cant ping external website

[Gilles Gravier]

Hi!

NoOp wrote:
> On 09/23/2008 08:58 AM, Gilles Gravier wrote:
>   
>> Hi!
>>
>> NoOp wrote:
>>     
>>> On 09/23/2008 02:21 AM, Donny George wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> 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
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> You only need these lines in that part of your /etc/resolv.conf:
>>>
>>> iface eth0 inet static
>>> address 10.4.139.3
>>> netmask 255.255.255.0
>>> gateway 10.4.139.254
>>>   
>>>       
>> *NO!* These lines aren't for */etc/resolv.conf* ! Don't put them in there.
>>
>> resolv.conf is ONLY for hostname resolving. As such, it only contains
>> lines like :
>>
>> *nameserver *aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd
>> *domain *yourdomain.tld
>> *search *somedomains
>> *sortlist *ip/netmask-pairs
>>
>> What NoOp is describing would be the file */etc/network/interfaces* ...
>>
>> Gilles.
>>     
>
> Thanks Gilles! Good catch... sorry I was also checking /etc/resolv.conf
> at the time and brain didn't match keyboard :-)(
>
>   
Hehe. No problems... Worst I've ever done was "rm -rf /tmp /*" as root.

(notice the unwanted space between /tmp and /* which makes all the
difference in the world)

Oh well... brain, fingers and caffeine...

Cheers,
Gilles.


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