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Re: Connected to DHCP server but cannot access internet

by Matus UHLAR - fantomas :: Rate this Message:

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> Rehceb Rotkiv wrote:
> > I can suddenly no longer access the internet with my Debian Etch (default
> > kernel + updates). I get "Page not found" in Firefox and ping
> > www.somesite.com says "unknown host". ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0 and the
> > thereby invoked dhclient work as expected, that is I get a valid IP address
> > by the DHCP server etc.

On 21.06.07 14:57, Tod Detre wrote:
> What is in your /etc/resolv.conf? Do the correct name servers appear in
> there?
>
> If you ping an ip address of a server, does it work? What about using an
> IP in firefox?
>
> If the name server is set up correctly in /etc/resolv.conf, but you're
> not getting name resolution, make sure you can get to the nameserver.
> Try pinging it and/or traceroute ( traceroute -p 53 <nameserverip> ).

do you have package 'resolvconf' installed? It should take care of your
resolv.conf file and configure it properly from interface-up-scripts.

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