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hi, i hv installed SuSE 9.1 personal as dual boot with XP. but i am not able to connect to internet. i am on LAN and my network card is SURECOM EP-320X-R 100/10/M PCI Adapter. this is detected by suse and after giving all necessary data like IP, subnet and routing i am not able to open any site. i can ping my ISP. but no further connection is made. thx in advance.
P.S: the error whn i try to open any site is. UNKNOWN HOST.
regards.
Check ip address of DNS server provided by you in Connection details. Your connection is not able to resolve hostname.
thx for quick respone. can u pliz explain it a lil more. i am very new to linux. thx
[edit] where is this connection detail thing.
#su (change user to root )
#ifconfig (check status of networkcard(s))
#lspci (check pci busses for cards, to see if hardware is detected)
#cat /etc/resolv.conf (check this file for nameserver entries)
Give those last three outputs in a reply so we can give specific help. Oh and yeah this is done in a console , but you knew that :p
Greetz,
@.:Shrekkie:. thx for ur reply.
1. #ipconfig: returns me as unknown command.
2. #lspci: shows my networks card. means my card is detected.
3. #cat /etc/resolv.conf: returns as "No such file or directory"
i am confused.
it's ifconfigQuote:
1. #ipconfig: returns me as unknown command.
You seem to have a static ip, so you would need to manually make the file, which is needed to point the system to the DNS-servers.Quote:
3. #cat /etc/resolv.conf: returns as "No such file or directory"
#touch /etc/resolv.conf
Now edit this file with your favorite editor and put this in :
These should be given by your ispCode:
domain <domain-your-on>
nameserver <ip-adress-first-nameserver-of-isp>
nameserver <ip-adress-second-nameserver-of-isp>
Why not just go into YAST and start up DHCP? That seems to be an easier way to go for this guy who clearly is not just a Linux n00b but a networking n00b as well.
Start X windows. Use the startx command at the command prompt
Click the nice lizard and launch YAST.
Look for the networking section and select DHCP.
Once you do this, you can follow the commands given to you by Shrekkie and verify that the DHCP infoz is where it belongs.
I am assuming you are behind a NAT device of some sort (high speed connection).
--TH13
Thehorse13, true but nothing as good in linux to learn it instantly the hard way. Fills up the brain some more ...
aah. i hv static IP. can i configure that thru DHCP?
you got me rite thehorse13, neither i studied linux nor networking till now. this is all my own expermentation. this is the first time i ever installed linux so pliz be lil soft on me.
Here i go. everything is up and i am from my linux :D i am happy. thx everybody. :)