[OLUG] failures

Dave Burchell burchell at inetnebr.com
Thu Jan 6 20:40:56 UTC 2000


Nathan,

Try reaching my computer.  It is jung.mwac.nps.gov, aka 165.83.168.10 (IP
address).  Try pinging it:
	ping -n 165.83.168.10
and try it with Netscape (and/or lynx) with this URL:
	http://165.83.168.10

Now, if you fire up your machine and connect, and ping fails but Netscape
works, I shall become confused. :-)

Nathan Brown says:
> 
> Hello again Chad n everyone helping me:
> Thanks.  this is the ifconfig after i connected to my isp (radiks)
> in the line after RX there is one error that is not in your line and i didn't see it before but it may
> have been there .
> My ping is still giving me only one line it's written below
> My distribution again is Red Hat 6 from a disk i got with the book Linux Unleashed.
> when i enter the command rpm -q bind  it tells me bind is not installed
> i get the same ping result no matter if i use the number after P-t-P or anyother number
> i changed the /etc/resolv.conf to read "search radiks.net"
> did not help
> 
> 
> $ ifconfig
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
>  inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>  UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
>  RX packtet:76 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>  TX Packets:76 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>  collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> 
> ppp0  Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
>  inet addr:208.154.157.225 P-t-P:208.154.157.200 Mask:255.255.255.255
>  UP POINTOOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>  RX packets:12 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:1
>  TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>  collisions:0 txqueuelen:10
> 
> 
> 
> 
> this is the return from ping -n 208.154.157.200
> 
> PING 208.154.157.200 (208.154.157.200): 56 data bytes
> 
> 
> even if i wait 10 minutes this is all i get
> 
> thanks again,
> Nate
> 
> 
> 
> "Chad S. Lauritsen" wrote:
> 
> > Hi Nate;
> >
> > I don't see anything that raises any red flags from either the ifconfig output or the route
> > output. This is a baffling problem. A couple of questions for you:
> >
> > 1) What distribution are you using?
> > 2) What does your system say when you enter the command 'rpm -q bind'
> > 3) Did ping -n xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx work for you? If ping doesn't work at all, it might mean that you
> > have an incomplete installation??? Anyone??? You're not getting any error messages from ping, are
> > you?
> >
> > Some things to try:
> > 1) When you brink up the link to your ISP, run the ifconfig command. For the ppp0 interface get
> > the point-to-point IP number (the one after P-t-P:) and see if you can 'ping -n' that number.
> > 2) in /etc/resolv.conf, you had a line that said 'search'. Try changing it to say 'search
> > radiks.net'
> >
> > I don't think that the problem is the 255.255.255.255 netmask...that's what I have always got when
> > I dial in and it works. Whether it's theoretically correct or not, I don't know.
> >
> > Nathan Brown wrote:
> >
> > > I'm going to try to get this in here with better format at least I cannot read it so here is
> > > another try .... I don't understand why mail messes it up but i hat it right when it went on
> > > the page before .. here goes
> > > $ /sbin/ifconfig
> > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> > >  inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> > >  UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU: 3924 Metric:1
> > >  RX packets:105 errors:0 dropped:o overruns:0 frame:0
> > >  TX Packets:105 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > >  collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> > >
> > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-toPoint Protocol
> > >  inet addr:205.232.68.9 P-t-P:207.232.65.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> > >  UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1514 Metric:1
> > >  RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > >  TX packets:61 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > >  Collisions:0 txqueuelen:10
> > > $
> > >
> > > Kernel IP routing table
> > > destination      Gateway           Genmask
> > > 207.132.65.1 *                       255.255.255.255
> > > 127.0.0.0       *                       225.0.0.0
> > > default             207.232.65.1   0.0.0.0
> > >
> > > Flags       Metric       Ref     Use   Iface
> > > UH          0              0         0       ppp0
> > >  U            0              0         0       lo
> > > UG          0              0          0      ppp0
> > >
> > > Ok this is easier to read and maybe mail will not disconfigure it but for some reason it is
> > > losing my tabs i must have the width set wrong or something like that i don't know.  Any how if
> > > it's wrong when I get it back i will fix it again.
> > >
> > > Oh if anyone wants to know this is the output of "ifconfig and route
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Nate
> > > Patrick Swartz wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello everyone,  correct me if I'm wrong, but 255.255.255.255 is NOT a vaild
> > > > net mask.  An invalid netmask can cause lots-o-problems.  I apologize for
> > > > jumping in the middle of this discussion, but that just stood out to me.
> > > >
> > > > Have a great day.
> > > >
> > > > Patrick Swartz
> > > > RHCE,MCP
> > > > pswartz at digitalrom.com
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Nathan Brown <tbrown at radiks.net>
