Ethernet to WWW problem

[Ianhawk]

I'm new to Linux but not to PC's using "Uggg XP". Have a D-Link DSL-G604T Router working a PC via Ethernet wire and two PC's by wireless.

My Linux PC has a Netgear PCI card that claimed was suitable for Linux.

I can detect PCI card in Linux and access the setup menu on the D-Link router, using Firefox with the standard 192.168.1.1 command.

That is it! I cannot get onto the web or communicate with printers, pc's etc.

I've read the books, tried different Ip's etc. got my very computer savvy son involved but to no avail.

Any ideas, please, would be so helpful!

Ian

[voidinit]

Try this.

Ping google by IP (66.102.7.147) and see if that succeeds. If it doesn't then you probably don't have a default gateway set. If it does succeed then try to ping google by hostname (www.google.com). If the ping-by-ip succeeded but the ping by hostname failed, then you probably need to set up your DNS servers.

There should be plenty of documentation on how to setup your default gateway and DNS servers for your distribution. If you are using DHCP from the D-LINK router to get an IP address, the D-LINK router may not be sending the gateway and DNS information to the clients. In that case you can setup the D-LINK to do so, or statically add that info to the clients.

[Ianhawk]

Thanks! Will work through your comments and let you know outcome. Ian

[Ianhawk]

Thanks a million! With a little fiddleing now works great! Thinking of going 100% Linux now.

Ian