problems connecting....
 

internet problems

i recently installed mandrake 9.2 ...no problems with install everything went smooth as silk. but the problems started when i tried to login to the internet. I am using a lynksys wireless router with a broadband connection
i tried using the wizard to configur connection but with no results.
so i unhooked My router to see if i could connect direct..still no results.
I did a ping and got results 100% but still couldn't connect..
does anyone know step by step how to configure this so i can log into the net??? Oh by the way ..as if u didn't know . I am a newbie and green as hell.. in other words i don't know jack!!!!But i do want to learn linux
so mall help will be part of my growing toward linux nirvana!!!!!!






( Never argue with stupid people, they`ll just drag you down , and
beat you with experience.......)
:Pengy: :newbie:

coolbreeze, you tried to ping the router or any Internet site? You used IP addresses or domain names?

i pinged my public address it got good results. but still no internet connection

i used to have that problem with mdk 8.2 and 9.0, haven't tried 9.2 yet, was going to.

but here's my experience w/ mdk when it comes to connect to internet, i personally think the wizard is ----VERY---- buggy. i never understand how mcc works!!!!! (don't tell me it acces through /sbin because that's too obvious!!! and its also obvious enough its more then just /sbin heheh)

anyway, this is how i got around it, dunno if it will work for you:

remove the router, directly plugin linux box to wall or cable box or dsl box, whatever you use like you did.

the diff is... don't run the wizard from mcc, run that while mdk is being install. i got mine work that way. (and yes, i had to reinstall many times to get to where i 'd like to be)

if anyone have better idea, please share. because re-installing go by pass mcc wizard is all i know.

i also use pppoe (locate /sbin) , adsl-setup to setup my internet connection, but thats for dsl.... dunno if u using cable or dsl so hope that helps :)

did you try pinging www.google.com?
ping 216.239.41.99 ?

If you've got that, you've got an internet connexion