Re: [flalug] Probably an easy one

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Mon Mar 14 2005 - 11:02:14 EST


On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Bill Canaday wrote:

> I have a FC1 box that can connect to the router at 192.168.1.1 just fine but
> cannot go beyond it to the internet.

Set the router as your default gateway in
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (on RH8, Your Filename May Vary).

> I CAN get to other computers on my lan by using their IP address but not
> via their names.

Enter the other machines into /etc/hosts on the machine for which you want
name resolution to work if you use static addressing, but if you use dynamic
you'll have to use something like dhs.org (don't use anything of that type).

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