> > > > To: olug at bstc.net <olug at bstc.net>
> > > > Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 8:20 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [OLUG] failures
> > > >
> > > > >Nothing has changed it still gets the page or the connection withthe # and
> > > > not with the
> > > > >name.
> > > > >
> > > > >here is my reports from my ifconfig and my route
> > > > >
> > > > >$ /sbin/ifconfig
> > > > >lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> > > > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> > > > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU: 3924 Metric:1
> > > > > RX packets:105 errors:0 dropped:o overruns:0 frame:0
> > > > > TX Packets:105 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> > > > >
> > > > >ppp0 Link encap:Point-toPoint Protocol
> > > > > inet addr:205.232.68.9 P-t-P:207.232.65.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
> > > > > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1514 Metric:1
> > > > > RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > > > TX packets:61 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > > > Collisions:0 txqueuelen:10
> > > > >$
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Kernel IP routing table
> > > > >Destination          Gateway          Genmask                  Flags
> > > > >Metric           Ref         Use       Iface
> > > > >207.132.65.1     *                       255.255.255.255     UH
> > > > >0                  0                   0     ppp0
> > > > >127.0.0.0           *                       225.0.0.0                 U
> > > > >0                  0                   0     lo
> > > > >default                 207.232.65.1   0.0.0.0                     UG
> > > > >0                  0                   0     ppp0
> > > > >
> > > > >This is the best i could do by typing into Gnotepad saving as
> > > > >/mnt/hda1/LINUXSTUFF/ifconfrout.  but it did work lol
> > > > >somehow it looks different here though!
> > > > >I'm getting so much instruction now that im having trouble keeping up with
> > > > it
> > > > >
> > > > >thanks again
> > > > >Nate
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Dave Burchell wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Chad S. Lauritsen says:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Of course in my long-winded rambling, I forgot to remember that you had
> > > > >> > successfully connected to olug.bstc.net using the IP numbers with
> > > > netscape, didn't
> > > > >> > you? If you did, then there is nothing wrong with your default
> > > > route...probably
> > > > >> > still a DNS issue. You may need to be a little more patient with
> > > > ping...it might
> > > > >> > take a few seconds to show some life.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> If you say
> > > > >>
> > > > >>   ping -n 165.83.168.1
> > > > >>
> > > > >> (or whatever ip address) then ping will not try to use DNS, it will just
> > > > >> try to contact the ip address you gave.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Keep in mind that it is possible that your basic network setup was
> > > > working
> > > > >> before (when you used the ip address of olug.bstc.net to get the page)
> > > > and
> > > > >> is now broken.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Send us the output of the commands /sbin/ifconfig and /sbin/route if
> > > > >> you could please.  Mine look like this:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> $ /sbin/ifconfig
> > > > >> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
> > > > >>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Bcast:127.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
> > > > >>           UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3584  Metric:1
> > > > >>           RX packets:13065 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > > >>           TX packets:13065 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > > >>           Collisions:0
> > > > >>
> > > > >> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:A0:C9:AB:2D:48
> > > > >>           inet addr:165.83.168.9  Bcast:165.83.168.127
> > > > Mask:255.255.255.128
> > > > >>           IPX/Ethernet 802.2 addr:00000002:00A0C9AB2D48
> > > > >>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> > > > >>           RX packets:18226765 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > > > >>           TX packets:16549093 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:26 carrier:0
> > > > >>           Collisions:0
> > > > >>           Interrupt:14 Base address:0xf4e0
> > > > >>
> > > > >> $ /sbin/route
> > > > >> Kernel IP routing table
> > > > >> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use
> > > > Iface
> > > > >> localnet        *               255.255.255.128 U     0      0     1810
> > > > eth0
> > > > >> 127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0       31
> > > > lo
> > > > >> default         gateway.mwac.np 0.0.0.0         UG    1      0      141
> > > > eth0
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Yours should have ppp0 (or the like) as the "default" route and as an
> > > > >> entry in the ifconfig output.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> --
> > > > >> Dave Burchell                                          40.49'N, 96.41'W
> > > > >> Free your mind and your software will follow.              402-467-1619
> > > > >> http://incolor.inetnebr.com/burchell/                  burchell at acm.org
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