Internet Problem

[albi]

On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:57:30 +0200
Giorgos <pinkisntwell at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 2005-12-09 at 08:54 -0600, Williamson, Steve K. (McPhersons)
> wrote:
> > I just installed ubuntu on a machine within my LAN.  The NIC is
> > working properly.  The NIC setting are all correct (IP Address,
> > Subnet mask, Gateway, etc.).  I’m using a static IP with TCP/IP.
> > I’m able to ping my router and other machines on the network, but I
> > can’t connect to the Internet.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> Probably you haven't configured DNS. You can try putting in your
> gateway's ip address as a DNS server. If that doesn't work (it should)

no, it shouldn't necessarily, having a machine acting as a gateway does
not mean that it always is running a DNS-server too

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