folks i am on a 192.168.x.x internal LAN, which communicates with the outside world and a multi-location WAN through a router which is 10.1.x.x we don't use DHCP.
so my linux box has an assigned IP number 192.168.x.x. i have to bring up network, by typing "ifconfig 192.168.x.x eth0". i then also run "route -add network 10.1.0.0. netmask 255.255.255.0" the DNS is on one of the 10.1.x.x., which i entered in the /etc/resolv.conf file. i also put the environment variables http_proxy and ftp_proxy in the /etc/profile file for systemwide use. lynx.cfg also has a proyx entry. so far so good. lynx works. (mozilla doesn't, because i can't get X to work. but that's because 2.4.18 kernel does not support the ATI Radeon 7500. but that's another long story, for another post to linux-delhi.) back to the network story. what i really want is to upgrade kernel etc using the network - i.e. network install. so i need to get to debian.org. however when i ping, i get a correct name --> IP number transation, but get a message "network is unreachable". ifconfig shows eth0 is up, and netstat shows network is up. so i think the network is unreachable, because ping (and also apt-get) is unable to get through the proxy server. same fate for fetchmail. so what should i be doing? i have a feeling that i am missing out something most obvious! any help welcome, and thanks in advance. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
