On Wednesday 08 March 2006 15:33, John Warner wrote: > > Ok, maybe it isn't my routing table. > Netstat -r returns -I left off col heads. > > 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > 169.254.0.0 * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 Could someone please explain this address - it seems to be on every route. > default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > In the gui for eth0 the Gateway entry is 192.168.1.1 which is correct. > I don't seem to have a loop back entry. > > Also if this helps, I am on a Static IP in my LAN at 192.168.1.51 > > As to my router, it passes traffic from a couple of Windoze boxes to the > Internet just fine; you're reading this email <grin/>. The Win boxes can > ping the Linux box and the Linux box can ping the windows boxes. What it > cannot do is ping an IP off the LAN nor say a name www.yahoo.com. I > don't think this is a DNS issue yet as like I said I can't ping IPs off > the LAN. > Shot in the dark - if you look at /etc/hosts, do you see the top line with localhost entries and your box.domain.name entries all on one line? If so, separate them onto two lines, localhost at the top line, then your 192.168.1.51 and system names on the second one. I find that it saves a lot of problems. In my limited experience gateway settings and /etc/hosts are the most likely causes of problems. Anne
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