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 18-9C-BA-99
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:24.156.186.153%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

well mikey the way you have the network configured, the machine is not going to get an ip.

Modem -> Switch -> Computer

is natting, and you would have ask your isp what nat address(s) they gave you. Otherwise, you must plug your linux machine directyly into the cable modem.

Reset the modem, type service network restart, once the modem reset.

You could, and i highly recommend it, setup your linux machine as a router, (i do at my home with a transparent proxy)

i put it modem-------computer and i still cant get it working and i did all of that

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

whats in it ?

device=eth0
bootproto=dhcp
onboot=yes
userctl=no
peerdns=yes
type=ethernet

i wish the pm's worked on this board.

looks like we got a stumper for a while..

service iptables stop

retry plugin the cable modem directly into the linux, reset the power to the modem

service network restart

and give us the read out of
ifconfig

try
ping yahoo.com

that should work

If not, try ping 66.218.71.198.

when i ping i get replies but the internet sites dont connect and the ip address is still wrong... it is: 192.168.131.74 and it should be:24.156.186.153. these arent real addresses but theyt are close to normal as i dont enjoy giving out my ip that easily so just incase anyone thinks that they are going to have an easy time i have been changing ips in my posts all along (not that i dont trust the people who are elping, im just paranoid)

well... here comes a strange answer, did you install dhcpd on the linux machine? it may be giving itself an ip, instead of the modem.

service dhcpd stop

If I'm reading correctly, there is only one interface on the Linux box? If so this is a bit tricky.

You should be able to plug the modem to the switch to Linux, but then all your boxes will be accessible from the Internet, no firewall.

You need to tell the XP boxes to not automatically get an IP address. You need to hardcode their IPs. Linux should get it's IP automatically. Then you have to setup a virtual interface on Linux (ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255) and add the default route on the XP boxes to point to the 192.168.0.1. You'll need to have IP forwarding turn on. I don't know if you'll need proxy ARP or not, off the top of my head.

If he's pinging and getting replies, he doesn't have DNS configured properly. That's it, that's the end of the story

so how do i configure the dns?

Seriously, do some Googlng every once in a while. Oh well, maybe you'll learn from this. In command line, type neat and hit enter. You can figure it out from there.

i am learning a lot from this and i appreciatre everyone who is helping me