> Hi, > > Does FC5 come with a default ipchains or firewall setup that may be > > preventing me from accessing the internet? > > > > Any other ideas? I'm sure I'll need to provide more info but not sure what > > to provide at this point, so I'll wait for requests for more info. Thanks! > > > My first guess would be that something went wrong with the dns. Check, > if you are really not connected to the internet (ask your router) and > check, if you can ping a common internet adress (72.14.221.99, > Google.com). If yes, have a closer look at /etc/resolv.conf, if there > are any dns entrys. > > Best Regards, > Florian > Thanks for the quick reply, looks like you're spot on. FC5 box can successfully ping 72.14.221.99. Here's my /etc/resolv.conf: search phildomain nameserver 127.0.0.1 "phildomain" is my home network domain name. Next steps? Thanks again for your time.
