setting up internet connection slackware 11

darkoh · 12-14-2006, 09:27 AM

hello guys,

i just installed slackware 11 kernel 2.6.17.13 from 2.6.18 im using adsl and a pci ethernet card, so i setup my internet using netconfig using dchp, then did cat /etc/resolv.conf which generated this in the file;

nameserver xx.xx.xxx.xxx
nameserver xx.xx.xxx.xx

then did a dhcpd eth0 to start it up and this is what it says

dhcpcd: MAC address=00:08:a2:1d:08:06

then i did a ifconfig -a

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:A1:1D:08:0B
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:160 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:18352 (17.9 KiB) TX bytes:8016 (7.8 KiB)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x2c00

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

sit0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-30-30-30-3A-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

but when i ping an ip it says "connect: Network unreachable" i hope someone can help me resolve this because i've been struggling for days to sort this out, anyways thank you in advance

Stroker · 12-14-2006, 10:00 AM

What's your

netstat -r

and

ethtool eth0

cyber-worx · 12-14-2006, 10:11 AM

Your dhcp request failed to get a lease on an IP.

Check your physical connections

darkoh · 12-14-2006, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stroker

What's your

netstat -r

and

ethtool eth0

hello Stroker and thank you for replying, and below are the info you requested.

netstat -r

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo

ethtool eth0

Settings for eth0:
No data available

so is there something i should do about this?

darkoh · 12-14-2006, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyber-worx

Your dhcp request failed to get a lease on an IP.

Check your physical connections

hello cyber-worx and thank you too for the reply, can you tell me exactly what you mean by checking my physical connections, thank you again

cyber-worx · 12-15-2006, 02:30 AM

Hi,

I mean check that every thing is plugged in as you expect it.

If your sure it is but you still dont have an IP address after sending your dhcp request then try this recipe:

IF your router is at IP 192.168.1.1

Code:

ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.233 up
route add default gw 192.168.1.1 et1
echo "nameserver 192.168.1.1" >> /etc/resolv.conf

This would be the basic networking setup, if your router is setup on something other than 192.168.1.1 then change the relevant number in the commands.

Cheers
-Rob