Internet, e-mail not working... except on LJr.

[Lixus Looser]

[quote author=gmoreno link=board=1;threadid=10104;start=0#msg91537 date=1104282723]
Are you able to ping google.com?

[/quote]

Yes.

[john@localhost ~]$ ping google.com
PING google.com (216.239.37.99) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from google.com (216.239.37.99): icmp_seq=0 ttl=236 time=124 ms
64 bytes from google.com (216.239.37.99): icmp_seq=1 ttl=236 time=121 ms
64 bytes from google.com (216.239.37.99): icmp_seq=2 ttl=236 time=122 ms
64 bytes from google.com (216.239.37.99): icmp_seq=3 ttl=236 time=122 ms

[Lixus Looser]

[quote author=Countach44 link=board=1;threadid=10104;start=0#msg91526 date=1104256556]
log in as root, open up a shell, click on something that looks like this if you're using kde
and then type in:
tail -f /var/log/messages
[/quote]

Ok. This is what I got. I don't see anything that jumps out at me as out of the ordinary...

[root@localhost john]# tail -f /var/log/messages
Dec 28 19:32:35 localhost fstab-sync[3093]: removed all generated mount points
Dec 28 19:32:38 localhost fstab-sync[3243]: added mount point /media/cdrom for / dev/hdc
Dec 28 19:32:40 localhost fstab-sync[3324]: added mount point /media/floppy for /dev/fd0
Dec 28 19:33:17 localhost gdm(pam_unix)[3094]: session opened for user john by ( uid=0)
Dec 28 19:33:18 localhost gconfd (john-3407): starting (version 2.8.1), pid 3407  user 'john'
Dec 28 19:33:18 localhost gconfd (john-3407): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/et c/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0
Dec 28 19:33:18 localhost gconfd (john-3407): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/h ome/john/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1
Dec 28 19:33:18 localhost gconfd (john-3407): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/et c/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2
Dec 28 19:33:31 localhost gconfd (john-3407): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/h ome/john/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 0
Dec 28 19:34:39 localhost su(pam_unix)[3552]: session opened for user root by jo hn(uid=500)

Also, I should add that I am doing all of this posting in Linux. Can't do anything else on the internet though. That is what is so F***ing irritating. It makes no sense to me whatsoever..... Thanks for all your help though everyone. As always, I very much appreciate it.

;D

[coltrane]

normally, the isp gives you 2 nameservers, whats the other one?

[Lixus Looser]

[quote author=coltrane link=board=1;threadid=10104;start=0#msg91542 date=1104326542]
normally, the isp gives you 2 nameservers, whats the other one?
[/quote]

Are these it? :

search domain.actdsltmp
nameserver 205.171.3.65
nameserver 192.168.0.1

[coltrane]

the 192 is in your home network

[stryder144]

I might suggest that you obtain a copy of Knoppix, either from a friend, work, etc. Put it in your computer and boot it up (it's essentially a cd-based bootable distro for those who either want to test Linux without installing Linux or for those who want to run Linux on a computer that they are not allowed to install Linux on). When it finishes booting up and drops you to a gui, try to connect to any website other than ljr. If it lets you do that, go into /etc/resolve.conf and copy down whatever is in it. Then reboot your computer, take the Knoppix cd out, boot into Redhat, add the lines that you copied down into your /etc/resolve.conf file and you should be good to go. This method worked for me when I had some ISP issues several years ago. HTH.

Cheers

[Lixus Looser]

I downloaeded, burned and ran Knoppix. (AWESOME by the way. How cool...) Anyway, the internet worked like a gem. Here is what is in the /etc/resolve.conf file:

; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script
search domain.actdsltmp
nameserver 192.168.0.1
nameserver 205.171.3.65

I will copy this exact information into the /etc/resolv.conf in my Red Hat. Wish me luck.

[Lixus Looser]

SUCCESS!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

I don't know what was different. In fact, the code in the above post was already in the /etc/resolv.conf file, but I rewrote it nonetheless. Anyway, I saved it, opened up firefox and BAM, it loaded the page IMMEDIATELY!

Thanks all for your help! Now, if anyone has any ideas on the Limewire post I posted a few days ago... hint hint...

Seriously, thanks to all who offered suggestions/advice. Very helpful and I appreciate all of your help.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!