you are not likely to be able to ping anyone, most sites block pings nowadays. Can you run a browser session or dig on a domain name to see it's ip address?
what does ifconfig say about the ethernet card's address info is it right for your ISP? do you reset your default gateway, dns server info etc, for your cable service provider??? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken Plumley > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable Modem to Internet > > > Otto, > > Sorry, my mistake. Yes eth0 does activate in this case > but it fails to successfully reach the internet. I can > not ping any IP addresses out on the internet. > > Ken > > > > --- Otto Haliburton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I don't understand what you mean when you say the > > eth0 failed to > > activate. The IP address you are assigning is > > unique isn't it. You > > don't have the other machine up and running at the > > same time. Explain > > what you mean by eth0 fail to activate. Also check > > your /etc/host file. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:redhat-list- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Plumley > > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:40 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable Modem > > to Internet > > > > > > Otto, > > > > > > Earlier in my trouble shooting I tried the process > > you > > > suggested of copying the addresses for IP, > > broadcast > > > and netmask from a different machine that I used > > to > > > access the internet using the same cable modem at > > the > > > same location but eth0 fails to active. > > > > > > The cable modem successfully access the internet > > on > > > other machines at the same location running redhat > > 6.2 > > > and windows. > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > --- Otto Haliburton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:redhat-list- > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Plumley > > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:11 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable > > Modem > > > > to Internet > > > > > > > > > > Steve, > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I tried unpluging and reseting the cable > > > > modem > > > > > too. It still dosen't work. > > > > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "Rigler, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Ken, > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe you've already tried this, but my > > cable > > > > modem > > > > > > has a "feature" > > > > > > which requires it to be reset every time a > > new > > > > > > device is plugged > > > > > > into it. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Ken Plumley > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:47 AM > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on > > Cable > > > > Modem > > > > > > to Internet > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The nic is an SMC EZ 10/100 the driver > > loaded > > > > for > > > > > > it > > > > > > > is the RealTek RTL-8139. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tested the nic with a fixed IP and was > > able > > > > to > > > > > > > access other machines on the LAN. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you have a windows computer that has worked > > > > before then get the ip > > > > address and the dns address that worked before > > then > > > > hard code that in > > > > the linux box to see if that works if that works > > > > then you don't have > > > > dhcp setup correctly. If that doesn't work then > > > > make sure your cable > > > > modem is provisioned(sp) by the ISP if you have > > > > never had it hooked up > > > > before. You know MAC address etc.... > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > > design software > > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
