Not able to connect Internet in Red hat enterprise linux but have a conectn in win7

naveen_cs321 · 01-08-2010, 07:21 AM

hello,

i am not able to connect to internet in red hat enterprise linux 5.2 but i have a connection in windows 7 and its working wid same settings..

i have taken following steps:

1. neat-tui

2. entered the ip, subnet mask, gateway

3. vi /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver serveraddress
nameserver serveraddress

4. service network restart;chkconfig network on;

shows every thing ok..

5. launch firefox
shows the error message:
address not found
firefox can't find the server at www.google.com

plz,, tell me what should i do ???

pixellany · 01-08-2010, 07:29 AM

Open a terminal and try these:

1. ping www.google.com
If no result, then:
2. ping 74.125.19.105 (An IP for Google)
If 1 works and 2 does not, then you don't have a valid nameserver. I don't know if it is relevant, but resolv.conf typically includes a domain name and a nameserver address.

If neither one works, run ifconfig -a to see if the interface is up and has an IP address. If not, try ifconfig eth0 up (or maybe eth1)

strick1226 · 01-08-2010, 09:58 AM

You say this is using the same settings in each environment... are these both installed on the same machine, or are they on separate computers?

If possible, can you see whether or not there's even a "link" light illuminated on the computer's Network Interface Card ("NIC") and on the port to which it is connected to on the switch/cable modem etc.?