[ubuntu-uk] ADSL problem

[Tristan Wibberley]

On Sat, 2006-12-16 at 20:02 +0000, Dave Briggs wrote:
> OK...
> 
> 1. dave at dave-desktop:~$ host www.ubuntu.com
> www.ubuntu.com has address 82.211.81.166
> ;; Warning: Message parser reports malformed message packet.
> 
> 2. dave at dave-desktop:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
> nameserver 192.168.1.1 [ie my modem's ip]
> 
> 3. dave at dave-desktop:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
> nameserver 192.168.1.1
> nameserver 62.241.162.200
> nameserver 62.241.163.200 [I added the primary and secondary DNS
> provided by my isp]
> 
> Tried the web again after adding these, and still no joy :-(

I see you've had no answer to this, can you confirm that David Pashley's
earlier steps worked as described? You didn't say whether you followed
them as suggested:

ip route
ping <via address from output of ip route>
ping 82.211.81.166

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Tristan Wibberley

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