I have just installed OPENSUSE 11.3 (32 bit) on a pc. I am brand new to OPENSUSE. I have connected a network cable from a router that previously connected a Windows XP machine to a home wired network/internet connection. The computer shows network connectivity, but when I launch Firefox it cannot find the OPENSUSE URL or any other such as my ISP. Do I need to install or activate some LINUX application to make the OPENSUSE system see the network /internet connection? I can’t seem to find any application in the basic OPENSUSE installation that addresses this. Is there some kind of firewall that needs to be dealt with?
Hello droberts34
Most certainly this is a tiny problem with DNS resolution. This would be a configuration problem, i.e. there is no need to install additional packages. I suppose that you have configured your network interface with yast (yast is the package manager and configuration- and “good for anything else” program). Please tell us: are you using “Network manager” or traditional method with ifup?
Just in case you can figure out how to open a terminal (if not, then ask) type in the following three commands and copy/paste the output for review:
/sbin/ifconfig
/sbin/route -n
cat /etc/resolv.conf
And - it’s not a firewall problem. The default install lets you browse the net.
Vodoo wrote: I suppose that you have configured your network interface with yast (yast is the package manager and configuration- and “good for anything else” program). Please tell us: are you using “Network manager” or traditional method with ifup?
I’m a total newbie to Linux, I don’t know anything about yast or ifup
OK, I have found Yast, and located instructions for network configuration. I have now successfully configured the network card and connected to the network and internet.
Thank you for your help. As far as I’m concerned this thread is closed.