Redhat 9 ntl cable modem dhcp problems
I previously had this working under RH8 but since installing RH9 (on dual boot machine with XP) I have problems both with USB and Cat5 conection (both OK under XP)
Specifically, I get corect IP address asingned to eth0 (or eth1 if usb) but then I can not ping or attach to anything. Have copied most settings from RH8 but same result. If I specify Gateway IP address and run "route add default eth0", I can then ping gateway, but not nameservers. (nameservers are specified in resolve.conf) I notice that pump is not included with RH9 but is still refered to in /sbin/ifup. Also in RH8, I had a load of lease stuff in /etc/dhcpc directory, but this directory is not even present under RH9. Should I try to install pump and add DHCP_PROG=/sbin/pump ? Any other sugestions or details required ? |
RedHat is always making changes.
I suggest using the RedHat Network Configuration GUI Type: redhat-config-network You may need to restart the network. Type: service network restart |
Mathieu
Thanks for the reply, but I have lost count of the number of times that I have re-started the network service and run redhat-config-network. I deleted all config files and the device and re-installed from scratch last night, but same result: correct IP address is obtained but then Network unreachable, can not even ping numerical IP address. I'm going to try installing Pump and if that fails I think I'll go back to RH8 |
It may be a routing problem.
Take a look at your routing table: Code:
route -n |
Mathieu, thanks again,
Here's some output from route -n and some other commands Code:
route -n Code:
ifconfig Code:
connect: Network is unreachable Code:
route add default eth0 Code:
From 213.105.253.227 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable Hope some of this helps someone to suggest a few things to try!:scratch: |
You are missing the default gateway to your ISP.
There should be a fourth line with the Gateway column set to 213.105.253.1 (or 213.105.253.254). If you want to add it manually, use the following syntax: Code:
route add default gw my_ISP_gateway |
Runing
Code:
route add default gw 213.105.226.254 Code:
SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable |
OK
Thanks Mathieu for trying to help, I'm typing this in RH9, as all of a sudden it started working with just the same basic settings that I started with. I found a forum (nthellworld.com) where several users form my area had been reporting wierd problems over the last few days - so it seems that problem was at the ISP end all the time. Why it worked with XP and not RH9 I will probably never know. |
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