New Mandrake Internet problem

drwrench · 03-29-2005, 03:28 PM

New problem now. Have gone back to Mandrake 10.1 from suse 9.2 and the Internet connection seems to be working in a vague way. I can access Mandrake updates, the Mandrake links provided with the browsers and not much else, I have tried Google / GRC.com and Ebay and only GRC works the others just sit there for ages and then time out, the ones that do work are very slow. I am using a D-Link wireless router (dsl g604t) which is hard wired to my machine on a 2Mb ADSL connection using PPPoA with port 25 blocked by the isp. I have tried it with the routers firewall on and off and Mandrakes firewall off with no difference, my other machine is wirelessly (is that a word?) connected to the router at full speed using XP pro no probs and even this machine is ok on XP (Microsoft is great ;-) ) as suse was working at full speed also it is obviously a setting or error within Mandrake!?

Any answers would be spiffing (i'm sure this must be common but can't find an answer)

drwrench · 04-01-2005, 11:42 AM

Has nobody out there got any clues to offer me on this one ??

Skie · 04-01-2005, 01:07 PM

This is pretty strange. The only thing that I can think of is that your network card isn't setup properly. Also, I don't know if you've enabled a firewall on Mandrake, but if you did, try disabling it and then testing. As long as you're not blocking anything on that machine and as long as the network card is setup properly, you should be working fine.

drwrench · 04-01-2005, 02:55 PM

Tried without Firewall , no change. Anything to look for or do to find if network card is'nt configured properly? It has been correctly identified by Mandrake.

Skie · 04-01-2005, 04:26 PM

Open a terminal window and as root, type: ifconfig -a

Paste the results here. Also, look at your /etc/resolv.conf file and paste that here.

batty_professor · 04-03-2005, 11:04 PM

I've been trying to figure something out here. Though you have a wireless router, your connection is wired, correct? Now what I'm wondering, is it possible your system is finding a wireless connection in the area, and bypassing your ISP? (stranger things have happened) I'd try setting up with antennas removed if this was suspect.

03-29-2005, 03:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
drwrench Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 18 OS: XP Pro & Mandrake 10.1	New Mandrake Internet problem New problem now. Have gone back to Mandrake 10.1 from suse 9.2 and the Internet connection seems to be working in a vague way. I can access Mandrake updates, the Mandrake links provided with the browsers and not much else, I have tried Google / GRC.com and Ebay and only GRC works the others just sit there for ages and then time out, the ones that do work are very slow. I am using a D-Link wireless router (dsl g604t) which is hard wired to my machine on a 2Mb ADSL connection using PPPoA with port 25 blocked by the isp. I have tried it with the routers firewall on and off and Mandrakes firewall off with no difference, my other machine is wirelessly (is that a word?) connected to the router at full speed using XP pro no probs and even this machine is ok on XP (Microsoft is great ;-) ) as suse was working at full speed also it is obviously a setting or error within Mandrake!? Any answers would be spiffing (i'm sure this must be common but can't find an answer) __________________ Xp 3100+ / 1Gb Ram / Geforce 5700le / Audigy 2 / CDRW / DVDRW / Asus A7V880 / 2x 80Gb WD

04-01-2005, 11:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
drwrench Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 18 OS: XP Pro & Mandrake 10.1	Has nobody out there got any clues to offer me on this one ?? __________________ Xp 3100+ / 1Gb Ram / Geforce 5700le / Audigy 2 / CDRW / DVDRW / Asus A7V880 / 2x 80Gb WD

04-01-2005, 01:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 1,821 OS: Gentoo Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, CentOS My System	This is pretty strange. The only thing that I can think of is that your network card isn't setup properly. Also, I don't know if you've enabled a firewall on Mandrake, but if you did, try disabling it and then testing. As long as you're not blocking anything on that machine and as long as the network card is setup properly, you should be working fine. __________________

04-01-2005, 02:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
drwrench Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 18 OS: XP Pro & Mandrake 10.1	Tried without Firewall , no change. Anything to look for or do to find if network card is'nt configured properly? It has been correctly identified by Mandrake. __________________ Xp 3100+ / 1Gb Ram / Geforce 5700le / Audigy 2 / CDRW / DVDRW / Asus A7V880 / 2x 80Gb WD

04-01-2005, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 1,821 OS: Gentoo Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, CentOS My System	Open a terminal window and as root, type: ifconfig -a Paste the results here. Also, look at your /etc/resolv.conf file and paste that here. __________________

04-03-2005, 11:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,609 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	I've been trying to figure something out here. Though you have a wireless router, your connection is wired, correct? Now what I'm wondering, is it possible your system is finding a wireless connection in the area, and bypassing your ISP? (stranger things have happened) I'd try setting up with antennas removed if this was suspect. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458