Network problem, slackware 12.0

fejky · 09-11-2008, 02:17 PM

I have been searching this forum and other ones for quite some time now, i have read slackbook network configuration and still do not manage to setup my network.
I'm using a router, Gigaset SE555.

If you could spare some time to help me i would appriciate it.
Thanks!

ifconfig -a output

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:8D:70:8F:C3  
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  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:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Base address:0xb000 Memory:d1020000-d1040000 

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:736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:61584 (60.1 KiB)  TX bytes:61584 (60.1 KiB)

sycamorex · 09-11-2008, 02:23 PM

Are you using DHCP or you've assigned a static IP to your computer? The eth0 part is missing your IP.

I don't use Slack, but what is the output of:

# route

or possibly

# /sbin/route

fejky · 09-11-2008, 02:54 PM

hey, thanks for your reply

Kernel IP routing table

Code:

Destination    Getaway    Genmask    Flag    Metric    Ref   Usr    Iface
loopback          *      255.0.0.0    U         0       0     0       lo

sycamorex · 09-11-2008, 03:19 PM

Are you using DHCP or a static IP?
As I said, I don't use slackware so I'm not sure how to do it but you can run 'netconfig' (as root) and for now it'll probably be easier to choose DHCP option, just make sure you put your router's IP address in the DNS and Gateway fields.

fejky · 09-12-2008, 07:32 AM

hi, i'm using a dhcp and i've already tried netconfig

keefaz · 09-12-2008, 07:41 AM

Did you put the Gigaset SE555 IP address as gateway in netconfig ?
(btw it is gateway not "getaway" as shown in your route output

)

Alien Bob · 09-12-2008, 07:47 AM

Time to show us the output of this command:

Code:

cat /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf | grep -v "#"

Your card is available but is not getting configured. The problem can be in rc.inet1.conf

Eric

fejky · 09-12-2008, 07:51 AM

Code:

# /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf
#
# This file contains the configuration settings for network interfaces.
# If USE_DHCP[interface] is set to "yes", this overrides any other settings.
# If you don't have an interface, leave the settings null ("").

# You can configure network interfaces other than eth0,eth1... by setting
# IFNAME[interface] to the interface's name. If IFNAME[interface] is unset
# or empty, it is assumed you're configuring eth<interface>.

# Several other parameters are available, the end of this file contains a
# comprehensive set of examples.

# =============================================================================

# Config information for eth0:
IPADDR[0]=""
NETMASK[0]=""
USE_DHCP[0]="yes"
DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""

# Config information for eth1:
IPADDR[1]=""
NETMASK[1]=""
USE_DHCP[1]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]=""

# Config information for eth2:
IPADDR[2]=""
NETMASK[2]=""
USE_DHCP[2]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[2]=""

# Config information for eth3:
IPADDR[3]=""
NETMASK[3]=""
USE_DHCP[3]=""
DHCP_HOSTNAME[3]=""

# Default gateway IP address:
GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"

# Change this to "yes" for debugging output to stdout.  Unfortunately,
# /sbin/hotplug seems to disable stdout so you'll only see debugging output
# when rc.inet1 is called directly.
DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"

## Example config information for wlan0.  Uncomment the lines you need and fill
## in your info.  (You may not need all of these for your wireless network)
#IFNAME[4]="wlan0"
#IPADDR[4]=""
#NETMASK[4]=""
#USE_DHCP[4]="yes"
#DHCP_HOSTNAME[4]="icculus-wireless"
#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes"
#DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes"
#DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes"
#DHCP_IPADDR[4]=""
#WLAN_ESSID[4]=BARRIER05
#WLAN_MODE[4]=Managed
##WLAN_RATE[4]="54M auto"
##WLAN_CHANNEL[4]="auto"
##WLAN_KEY[4]="D5AD1F04ACF048EC2D0B1C80C7"
##WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="AuthMode=WPAPSK EncrypType=TKIP WPAPSK=7B1ABEEB5D197741923ED26727569C365E31212096A0EAFAD563B268BAD01CAF TxRate=0"
#WLAN_WPA[4]="wpa_supplicant"
#WLAN_WPADRIVER[4]="ndiswrapper"

## Some examples of additional network parameters that you can use.
## Config information for wlan0:
#IFNAME[4]="wlan0"              # Use a different interface name nstead of
                                # the default 'eth4'
#HWADDR[4]="00:01:23:45:67:89"  # Overrule the card's hardware MAC address
#MTU[4]=""                      # The default MTU is 1500, but you might need
                                # 1360 when you use NAT'ed IPSec traffic.
#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes"       # If you dont want /etc/resolv.conf overwritten
#DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes"          # If you don't want ntp.conf overwritten
#DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes"           # If you don't want the DHCP server to change
                                # your default gateway
#DHCP_IPADDR[4]=""              # Request a specific IP address from the DHCP
                                # server
#WLAN_ESSID[4]=DARKSTAR         # Here, you can override _any_ parameter
                                # defined in rc.wireless.conf, by prepending
                                # 'WLAN_' to the parameter's name. Useful for
                                # those with multiple wireless interfaces.
#WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="AuthMode=WPAPSK EncrypType=TKIP WPAPSK=thekey TxRate=0"
                                # Some drivers require a private ioctl to be
                                # set through the iwpriv command. If more than
                                # one is required, you can place them in the
                                # IWPRIV parameter (space-separated, see the
                                # example).

Alien Bob · 09-12-2008, 08:26 AM

Looks good apart from

Code:

GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"

- if yu use DHCP you should not need to define the default gateway explicitly (unless the DHCP server does not provide that information).
But although your card is set for DHCP, it does not get an IP address.
What happens if you try to force the DHCP client by typing

Code:

dhcpcd -d -t 30 eth0

Eric

fejky · 09-12-2008, 08:34 AM

it types out my mac address

keefaz · 09-12-2008, 08:53 AM

Maybe dhcp is not enabled in the router ? What does the router manual say about dhcp ?
Have you tried a fixed ip config ? like run netconfig and set:
192.168.1.2 as IP
255.255.255.0 as netmask
192.168.1.1 as gateway

[edit]
Do you use the correct ethernet cable, I mean depending on if you connect the computer on a hub or directly on router, it may be direct or crossover ethernet cable, I know modern routers accept both, but may be worth checking

fejky · 09-12-2008, 08:59 AM

DHCP is enabled in router, i've tried fixed ip settings before, but no success.
I do not have a router manual, but i have some standard options in router settings, lease time, first and last issued address, domain name
and clients.
I have even tried manually adding eth0 mac address to clients.

EDIT: I didn't saw your edit.
I'm sure that i am using right cable, i've managed to setup slackware 3-4 year ago. I was using XP unitil 2 days ago, but i decided to install slack again.

keefaz · 09-12-2008, 09:16 AM

I just saw on siemens site that default router IP is 192.168.2.1, not 192.168.1.1...
Could you try a quick fixed IP settings in netconfig with :
192.168.2.2 as IP
255.255.255.0 as netmask
192.168.2.1 as gateway

fejky · 09-12-2008, 09:19 AM

it is 192.168.1.1 for me, and my gigaset assigns ip adtresses from 192.168.100 to 192.168.199

keefaz · 09-12-2008, 09:42 AM

Ok, and did you try to ping the router IP after a fixed IP netconfig ?