[techtalk] Gumpish Routing Question

[Eric R. Turner]

# for interface information (i.e. IP addresses,
# netmasks, gateways, etc...) run this

/sbin/ifconfig

# for routing information run this
/bin/netstat -route

# to list the DNS servers run this
cat /etc/resolv.conf

Hope that helps,
Eric R. Turner



On Wed, 9 May 2001, Neale Green wrote:

> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> As of last night, I have a major routing problem with my Net connection which 
> the ISP CLAIMS isn't at their end. I use the ISP for connection, and DNS, but 
> not for any Proxy (or other) services.
> 
> I know that I SHOULD be able to chase it down and fix it myslef, but I'm having 
> a Forrest Gump Moment (Stupid is, as stupid does), and can't remember what to 
> check.
> 
> My link to the service provider dropped last night, and when I re-initiated it, 
> my Gateway machine could see the DNS server & Internet, AND could see the other 
> machines in my network, but the other machines could only get to the Gateway 
> server via IP, NO name connections, NO pings on any address outside the Gateway.
> 
> Nothing was changed on any of my boxes, and the boxes inside still point to the 
> gateway machine as a default router, and the ISP's DNS servers, but the ISP 
> claims that everything is right at their end, and so it's a problem within my 
> network and/or gateway.
> 
> The problem here is that, for some reason, I can't remember what files have the 
> relevant Network information. ( Once I can verify the info in the Gateway, I 
> can get back to the ISP with the necesary ammo. )
> 
> The Gateway is a Redhat 5.2 box.
> 
> Can anyone help this poor fool, who can't remember a thing at the moment, 
> please? ( Picture a pathetic, pleading, face, 'kay? )
> 
> Sorry for such a stupid question, any advice and/or assistance would be greatly 
> appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Neale
> 
> 
> 
> 
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