Can you do a ping and see if the resolv.conf DNS ips are reachable? do a dig @8.8.8.8 www.google.com ## which will do a name resolution with Google DNS servers.
also pls post make sure you have correct routing table (route -n) Regards, Kurian. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sunday 04 Aug 2013 19:56:08 gevisz wrote: > > Trying to migrate from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, I have installed Gentoo, > > profile AMD64 13.0 desktop gnome. > > > > Everything so far works as expected except for Internet browsers and > > GNOME applets that should connect to the Internet. > > > > More exactly, Internet browsers (I have tried Firefox and Links) can > > connect to the WWW if I type the IP address as, > > for example, 173.194.71.104 but cannot if I type www.google.com > > > > And this is strange because the host utility works as expected > > (converting www.google.com into 173.194.71.104) just adding the > > following "Warning: query response not set." > > Hmm .. wonder if this is something to do with your dns repeater (your lan > router) sending malformed packets in response? > > > > The ifconfig utility shows that instead of eth0 I have somewhat > > strange enp2s15 but I have played with this and found no difference > > after forcing udev to name it eth0. > > This is the new kernel naming scheme of NICs. Which-ever nomenclature you > decide to use, check that that's the only one having a symlink in > /etc/init.d/ > to net.lo > > There's been a few threads in this list a couple of months ago or so. You > may > want to refer to them. > > > > Installing Gentoo, I closely followed the instructions from Gentoo > > Linux AMD64 Handbook > > (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?full=1). > > > > The contents of my /etc/conf.d/net file is like this: > > hostname="myhostname" > > dns_domain_lo="mynetwork" > > config_enp2s15="192.168.0.9 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast > 192.168.0.255" > > routes_enp2s15="default via <my_rooter_local_network_IP>" > > dns_servers_enp2s15="<my_rooter_local_network_IP> > > <my_provider_DNS_server_IP> <another_DNS_server_IP>" > > If you have concluded on using eth0, then change the above entries > accordingly > and also try leaving only your router's local_network_IP in there. The > router > should provide you with your ISPs repeaters addresses anyway. > > > > The contents of my /etc/resolv.conf is like this: > > nameserver <my_rooter_local_network_IP> > > nameserver <my_provider_DNS_server_IP> > > nameserver <another_DNS_server_IP> > > > > The relevant part of /var/log/rc.log is like this: > > * Bringing up interface enp2s15 > > * Skipping module adsl due to missing program: /usr/sbin/adsl-start > > /usr/sbin/pppoe-start > > * Skipping module br2684ctl due to missing program: br2684ctl > > * Skipping module tuntap due to missing program: ip openvpn tunctl > > * Skipping module bridge due to missing program: brctl > > * Skipping module clip due to missing program: /usr/sbin/atmsigd > > * Skipping module ethtool due to missing program: ethtool > > * Skipping module macvlan due to missing program: ip > > * Skipping module netplugd due to missing program: /sbin/netplugd > > * Skipping module ifplugd due to missing program: /usr/sbin/ifplugd > > * Skipping module ipppd due to missing program: /usr/sbin/ipppd > > * Skipping module iwconfig due to missing program: /sbin/iwconfig > > * Skipping module iproute2 due to missing program: ip > > * Skipping module firewalld due to missing program: firewall-cmd > > * Skipping module pppd due to missing program: /usr/sbin/pppd > > * Skipping module vlan due to missing program: ip > > * Skipping module dhclient due to missing program: /sbin/dhclient > > * Skipping module pump due to missing program: /sbin/pump > > * Skipping module ip6rd due to missing program: ip > > * Skipping module ip6to4 due to missing program: ip > > * Loaded modules: apipa arping bonding ccwgroup macchanger macnet > > You seem to have built a tonne of modules which you probably do not need. > > > wpa_supplicant ssidnet ifconfig system dhcpcd > > * Configuring enp2s15 for MAC address <my_ethernet_card_mac_address> ... > > [ ok ] > > * 192.168.0.9 ... > > [ ok ] > > * Adding routes > > * default via <my_rooter_local_network_IP> ... > > > > Remark: My router works ok for the Ubuntu installation on the same > > computer. > > > > Networking options of my kernel is as follows: > > > > CONFIG_PACKET=y > > CONFIG_PACKET_DIAG=y > > CONFIG_UNIX=y > > CONFIG_UNIX_DIAG=y > > CONFIG_XFRM=y > > CONFIG_XFRM_ALGO=y > > CONFIG_XFRM_USER=y > > CONFIG_INET=y > > CONFIG_INET_TUNNEL=y > > CONFIG_INET_LRO=y > > CONFIG_INET_DIAG=y > > CONFIG_INET_TCP_DIAG=y > > CONFIG_INET_UDP_DIAG=y > > CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED=y > > CONFIG_TCP_CONG_CUBIC=y > > CONFIG_DEFAULT_CUBIC=y > > CONFIG_DEFAULT_TCP_CONG="cubic" > > CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG=y > > CONFIG_IPV6=y > > CONFIG_INET6_AH=y > > CONFIG_INET6_ESP=y > > CONFIG_INET6_XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT=y > > CONFIG_INET6_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL=y > > CONFIG_INET6_XFRM_MODE_BEET=y > > CONFIG_IPV6_SIT=y > > CONFIG_IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE=y > > CONFIG_NETWORK_SECMARK=y > > CONFIG_HAVE_NET_DSA=y > > CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER=y > > CONFIG_RPS=y > > CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL=y > > CONFIG_XPS=y > > CONFIG_BQL=y > > > > where all options that are "not set" has been deleted for brevity. > > > > I have also tried to use dhcpd instead of static IP but it did not help. > > > > Currently, I have completely exhausted all my creativity trying to > > figure out how to make my WWW browsers to work properly. Please, help! > > Can you please show us: > > ip route show > > ip addr show > > ip link show > > -- > Regards, > Mick >
