[plug] Making the internet work on Debian

[Tim Josselyn]

Hi Joong

I am also running the same Netcomm modem, running Mepis

This is my ipconfig and /etc/hosts file that may help in the analysis

root at 1[~]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:E0:18:4E:31:C6
          inet addr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:18ff:fe4e:31c6/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:55 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:4920 (4.8 KiB)  TX bytes:6379 (6.2 KiB)
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0xb000

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:59 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:59 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:3599 (3.5 KiB)  TX bytes:3599 (3.5 KiB

/etc/hosts 
	 	  
127.0.0.1	mepis1	localhost

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
# (added automatically by netbase upgrade)

::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

Tim


-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf
Of Joong Cho
Sent: Tuesday, 1 March 2005 8:57 PM
To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: [plug] Making the internet work on Debian

Hello all,

How do I make the Internet work on Debian?

I am using NetComm NB1300 Plus 4 router and using the ethernet as a
connection with two computers hooked up. I have tried the #ifconfig function
and this is what I get:

eth0    Link encap:Ethernet    HWaddr: <addresscode>
           inet addr: 192.168.1.11    Bcast: 192.168.1.255
Mask:255.255.255.0
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING        MTU:1500    Metric:1
           < rest of the config here >

lo        Link encap:Local loopback
           inet addr: 127.0.0.1        Mask:255.255.255.0
           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING
           < rest of the config here >

Everytime I type in an address on Mozilla, I get the following: < address >
could not be found. Please check the name and try again. I can't even ping
any sites outside except for my own, and only the loopback seems to work.

This is what I have under the /etc/hosts file:

fe00::0    ip6-localnet
ff00::0    ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1    ip6-allnodes
ff02::2    ip6-allrouters
ff02::3    ip-allhosts

I have tried rebooting the system and yet it won't work. Will somebody help
please?

Also, since the March workshop falls on a holiday, will you guys still be
running or do you shut down on a public holiday. Public holidays will be the
best time for me to come along and ask stupid questions like this. :D

Thanks.

Joong Cho
Joong Cho Enterprises
President

Business: 9354 7178
Fax: 9354 7174

Web Site Administrator and Web Site Designer
http://www.joongcho.com/
http://www.startreklibrary.com/


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