First take a look at /var/log/messages that should tell you all the error messages
on startup and shutdown.
Matt Crocker wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just moved out of a shared student house in which we had a Linux machine
> (SuSe) acting as a server for internet access and printing. It was set up by a
> computer science student and worked really well.
>
> When I moved into my new place I ended up with the server. I decided to
> hook it up and use it as before so that I could share printers and the modem
> between my girlfriend's PC and my Mac.
>
> However, now I find that when I initiate an internet connection (PPP, using
> wvdial over a phone line) I get an IP number off my ISP but I can't ping any
> machines outside the LAN, nor will the server forward requests from the local
> machines to the outside world.
>
> Nothing has changed on the server - what could be wrong? I assume it's
> something to do with routing, as when I shut the server down I get a
> message saying that shutting down routing has failed (although the error
> massage scrolls past too quickly to read - is there a log kept somewhere?).
> As you can probably tell I'm very new to Linux and not very technical, so
> please use short words (I use a Mac remember!).
>
> Many thanks
>
> matt crocker
>
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