Hello.

I instaled linux on my second computer in my home, it works in LAN but when im trying simply acces internet it cant resolve domain names. Ssh and things like FTP works.

I have internet via ADSL modem, i have external router installed and oter computers are connected via network cards with RJ45 cables. Router ip is 10.0.0.2 and this ip i typed as DNS server in Windows XP and everything works there, but i typed in linux /etc/resolv.conf line:

nameserver 10.0.0.2

and this does nothing (my nameserver ip is the same as DNS server).

Later, i cant ping 10.0.0.2, this is what i get:

xebian:/# ping 10.0.0.2
Do you want to ping broadcast? Then -b
xebian:/#
xebian:/# ping 10.0.0.2 -b
WARNING: pinging broadcast address
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.

- and now i can only press Ctrl+C, cos shell hangs

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
238 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 237012ms

I didnt installed any firewals.

im really pissed cos in windows it simply works and on linux not

need help plz

I dont think that your IP address is your DNS server.
It will be mostly the Public IP address (NOT among 10.0. and 172.x.x.x and 192.168.x.x, which is yours) which is your DNS Server.
Try this
http://whatismyip.com/ in windows and
then find out what public IP you get (if any)
that shud be your DNS Server ..(hopefully)

My friend and I had solved this problem when we were working in our Campus Newspaper office!

Don't try pinging from a root shell. The program will assume you want to do a broadcast ping, which you really don't.

I think i didnt explained my problem well.
My internet connection is provided via telephone line (ADSL), i have a public ip, this ip begins with 83.xx.xx.xx but changes randomly so its not static.
Im using router to "divide" internet trafic into several computers inside LAN. Router has its own LAN IP and every computer also has LAN IP. I guess my public IP cannot be used inside my LAN as DNS server, is that right ?
When i was installing network i set router to 10.0.0.2 and two computers have folowing ip's: 10.0.0.4, 10.0.0.11. As i said, this configuration works with Windowses, but when i installed 3rd one with linux, linux doesnt see outside router, that is, LAN is accesible but DNS doesnt work

Try adding

gateway 10.0.0.2

to your /etc/resolv.conf.

thanx for your interest, ive solved this problem with help from btmiller.
i had to change broadcast inside ifconfig and add default gateway to route table.

my network settings are now:

xebian:/# iconfig eth0 10.0.0.8 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.0.0.255

xebian:/# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0D:3A: 51C : 1F
inet addr:10.0.0.8 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2291 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2880 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:235237 (229.7 KiB) TX bytes:395914 (386.6 KiB)
Interrupt:4 Base address:0x3000

xebian:/# route add default gw 10.0.0.2

xebian:/# route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
10.0.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
default 10.0.0.2 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
xebian:/#

thanx, ive already solved this one , this would olso work i think