[clue-tech] Mandrake 10.1 DSL Access Problem

[Collins Richey]

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:12:14 -0700, George Gammel <ggammel1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vern B. Southern" <vbsouthern at gch4usa.com>
> To: "clue tech" <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 7:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [clue-tech] Mandrake 10.1 DSL Access Problem
> 
> > Thank you Todd for your reply.
> >
> > The DSL modem does work (Sometimes).
> >
> > I can access the Mandrake web site using the Konqueror web browser.  I
> > have
> > also accessed http://marc.theaimsgroup.com and read through the posts
> > there.
> > I cannot access sites like Google or Yahoo.  I can access private sites
> > using Konqueror.  Mozilla will not work at all.  It is the weirdest thing
> > I
> > have seen in quite a while.  It's almost like a shareware limitation.
> >
> > I am wondering if the problem is being caused by my install procedure.
> > When
> > I install Mandrake-Linux Community Download, I am prompted for a
> > Registration code even though the OS is clearly marked as FREE.  Todd,
> > When
> > you setup 10.1 for your client did you install Mandrake Official or
> > Community?  Did you enter a registration code?  Does Mandrake Community
> > require a Registration Code?
> >
> > On my Mandrake 9.1 partition the DSL works fine.  I looked through Webmin
> > and copied all of the settings on paper, booted 10.1 and compared the
> > settings.  Everything is the same.
> >
> > Additional Info:
> > Actiontec DSL Modem GT701-WG (Purchased from Qwest)
> > Netgear Ethernet 4 Port IOBase-T Hub Model EN104
> > Netgear FA311 Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter
> >
> > Your help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Vern
> > vbsouthern at gch4usa.com
> >
> >
> I had a similar problem with 10.1 Community a few months ago.  Very erratic
> access to nearly all sites.  I found that is was related to a DNS problem.
> I could access everything quite well as long as I entered the I.P. address.
> I eventually traced my problem to a bogus entry in the DNS setup
> (192.168.0.1).  When I removed that and only had the DNS numbers provided by
> Quest it would work fine.  But, I found that every time I rebooted, the
> bogus entry was back and the web access would not work.  I never did find a
> solution to that.  The final "solution" for me was to change from DHCP to
> static IP in the Mandrake Control Center.  Since doing that web access works
> fine.  I read on one of the post boards that this may be related to a change
> from IPV4 to IPV6 in the 2.6 Kernel.  I don't know if that right or not.
> But, with static IP it works, and for me I can use static IP just as well as
> DHCP.  I'm using an SMC hub and the Quest Actiontec DSL modem.  When I did
> the intstall 10.1 Community did not ask for any kind of passwords.  Hope
> this helps.
> 

>From the behavior you describe on reboot, I'm sure your problem is
that by default dhcp will update your /etc/resolv.conf. There is a
dhcp paramter to prevent that, but I don't have time to look it up
right now

HTH,

-- 
 Collins