[NTLUG:Discuss] Getting eth0 working with Kubuntu

Stephen Davidson gorky at freenet.carleton.ca
Mon Jan 30 13:43:54 CST 2006


Greetings.

Response inlined.

Terry wrote:
> On 1/29/06, Wayne Dahl <w.dahl4 at verizon.net> wrote:
>   
>> On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 18:51, Terry wrote:
>>     
>>> Since you've not mentioned domain name resolution or /etc/resolv.conf,
>>> I suspect that is the issue you have omitted. But, maybe not...
>>> If your network runs DHCP server, try
>>>        dhclient
>>>       
>> The domain name servers I was given when I got my DSL (and that works
>> for my other two computers) is what shows in /etc/resolv.conf...namely
>>
>> nameserver 4.2.2.4
>> nameserver 4.2.2.5
>> nameserver 4.2.2.6
>>
>>     
>
> If the above 3 entries are literally what's in your /etc/resolv.conf
> file, it is wrong, and that is your problem.  You need to replace them
> with valid DNS address'.  You can probably just replace the first one
> with the IP address of your router and it'll work, (most routers also
> function or double as a cacheing nameserver).
>
> i.e. try this for first nameserver entry
> nameserver 192.168.1.100
>
>   
Those are Verizon DNS addresses.  They are perfectly valid, and some of 
them even have NTP services available (I have used them in the past, 
4.2.2.4 especially is quite useful).

Regards,
Steve





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