[lug] Cant see internet using DSL

[calvin dekker]

Trey -

What is your gateway device in file:
/etc/sysconfig/networks

Sounds like your system is trying to use the other
network card for the gateway device (eth1).  This
needs to be the ethX you are going to use.

Calvin Dekker.


On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> Hullo:
> 
> We've got a box running redhat 6.1 and a 3Com 905b NIC. The NIC shows up
> using ifconfig as eth0 and looks good. I can ping the card and the Win98
> machines on the local network, but cannot ping our isp or anywhere out on
> the internet. I set the gateway using linuxconf.
> 
> The IP of the NIC is 206.168.101.90; the gateway is 206.168.101.65. Netmask
> is 255.255.255.224. The routing table looks a bit odd in that the
> "destination" for the eth0 is 206.168.101.64 and the gateway is the name of
> the machine. I don't know what to make of this.
> 
> I do have two network cards installed, the other is also a 3com, but i took
> the eth1 "down" using ifconfig.
> 
> At one point, this machine was online and working correctly.  Any ideas on
> how to troubleshoot this would be great.
> 
> Regards,
> Trey
> 
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> Trey Beck
> Circuit Rider
> Colorado Environmental Coalition
> 1536 Wynkoop St #5C
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