On Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:09:14 +0200 (CEST) Walb <[email protected]> wrote:
> <[email protected]>To: [email protected] > On 10/10/26 9:01 AM, Walb wrote: > > Debian support > > [email protected] > > > > Hi, > > > > Please give me a link to instructions to solve the following > > problem. I installed Debian13 as standalone systems on three hard > > drives in one computer. Only one of the three systems connects to > > the internet. I need to reconfigure the systems so that a browser > > can connect each one to the internet. > > > We might be able to help if we know your network topology. There are > no universal way to configure networking. > -- > John Doe > > Hi John Doe, > > Thanks for your help. > > I installed Debian13 the same way on each hard drive, with standalone > mode and default settings. The instructions said that each hard drive > could be reconfigured later so that any of them could boot the > system. I can boot the system on each hard drive but two fail to > connect to the internet. The only reconfiguration needed is to > connect the internet. Otherwise the existing default topology should > do. I am the only person using the separate hard drives. > OK, let's start. When you cannot connect to the Internet, what failure or error message are you seeing? There is no default topology: What is the Internet connection device, a modem or a router? Does the computer connect to it using cable or wifi? Is Network Manager installed on any/all of the installations? In a terminal, for the good computer and one of the bad ones, please post the output of; ip addr show cat /etc/resolv.conf This will give us something to get started with, at the moment, you're asking us to tell you how long a piece of string is. In general, a default installation of Debian *will* Just Work, and since here it hasn't, we (and you) will need to find out why. There's more than one possible point of failure. It shouldn't matter, but out of curiosity, is the one which does work the first of the three you tried? -- Joe
