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Subject: Re: on configuring network information From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 11:14:52 +1000 On Fri, 09 Jun 2000, Kate wrote: > I have reinstalled RH 6.2 after having unfixable issues and I'm now at the > point of trying to get my server to see the world.. I've put in all the > correct dns information and I believe I set the routing information > properly, yet when I try to ping out I get 'Destination Host Unreachable'. > Any suggestions on what I might try? Issue the following command "netstat -rn" and then show it to everyone in the mailng list. ((Cool: [doom@localhost web]$ netstat -rn Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 192.168.254.21 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0 192.168.254.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.254.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 kzsu> netstat -rn Routing tables Internet: Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire default 171.66.118.65 UGSc 99 5671 xl0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 1 75395 lo0 171.66 link#1 UC 0 0 xl0 171.66.118.65 0:e0:34:a2:0:0 UHLW 100 0 xl0 705 171.66.118.90 0:10:4b:2c:b1:8f UHLW 7 1075520 lo0 )) === Subject: Re: on configuring network information From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@Infinity-ltd.com> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 16:17:10 -0500 (CDT) On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Kate wrote: > I have reinstalled RH 6.2 after having unfixable issues and I'm now at the > point of trying to get my server to see the world.. I've put in all the > correct dns information and I believe I set the routing information > properly, yet when I try to ping out I get 'Destination Host Unreachable'. > Any suggestions on what I might try? What does route -n show? Make sure your default route, or other route to the host you are trying to ping is correct. === Subject: Re: on configuring network information From: Alan Mead <adm@ipat.com> Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 16:31:40 -0500 At 03:51 PM 6/8/00 , Kate wrote: >I have reinstalled RH 6.2 after having unfixable issues and I'm now at the >point of trying to get my server to see the world.. I've put in all the >correct dns information and I believe I set the routing information >properly, yet when I try to ping out I get 'Destination Host Unreachable'. >Any suggestions on what I might try? Been here. If you have been editing files by hand, I would try using netconf/linuxconf. Also, I would review the information you've input for accuracy; last time this happened to me, I had mis-entered an IP address. And finally, although I think it shouldn't matter, power-cycling the machine has occasionally fixed things when I've been messing around. You are sure the card is working (happy link lights), installed properly, and configured? That has also been a popular problem of mine. What's the setup? Static IP on an ethernet? DHCP? PPP? ===