Problem connecting to network (was no subject)

[Bill Moran]

Please use a subject line so people don't ignore your message.

"Joshua Lewis" <jmlewis at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I am able to ping my loopback as well as my static IP address. but I am
> not able to ping any other system on the net, my ISP's DNS server nor the
> ISP's Default Gateway. I am able to ping my system by FQDN and just the
> host name from the FreeBSD box.
> 
> Ping error for the DNS server ping is:
> ping: sendto: No route to host

Sounds like you're routing isn't right.  What does 'netstat -rn' show you?
Is that information correct?  Do you have a 'defaultrouter="??"' line in
/etc/rc.conf?

> Ping to the ISP Default Gateway
> ping: sendto: Host is down
> 
> However I am able to ping the above addresses (Including my FreeBSD
> server) from my XP box.
> 
> Network setup.
> 
> FreeBSD (Static Public IP) -> Linksys 5 port switch -> Switch -> DSL Modem
> 
> XP box -> Linksys Router (Different Static public IP)-> Linksys 5 port
> switch. -> DSL Modem (All is working fine from here)
> 
> This IP was purchased several months ago so it should be setup. Perhaps
> there is something wrong on their side. Is there a way I can prove it?

Change the XP box's IP to the new one and try it out.  If it doesn't work
on either box, you can feel pretty confident that it's not your fault.

> Below is the information I have collected.
> 
> I have listed in my rc.conf my ISP's Default Gateway, my IP, my subnet.
> 
> My /etc/resolv.conf shows
> domain    domain (there is no hostname on this line)
> nameserver    127.0.0.1
> nameserver    ************ (ISP DNS SERVER)
> nameserver    ************(ISP SECONDARY DNS SERVER)
> 
> I have checked the spelling and confirmed the IP's in the resolv.conf are
> correct.

Do you have IP addys or hostnames in resolv.conf?  IPs are more reliable.

> I didn't set it up but my /etc/hosts file has my loopback and FQDN listed
> twice. I have no idea why
> ::1    localhost.domain    localhost
> 127.0.0.1    localhost.domain    localhost
> MY IP    FQDN    hostname (there is no "." at the end of this FQDN I don't
> know if that matters)
> MY IP    FQDN.    (there is a "." at the end of this FQDN and no hostname
> listed)
> 
> 
> And that is all I know how to do so far. It looks right to me. Perhaps
> someone can see what I missed or did wrong.
> 
> Sorry for covering up some of the info. I don't know who is out there.

If you're on the Internet, the crooks already have your IP address.
Obscuring that information in this message just makes it harder for folks
to help.

> Do you think my DNS server is not really working and the system is simply
> looking up my addresses in my hosts file?

No, if you weren't resolving hostnames, you'd get different errors from
ping.

> Any help is welcome.
> 
> I just tried to ping the External IP of the Linksys Router and was
> successfully.

Router?  What router?  You don't mention a router anywhere else.

> This is leading me to think it is something on my ISP. Does
> that sound right to anyone else?

It's definately a possibility.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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