Dell Dimension 2400 Ethernet

[rowdy235]

I am having problems getting my internet working on my dell 2400. When I ping the computers IP, it works. When I ping my router it says something Unreachable. I have tried both manual and automatic settings. Eth0 is showing up. I have Kubuntu 6.06 and the computer is connected to a belkin router.

Thanks in advance.

[michaelk]

Are link lights illuminated on both the PC and the router?
Show the output of the command
/sbin/ifconfig

[rowdy235]

hmmm..... I didn't think to check the lights. They are both off. The cable is brand new.

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet Hwaddr 0:2:3F:d5:86:FC
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqusuelenL 1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:169

After that it has something like that for lo, ask if you need that.

Thanks

[mrrangerman43]

Is your router setup for DHCP? I've had a time or two for whatever reason, I would have to shut down everything, bring the modem up first, then router, then bring up the pc. For some reason the router would not give the pc a IP, and the only thing I could do was to reset everything.

Also check your /etc/resolv.conf.

[happybunny]

ethtool eth0 or mii-tool eth0 to check to see if it is connected

[rowdy235]

Yes the router is setup for DHCP.
Resetting didn't help.
What should I be checking for in /et/resolv.conf
ethtool said everything as "object not permitted"

Thanks

[michaelk]

You should have at least one light illuminated. Cable might be bad or the wrong type. Your network adapter is not being assigned an IP address. FYI /etc/resolv.conf stores the DNS nameserver information.