how to configure triband in fedora core 4..

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hey everyone..i recently installed fedora core 4... and now i`m stuck cause i cannot go online.... the strange this is that ... .on the setup screen(internet connection wizard) .. i set it to detect my settings automatically.. but that`s of no use..then i have to manually fill in the details(it worked once, and i downloaded updates, but now its refusing to work)...it asks me to fill in the ip address, gateway, subnet mask... i do that.fill in the primary , secondary,tertiary address as 192.168.1.1, 203.94.227.90, 203.94.243.90....it still doesnt work 🙁(... what am i doing wrong here? what should i change?hmm i need to go online on fc4.. or i`ll be stuck here .. please help.
 
As far as I know, the router connects to the server automatically without the help of the operating system. So you simply need to edit your result.conf
Add the following to it:
Code: 
nameserver 192.168.1.1
The file is at /etc/resolv.conf
 
hmmm i dunno what exactly to do actualy..cause the nameserver thingy is already there.. also i have forwarding my ports man(the way it is mentioned on this forum).. so will the configuration change..i was able to connect to the internet a couple of times.. (i had manually filled in hte details)..but suddenly on the same config i couldnt connect to the net... anymore.. i duno what exactly could be the problem..also on boot up i started get a " ip could not be configured .. maybe changing some file would help"... i forgot which one. now.. 🙁 ... i downloaded and installed drivers for my onboard audio and lan chipset too now... so what exactly do i need to do?
 
ya exactly... adwait.. i think too that`s causing the problems man.. but not sure... how to deal with it 🙁(....what exactly can i do to go online? now... i did go online b4.. and i had manually filled in the details. but now suddenly it refuses to go online.so what does the /etc/hosts file do? on start up it tells me that i should corret the hosts files. to rectify my problem... 🙁
 
The /etc/hosts file maps certain hostnames to IPs staticallly. That file is consulted in case no DNS servers are specified in the /etc/resolv.conf file.

If you can't figure this out, you could switch your router to bridge mode, and then use the adsl-setup wizard to setup your connection. That way, you can connect/disconnect through fedora itself. To check on how to do this, and setup windows to connect........search on the forums.

In fedora, you would have to run
Code: 
sudo adsl-setup
In case that doesn't work, try
Code: 
sudo /sbin/adsl-setup
 

so if i change to the bridge mode. i would have to use it htat way even in windows nah. just confirming ..my etc/hosts file is empty 🙁 .. and the msg tells to write localhost.localdomain there.. or something like this . but even then net not working.. hmmm should i add my dns servers there.. like nameserver 203.94.227.70.. and/or can i add this in the resolv.conf file... should i add it??hmm i`ll try to do as you say... will post back..
 
Your /etc/hosts should have the local loopback address. That is, it should have atleast one line:127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
 
hmm i do add that line in the hosts file... but somehow it doesnt get saved.. yes i`m looged in as the root user..i save it.. then again open it and its not there 🙁 .... what do i do?and how do i configure to connect using my dial-up connection? that too doesnt seem to happen atall 🙁...
 
Umm......well I am using a Debian based distro, so I use
Code: 
pppconf
I don't have much idea about what that would be in FC4, you could try FC4 forums. In which editor are you opening the hosts file? Does it say that it got saved?

If you open it and save, it should get saved properly. Try
Code: 
sudo gvim /etc/hosts
Adwait
 
Originally posted by chicmagnet@Sep 5 2005, 11:41 AM
hmm i do add that line in the hosts file... but somehow it doesnt get saved.. yes i`m looged in as the root user..
i save it.. then again open it and its not there 🙁 .... what do i do?
and how do i configure to connect using my dial-up connection? that too doesnt seem to happen atall 🙁...
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Yes that problem of resolve.conf etc getting overwritten is common in Linux I faced it too. I am using Ubuntu but more or less on fc4 is shud map. check your resolve.conf of bootup. If the MTNL's DNS are not prsent you won't be able to surf. What you have to do is set the 2 MTNL DNS server addresses in the DNS section of your router. Reboot. Next time onwards, your machine if configured for DHCP correctly would get the correct DNS and everything will work well. I am using Linux everyday on Triband without any problem whatsoever.

Hope this helps.
 
hmm the dns servers are already present in the router page on bootup... my prob is i have forwarded my ports .. and adwait. . i did try to get on the bridgemode. but its not working for me 🙁 .. i have to manual reset the router .. i dont wana do it again now might screw it up .. hmm so any other way i can.. should i disable selinux.. its in permissive mode.. would that be of any trouble.. ?
 
I dunno why the bridge mode didn't work out for you, cuz its working flawlessly for me. Also, when he said to check the DNS IPs are present, I think he meant in resolv.conf. Using
Code: 
sudo cat /etc/resolv.conf
I think I already asked you to check that, and you said its there.....so I guess that's not the problem.

Why didn't the bridge mode work? What happened when you switched to bridhe mode? Did you run adsl-setup after switching to bridge mode?
 
Originally posted by adwait@Sep 9 2005, 05:10 PM
I think I already asked you to check that, and you said its there.....so I guess that's not the problem.
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No I meant on the router interface. Go to DNS it has a radio button with options something like "Automatically obtain DNS Servers" or "Use the below specific ones"....something on thhose lines. In my case it was set to by default "Automatically obtain...." and I had my Linux set to static dns set originally before getting Triband. So when moving from static IP to DHCP I configured dhcp, DNS etc and what was happening is that resolv.conf was getting overwritten. After fixing as above I am working fine. I too have pppoeconf on Ubuntu but I never ran it. For some reason It complains can detect some ehternet connection adapters blah blah....
If ur resolv.conf is ok either it means you have passed the above steps and something else is missing or you have no DHCP configured properly.
 
Originally posted by powerontop@Sep 9 2005, 07:52 PM
I too have pppoeconf on Ubuntu but I never ran it. For some reason It complains can detect some ehternet connection adapters blah blah....

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You need to run the router in bridge mode for pppoeconf to work.
 

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