Hi folks, My Debian box can't connect Internet, Broadband connected.
# ifconfig showed connecting ISP I played around with following files without a solution; # cat /etc/network/ifstate lo=lo eth0=eth0 # cat /etc/network/interfaces # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) # The loopback interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installationauto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp # cat /etc/network/spoof-protect LOCAL_IPS="127.0.0.1/8" LOCAL_IFACES="eth0 eth1 ppp0" (Remark: having tried; #LOCAL_IPS="127.0.0.1/8" #LOCAL_IFACES="eth0 eth1 ppp0" LOCAL_IFACES="eth0 ppp0" After each change made # /etc/init.d/networking restart Reconfiguring network interfaces: done) # cat /etc/network/interfaces.dpkg-new # (no output, an empty file) # cat /etc/network/options ip_forward=no spoofprotect=yes syncookies=no (having tried; ip_forward=yes spoofprotect=no syncookies=yes) # ping -c 3 www.yahoo.com ping: unknown host www.yahoo.com # /etc/init.d/iptables stop Aborting iptables load: unknown ruleset, "inactive". iptables has not been configured yet Kindly advise how to fix the problem. Thanks in advance. B.R. Stephen Liu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]