I don’t know whats happened but yesterday when i logged in i was unable to load any web pages. Today login and the same.
ifconfig shows connection, I can ping whoever i want just can’t get any web pages to load, can’t even login to my Thomson router. Have tried with firefox, google chrome and konquerer
Can you please post the following:
cat /etc/resolv.conf
It maybe a problem with your DNS Servers.
Cheers!
etech97
ok now this is really strange… I ran cat /etc/resolv.conf and the result was;
linux-fns6:/home/ian # cat /etc/resolv.conf
/etc/resolv.conf file autogenerated by netconfig!
Before you change this file manually, consider to define the
static DNS configuration using the following variables in the
/etc/sysconfig/network/config file:
NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST
NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS
NETCONFIG_DNS_FORWARDER
or disable DNS configuration updates via netconfig by setting:
NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY=’’
See also the netconfig(8) manual page and other documentation.
Note: Manual change of this file disables netconfig too, but
may get lost when this file contains comments or empty lines
only, the netconfig settings are same with settings in this
file and in case of a “netconfig update -f” call.
Please remove (at least) this line when you modify the file!
search BigPond
nameserver 10.0.0.138
I was unable to access any sites. I rebooted my modem and got the same result from cat /etc/resolv.conf, can now browse.
You may want to put in name server 8.8.8.8 which is Google’s name server before the one provided by your ISP it would probably be faster andpossibly more reliable. You would have to edit the file as root. Not logging in as root but making yourself root.
Cheers!
etech97 
aussie ian wrote:
> I rebooted my modem and . . . can now browse.
love and care of the router (not modem) will often restore
service…sometimes you need to turn the router completely off for
some seconds (try 15) to make the magic reappear…
–
DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD [posted via NNTP w/openSUSE 10.3]
I feel annoyed that I can’t put my wide range of languages on stupid
Facebook. For example, I speak Sarcasm, fluently spoken and written,
and Various Forms of Geek…
On 12/16/2010 03:42 AM, DenverD wrote:
> aussie ian wrote:
>
>> I rebooted my modem and . . . can now browse.
>
> love and care of the router (not modem) will often restore
> service…sometimes you need to turn the router completely off for
> some seconds (try 15) to make the magic reappear…
Most routers get their IP address using DHCP. Rebooting will renew that address
and may cure some problems. On the other hand, my routers are on battery backup,
and only get rebooted when I go away on vacation and shut down everything. YMMV
Larry Finger wrote:
> On the other hand, my routers are on battery backup,
> and only get rebooted when I go away on vacation and shut down everything. YMMV
mine is only off with power failure (i don’t have battery back up, but
underground utilities which go out about once every three years, or so…)
and yes, both the skill of the ISP and the worth of the hardware play
a role…however, it is still true that sometimes a router power
recycle will solve gettin’ to the internet problems…for a while…
–
DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD [posted via NNTP w/openSUSE 10.3]
I feel annoyed that I can’t put my wide range of languages on stupid
Facebook. For example, I speak Sarcasm, fluently spoken and written,
and Various Forms of Geek…
The same thing happened again this morning, everything said i was connected but couldn’t browse… I ended up contacting tech support and they reset the connection on their end… Hopefully this will be the end of it for a while…
Thanks to all for the input…
On Wed December 15 2010 06:36 pm, aussie ian wrote:
>
> I don’t know whats happened but yesterday when i logged in i was unable
> to load any web pages. Today login and the same.
> ifconfig shows connection, I can ping whoever i want just can’t get any
> web pages to load, can’t even login to my Thomson router. Have tried
> with firefox, google chrome and konquerer
>
>
aussie ian;
If you can ping by name (e.g. ping -c3 www.google.com) check to see if you
have the browser set to “work off line”.
P. V.
“We’re all in this together, I’m pulling for you.” Red Green
My parents are having the same problem on 11.2. Are you running 11.2 as well?
I’ve got something similar. If I log into OS 11.3 I can’t access anything except my lan.
Neither Browsers nor ping by name works - since yesterday.
Strangely when I switch to Windows (on the same PC) I can post this - thus browse without problems.
Any ideas?
Ok I see now that my /etc/resolv.conf is not getting updated it was still stuck on the entries from my university.
If I dig for the IP adress by specifying a DNS Server I get the IP, I can even connect to my ‘pseudoserver’ I’ve set up at home, via ssh.
Any idea what’s causing this? I do not want to type IP’s for the rest of my life 
and I’m reluctant to reinstall OS 11.3.
On 12/18/2010 08:36 AM, Aquinox wrote:
>
> I’ve got something similar. If I log into OS 11.3 I can’t access
> anything except my lan.
> Neither Browsers nor ping by name works - since yesterday.
> Strangely when I switch to Windows (on the same PC) I can post this -
> thus browse without problems.
> Any ideas?
The tests for this kind of condition should be as follows:
-
ping the router. For me that would be ‘ping -c 5 192.168.1.1’.
-
If #1 fails, there is a problem with the setup on your box. In particular,
check the output of ‘/sbin/route -n’ and look for an entry with the UG flags
set. If it works, then routing is working. Next try ‘ping -c 5 216.83.154.106’. -
If #2 fails, then your router cannot access the Internet. Reboot the modem
and router (in that order). If that helps, go on to #4. If not, your ISP may be
able to help. -
If #3 works, try ‘ping -c 5 www.samba.org’. If this fails and #3 worked, you
have a DNS problem. Try adding (as root) the line ‘nameserver 8.8.8.8’ to
/etc/resolv.conf. -
If nothing works, post the output of the following:
/sbin/ifconfig
/sbin/route -n
/usr/sbin/iwconfig (only if wireless)
cat /etc/resolv.conf
Please put the posted output inside code tags to preserve formatting.
On 12/18/2010 11:06 AM, Aquinox wrote:
>
> Ok I see now that my /etc/resolv.conf is not getting updated it was
> still stuck on the entries from my university.
>
> If I dig for the IP adress by specifying a DNS Server I get the IP, I
> can even connect to my ‘pseudoserver’ I’ve set up at home, via ssh.
>
> Any idea what’s causing this? I do not want to type IP’s for the rest
> of my life and I’m reluctant to reinstall OS 11.3.
If resolv.conf has been modified, DHCP does not update it. In addition, there
are some instances where the test comes out wrong - these cases will be noted in
the log. You should rename /etc/resolv.conf to /etc/resolv.conf.old. If you use
NM, log out and back in. If you use ifup, reboot. A new version of the file
should be created with the right stuff.
On 2010-12-18 18:43, Larry Finger wrote:
> If you use
> NM, log out and back in. If you use ifup, reboot. A new version of the file
> should be created with the right stuff.
Why reboot??? This is not windows!!
Just restart the network, “rcnetwork restart” should do it.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
Thanks a lot.
I’ve changed resolv.conf the way you told and it worked.
Though I’m still a little puzzled why it suddenly locked up. I have deleted the entries from my university only after I could not connect.
Using NM though 'caus changing keys over yast is a pain in the… especially when you have to do it multiple times a day.
Let’s see whether the new resolv.conf works on monday at univeristy.