-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: MD5 don't forget to put your isp's dns servers' IPs in /etc/resolv.conf greetz, Dani, dns support.
CB> Hi, CB> I'm fairly new to Linux and just switched from SuSE to Debian CB> 2.2.19pre17 a few days ago. I have a Dell Inspiron 7000 notebook. I've CB> tried very hard to solve this problem on my own, but the solution CB> continues to escape me. CB> Right now, my /etc/network/interfaces file includes the following lines CB> (excluding comments): CB> auto lo CB> iface lo inet loopback CB> My understanding is that the "auto lo" line is supposed to activate the CB> loopback interface at boot time. But evidently it doesn't. After I CB> boot and log in as root, if I ping the localhost at 127.0.0.1, I get the CB> error message: CB> neighbor table overflow CB> At this point, the routing table (route -n command) doesn't list the CB> loopback interface, and I must manually activate and add it with the CB> lines: CB> ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 CB> route add 127.0.0.1 lo CB> After doing this, I no longer receive the overflow error and can ping CB> the localhost. CB> Strangely (to me), if I comment out the "auto lo" line in CB> /etc/network/interfaces and reboot, I can then successfully ping the CB> loopback address, indicating that the interface has been automatically CB> activated. (So "auto lo" is evidently shutting it down. I wish I could CB> find more thorough instructions for configuring CB> /etc/network/interfaces.) Although the interface has been activated CB> automatically, I still have to add it to the routing table using the CB> above route command. But, of course, I don't want to have to add the CB> route manually every time I reboot. CB> All of the above was learned while I was trying to figure out my CB> original problem, which is this: CB> After successfully connecting to my ISP via serial modem (and after CB> manually adding the loopback interface), the routing table is as CB> follows: CB> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface CB> 286.115.220.139 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 CB> 127.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 lo CB> 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 CB> 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 CB> I can ping 286.115.220.139 as well as my machine's local network IP CB> address at 192.168.1.1, but I can't ping my ISP's DNS servers or CB> anywhere else on the internet. CB> So, for several days I've basically been trying to figure out how to CB> connect to the internet. I only have a bare minimum installation and CB> desperately need to add more functionality via apt-get downloads. I CB> tried to follow the installation instructions exactly, but now I'm stuck CB> and feeling helpless. CB> Sincere thanks for any suggestions, CB> Charles -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUAO9Y51sw1CXXrWGBbAQGsTwP/W0ccgIipRjLiMbZLeXB7aWxiXHDiY+Gc +GE6LJEU3OAQnoSOfXJWI9I2PPTmVUsyhbwRUspRRlApLty3LubjM2nVB1AbaFiM PfCf6UMhPvQ7qiw+kzrzkpn5kgF27v+L0YpNFt0ctWYHkjn4pqDIBUIoBxv+rNEz tlidshN/New= =87/D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
