Peter Horst wrote: > > Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >> Peter Horst wrote: >> >>> [snip no network] >>> >> There are a couple of problems here. Probably the biggest is that >> you do not have any name server in /etc/resolv.conf. There are a >> couple of ways to fix this. You can ether set the computer up to use >> dhcp to get its information, or you can edit /etc/resolv.conf. >> >> Try editing /etc/resov.conf - put in: >> >> nameserver 192.168.2.1 >> >> >> If that does not work, let us know and we can tell you how to set up >> the interface to use DHCP instead. (This is probably how Windows is >> set up...) >> >> > Thanks. I tried editing resolv.conf per your suggestion but I'm getting > the same error message. Can you let me know what I need to do to get > dhcp set up? > > Grazie. > Change /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to something like: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes TYPE=Ethernet Then edit /etc/hosts to look like: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost obtunded (Delete the "192.168.2.123 obtunded" line.) Then run, as root: ifdown eth0 ifup eth0 Do not worry if the ifdown eth0 command fails. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
