can't ping out to the network

Detraw · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 9:00 am Post subject: can't ping out to the network

Hi, I have a problem: I have just installed gentoo for the first time, but after the first robbot I had some trouble with eth0, all of them are fixed now except that I can't ping out to the network (I can only ping localhost)

I have editied /etc/conf.d/net and with ipconfig but I still can't ping out

Pls help me, and take is slowly, cause I'm new to this
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LimeFrog · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 9:55 am Post subject:

And you have eth0 activated?

Detraw · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 10:05 am Post subject:

yes I have done that
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Useful Idiot · Guru Joined: 30 Aug 2002 Posts: 329 Location: Finland

By any chance, do you happen to have baselayout 1.8.6.8?

In that case, downgrade to version 1.8.6.7 as 1.8.6.8 seems to have some problems, including that it can't start eth0.

Detraw · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 10:58 am Post subject:

well burring startup it says that eth0 is up and running, and so do ifconfig. Should I still do the emerge?
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Useful Idiot · Guru Joined: 30 Aug 2002 Posts: 329 Location: Finland

Well, it sounds like you haven't got that baselayout, since it doesn't even start eth0. So, you probably don't have to do the emerge. Just to make sure what version you are running do emerge -s baselayout.

Are you sure that you've got all the settings right and haven't forgot anything? (proxy etc.)
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Qubax · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 12:59 pm Post subject:

what is exactly the problem?
you cannot make this:

Detraw · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 5:22 pm Post subject:

I can't ping *.*.*.* but I can ping 194.236.70.109 (local address)

EDIT2: and I have baselayout 1.8.5.9 (not 1.8.6.7)
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Detraw · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 7:28 pm Post subject:

now I changed the networkcard, and recompiles the kernel with the NIC driver in (not a module) but still the same problem... Can anyone help me?

EDIT: in my /etc/resolv.conf I have:
nameserver 212.181.54.2
nameserver 212.181.54.3
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guero61 · l33t Joined: 14 Oct 2002 Posts: 811 Location: Behind you

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=293394#293394

Detraw · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 8:43 pm Post subject:

Detraw · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 9:42 pm Post subject:

I removed the option from my kernel and recompiled mounted /boot and copied my new bzImage. But after reboot I still can't ping

Pls help me!
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guero61 · l33t Joined: 14 Oct 2002 Posts: 811 Location: Behind you

Did you try adding "pci=noacpi" to the krenel as well?

I'll tell you right off -- I hate LILO, but I'll try. Under the line in /etc/lilo.conf where you specify the kernel, you need to add the following line:

Detraw · Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 2:03 pm Post subject:

nope it didn't work, after reboot I still got the same problem (and I didn't forget to do /sbin/lilo)

if it helps I can't even ping my gentoo machine from my windows machine
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uxbod · Guru Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 474 Location: UK

Okay. If your windows machine is on the same network then you can do the following :

1. On your Gentoo box run ifconfig and get the MAC address
2. On your windows machine 'arp -s ???.???.???.??? ##-##-##-##-##-## '
???.???.???.??? should be the IP of your Gentoo Box
##-##-##-##-##-## should be the MAC address of your Gentoo box

Now you can test connectivity by pushing packets to the NIC via the MAC address.

ping ???.???.???.???

See what results you get from this.

Detraw · Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 3:09 pm Post subject:

"ping timed out"

(I used the HWaddr address from ifconfig)
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Detraw · Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 4:46 pm Post subject:

uxbod or guero61 do u have any suggestion of what the hell I should do?
cause I realy need internet on my gentoo box, I have had this problem since I installed Gentoo for 2 days ago

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guero61 · l33t Joined: 14 Oct 2002 Posts: 811 Location: Behind you

Cogitating, but I also have my finals this week -- it's my last semester and I don't want to screw anything up!

uxbod · Guru Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 474 Location: UK

Okay ... Did you build you Gentoo box from a LiveCD? Is so, what happens if you boot it using the CD ... Does it pick up the network card? are you then able to ping anything? On the actual NIC do you have a LINK light?

Detraw · Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 5:19 pm Post subject:

ok guero61, thx anyway

well I have a LINK light and it's on

Hmm strange a few days ago when I installed Gentoo it worked fine, but if I boot from my LiveCD now it doesn't (and I'm making all the right settings)
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uxbod · Guru Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 474 Location: UK

From a command prompt on your Gentoo box can you run :

dmesg | grep eth

pls. Also, it may be worth reseating the network card if its not built into the M/B.

Detraw · Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 5:27 pm Post subject:

damn! I change my network card to an old one, an noname and then it worked when I booted from the LiveCD. Is there some know issue then the 3c59x?????
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uxbod · Guru Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 474 Location: UK

Would be useful what the dmesg showed also you can do :

grep -i ethernet < /proc/pci

Post that up because it maybe that it is being reported back as something else from the card. I have seen other references to problems with the card on here :

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=5096&highlight=3c59

Detraw · Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 5:48 pm Post subject:

grep -i ethernet < /proc/pci shows this: