cant ping external website

[Mark Haney]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Donny George wrote:
> 
>> the file resolve.conf
>> nameserver 132.230.200.200
>> nameserver 132.230.200.200
>>
>> i am able to ping the nameserver ip succesfully
>>
>> but when i ping 217.72.195.42 its kind of still and then later shows
>> unknown host
> ...
>> iface eth0 inet static
>> address 10.4.139.3
>> netmask 255.255.255.0
>> network 10.4.139.0
>> broadcast 10.4.139.255
>> gateway 10.4.139.254
>> # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
>> dns-nameservers 132.230.200.200
> 
> The usual cause of this sort of problem is not knowing exactly what you need
> to specify for a static IP.  Addresses in the 10.*.*.* range are generally
> NOT static, so why aren't you getting it via DHCP?
> 
> What is the result of "route -n"?

Okay, let's go back over what needs to be tested.  I'll try to get them 
in order and lets see where you are with this, okay?

1.  Ping the gateway?
2.  Ping the DNS server.
	(I just tested that NS and it doesn't do recursion, so that's possibly 
your problem.)
3.  Ping outside IP address.  (I almost always use 4.2.2.2 for that, 
it's a NS, but it works)


What are the results of those tests.  Just so we can keep up with things.

It's possible, but not likely it's something silly like a duplex 
mismatch between your NIC and the switch/router it's connected to as 
well.  I've seen that a lot.



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Mark Haney
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