[oclug] Fedora-10 Internet Access difficulties

[Raj]

sounds like a dns issue to me - check:

1. ping a known host on the internet by IP, see if you can get to it.
for instance, 206.190.60.37 (yahoo.com)

2. if that works, check /etc/resolv.conf and fix your nameserver(s) as
required.  A safe bet is your default gw if you have a commercial
router.

cheers!
--Raj.


On Thu, 2009-01-29 at 14:14 -0500, Dave wrote:
> I blew away my Fedora-core6 in favour of a fresh install of Fedora-10.
> 
> Some things have been as much fun as pursuing a raw egg (w/o shell) 
> around the kitchen floor. One of the issues is my Internet access from 
> that box.
> 
> Although there is the wee icon that shows that I have eth0 connected, 
> and I can  interact with other boxes on my LAN via the Thomson 
> Speedtouch router, I cannot "see" the Internet from the F-10 box. (BTW 
> SELINUX prevents my  ftp'ing into this box (text or GUI), but I can ftp 
> to other boxes. SELINUX is next on my list of things to learn.)
> 
> The "Connection Information" for eth0 shows lots of the usual (IP 
> address, default route), but Firefox (and ping, traceroute) give me 
> messages like "can't find the server at ...", "unknown host", "Temporary 
> failure in name resolution".
> 
> What is/are the most common newbie oversight(s) that might explain this? 
> I _know_ I'm going to fool feelish when you tell me!
> 
>  TIA;
> DaveR