Ok folks, I am new to Linux (well kinda new), so please hang with me newbe stupidity.
:’(
Problem opensuse 11.1
First, I need to start with I am not a Linux guru by any means, I have run F9 F10, and ran some CML in both. I am studding Linux and working towards learning more and more about this OS.
I have stumbled on to openSUSE KDE4 and have fallen in love :-).
I have installed and nuked my poor laptop, I know 20 times and I am having the same problem.
I did get it to work ONCE, I was browsing the web and it locked up, rebooted and hasn’t worked since.
This is driving me nuts, Ive read every thing I can thank to read, researched everything I can find to research.
I am at a loss, please see the following history and information and see is any one can give me an idea as to what I can do ti fix this problem.
My intranet and SAMBA with my file servers and other systems is fine, I can exchange data all say long.
Its just when I go to SOME websites thats causing the trouble.
I have researched other people who are running Linux Distro’s on this form of laptop, and they have had no problems at all.
(Hard Ware of the System) (Toshiba Satellite M115-S3154)
I have upon request a listing of the Hardware print out.
I have been told, there is a way to correct this somewhere in the /etc files but, no one can seem to tell me where or what the correct command line would be, or what the command would be in the CML :-)…
Thank you for the reply I did as you said, and i read the rest of the list in that post. IPV6, in all sections is turned off. I have run in to this as a Windows Tech :D… IPV6 is the fist thing i turn off…
donmaxwelliii wrote, On 10/27/2009 05:16 PM:
> ok, thats crazy, i get the Google home page.
name resolution (DNS) doesn’t work. You said you are using a router. Usually these have a built in DHCP server: The router hands out an internal IP address to the client, its own IP as the gateway address to the internet and as the name server resolving the DNS names like google.com to the IP address. The latter part doesn’t work in your case.
Is your network card in the Linux box set to use DHCP?
Yes, it is. I am using the computer with the problem to communicate here.
As i said, there are few pages it will use.
This is why i am so confused, its like it just doesnt like some www.???.com’s
I just logged in to me school page Kaplan - We Build Futures and went to my school pages with no problem.
but the most used www’s it will not pull up at all…
unless i use the direct IP#
Add the gateway (e.g. 192.168.0.1) to the config settings for your network interface.
Add the IP addresses for the name servers supplied by your ISP to the config settings for your network interface.
For a wireless interface it’s much the same but maybe you use a Network Manager sitting in the system tray. principle is the same even though the pics would be different: add gateway and name servers.
Edit: PS I notice Uwe has already told you this too – must be good advice!
I followed the web page instructions to the letter, I did what I was told to do… and well… the IP#'s would not work afterwards, and nothing would work, the entire networking of the laptop was shut down :-)…
I know there has to be something simple,. and its got me right in front of me, i just can not find it.
come on guys, don’t give up on me yet, there is a setting some where.
Clarification:
The suse system is not the only system on the network.
We have 2 Vista64 Laptops, 1 Vista64 PC, 1 XP VPN, 2 FreeNAS Servers, and this little M115 Laptop running Suse :-). one the 2nd load of Suse, it worked wonderful, i was watching a you tube one night (on Suse configuration), the system locked up and it hasn’t worked since, many reloads, many Rpo’s and much hair pulling.
I took the system today to a WiFi Hotspot and found no deference.
There has to be a setting in the /etc or someplace in the file system… we are just missing it.
Just to get a handle on your current situation, here are some commands which might yield useful info.
/sbin/ifconfig
(Will let us see the status and IP assignment of your network interfaces)
/sbin/route
(Routing info including internet gateway)
cat /etc/resolv.conf |grep nameserver
(Name serrvers will be listed if assigned properly)
Now, you mentioned
the system locked up and it hasn’t worked since, many reloads, many Rpo’s and much hair pulling.
I took the system today to a WiFi Hotspot and found no deference.
There has to be a setting in the /etc or someplace in the file system… we are just missing it.
Do you control your wireless interface via networkmanager? Maybe trying deleting the connection, and make a new connection again.
ok! I am losing it.
I have saved the command lines to use if it freaks out again.
IT would seem something we did yesterday has worked. I shot down last night and went to bed, got up with fresh coffee and a working Linux box, I have NO idea what we did that worked… or if it will stay fixed, but think you all for your help.
I did as you said, and i read the rest of the list in that post. IPV6, in all sections is turned off. I have run in to this as a Windows Tech :D… IPV6 is the fist thing i turn off…