From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: chuck gelm Subject: Re: ADSL connection via RHL 90 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 03:29:49 -0500 Message-ID: <4213047D.8020503@gelm.net> References: <000601c513dd$6e8bc100$6510ea0a@acbi.local> Reply-To: chuck@gelm.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <000601c513dd$6e8bc100$6510ea0a@acbi.local> Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: frans@acbi.co.id Cc: Linux newbie list Comments embedded. frans toruan wrote: > # fx > Hi, Frans: > # fx > > # fx > 10.234.16.101 fxrhl90 workstation's LAN interface > # fx > 10.234.16.99 ? gateway's LAN interface > # fx > 202.134.0.155 nsjkt1.telkom.net.id gateway's WAN interface > # fx > ? > # fx > 202.134.2.5 ns2.telkom.net.id a DNS server > > Yes, you are right. ? No, I am not right. 202.134.0.155 is an external DNS server and not the router's WAN interface IP address. > 10.234.16.99 is IP number of ADSL router ( = default gateway ) in our LAN > 202.134.0.155 and 202.134.2.5 are DNS servers of our ISP > > # fx > I assume that the host's (gateway, that has the DSL modem > # fx > attached?) > # fx > interfaces are > # fx > 10.234.16.99 on the LAN and > # fx > 202.134.0.155 on its ppp# interface and > # fx > that it is routing 10.234.16.0<>0.0.0.0 > # fx > using a netmask of 255.x.x.0 or similar. > > Yes . . . ? No, 202.134.0.155 is an external DNS server and not the IP address of the router's interface. > # fx > Can you ping the gateway's external interface by IP address? > # fx > "I can ping to the external IP number of my ISP ( i.e. 202.134.0.155 > # fx > )" > # fx > I assume that 202.134.0.155 is the IP address of the gateway's > # fx > external interface and the answer is yes. > > You already answered a yes. ? No, I do not know what is the IP address of the router's external interface. > # fx > Can you ping 202.134.2.5 or 203.130.196.6 ? > # fx > (ns1.telkom.net.id or ns2.telkom.net.id) > > Yes, to the number of the ISP ( 202.134.2.5 ). > No, to other numbers ( 203.130.196.6, and other numbers ). > Also, a big no to other names. I think that since you can ping your external DNS servers, your router is routing packets LAN<>WAN. > # fx > For ping'ing by FQDN you will need 202.134.2.5 (or similar) > # fx > in /etc/resolv.conf (or RedHat equivilant). > > It's already there ! : > resolv.conf : > search telkom.net > nameserver 10.234.16.10 > nameserver 202.134.0.155 > nameserver 202.134.2.5 Try: ping -c 1 202.134.0.12 ping -c 1 66.94.234.13 Try using only one of these DNSs at a time, then: ping -c 1 telkom.net.id ping -c 1 yahoo.com traceroute 202.134.0.12 traceroute 66.94.234.13 traceroute telkom.net.id traceroute yahoo.com > ( note : 10.234.16.10 is my internal DNS server ) Whereas the Draytek router can DNS, using an internal DNS server inside the LAN wmay slow down (1st time) DNS queries and increase LAN traffic. > # fx > Do you have access to 10.234.16.99? Oh, I see below that it is a hardware box. > Of course, see above. I can also connect to it. http://10/234.16.99 ? > Thank you, anyway. But, I still can't see the world via my RHL90 > ( Btw, my router is Draytek Vigor 2500, is it somehow incompatible with > Linux ? ) ( Why do you ask this, does it work with other operating systems and not this RedHat workstation ? ) http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2500.html (btw, No. It doesn't know or care what o/s is in use.) Is DNS enabled on the Draytek router? Is its web setup interface accessed via http://10.234.16.99:80 or similar? HTH, Chuck > Regards, > > > Frans T. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs