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On Friday 12 May 2006 07:27, "Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@××××××××××.org> wrote |
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about '[gentoo-user] static ip wont connect but dhcp will': |
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> I have my connection set to get an ip using dhcp and this works. |
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> However if I try to use a static ip, by setting it in /etc/conf.d/net, |
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> it doesn't work, even if I try the ip I have been given by the dhcp |
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> server. |
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> When I run /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start I get green oks for everything, |
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> but trying to ping www.gentoo.org I get the following error, |
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> immediately: ping: unknown host www.gentoo.org |
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> |
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> Any clues as to what's up? |
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Can you ping by ip address outside the network? Try pinging these |
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addresses -- they are various google servers near me: |
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64.233.167.104 |
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64.233.167.147 |
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64.233.167.99 |
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Your problem sounds like not having a valid /etc/resolv.conf, which a part |
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of the process in resolving names to ip addresses. |
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DHCP clients will often write this file based on the information received |
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from the DHCP server, but they often save the old version and put it back |
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into place when they shut down. |
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-- |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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