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Topic: Setting default gateway and DNS severs

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dallas7

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Posted: Nov. 23 2004,02:50

Using netcardconfig, one gets the oppotunity to enter IP addresses for the default gateway and dns server(s).

However, netcardconfig doesn't recognize my NIC, so I try using ifconfig. But to save my life, I can't figure out how to tell DSL the default gateway and DNS addresses.

I search the WWW with google and I can find out everything there is to know about TCP/IP since its inception and how to set up my own ISP for millions of users; to make own gateways and DNS servers with good ol' Linux. But simply how to tell a Linux workstation to point to the default gateway and what the DNS servers are? Nooooooooooooo.

Somebody, what's the big hint? Thanks!

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roberts

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Posted: Nov. 23 2004,06:27

You can specify the gw and nameservers with the following commands.
I usually add them to /opt/bootlocal.sh

# put other system startup command here
ifconfig eth0 ip 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0
route add default gw 192.168.0.1
echo nameserver 66.51.205.100 > /etc/resolv.conf
echo nameserver 66.51.206.100 >> /etc/resolv.conf

dallas7

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Posted: Nov. 24 2004,01:18

THANK YOU!!

After all these years, I've finally got this ol' IBM Thinkpad on my .11a network!

However, I can't get to http://127.0.0.1:6804 which, of course, is MyDSL. I can get to it just fine when using my .11b WiFi or 3Com wired cards.

The error I get is "Sorry, I can't connect to the repository right now."

Yeah, I can ping 127.0.0.1.

Sigh. I just do not understand. Do I need to do ifconfig something to lo?

Thanks again.

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Your Jedi mind tricks won't work on me, Skywalker.