Hi, the internet connection in my suse 11.2 goes off once I reboot my system. To bring it back, I’ve to make the n/w interface go down and then bring it back up (ifconfig eth0 down and then ifconfig eth0 up). I’ve tried giving the DNS address to the name server field in YaST. But if I give this entry, it completely goes off and doesn’t connect at all. If I remove the name server entry and bring the interface up, internet connection works(only till next reboot). I also tried making the IP address static but still no go. Kindly give me some ideas.
Your post lacks some details. There are several aspects to network connectivity:
- Ethernet connectivity. Use “ethtool eth0” to determine this
- Obtaining an IP address. Use “ifconfig eth0” to see if you have an IP address
- Accessing the gateway. Use “ping -n gateway-ip” to see if there is connectivity.
- Establishing connectivity with the DNS server. The file /etc/resolv.conf specifies the DNS server. Use the “host” command to see if IP address resolution works.