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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: DNS problem [was Re: Unanswerable Question] (Carl Struyk)
   2. Re: DNS problem [was Re: Unanswerable Question] (Andrew Edwards)
   3. Re: DNS problem [was Re: Unanswerable Question] (Richard Smedley)
   4. Re: Logo... (Kevanf1)
   5. Re: Logo... (Kris Douglas)
   6. Re: Logo... (Kevanf1)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 19:00:56 +0000
From: "Carl Struyk" <carl@struyk.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] DNS problem [was Re: Unanswerable Question]
To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
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Hi Richard - I'll try those things in a minute as I've stopped using
Ubuntu 6.10 and have put a Knoppix 5.1.1 Live DVD in and it works!!
Well this has now got me stumped as I was sure it was the router. The
odd thing is if i go into network card configuration and specify DHCP
- it sort of screws things up.  GAIM won't connect, Conquerer will
actually still work whereas Iceweasel wont!

I have checked the /etc/resolv.conf and it does indeed give me the ip
of the router.  I will boot into Ubuntu again and stay on that to try
your commands now that I can see another distro works...

many thanks!


On 3/8/07, Richard Smedley <smedley358@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Carl,
>
> > If I look in etc/init.d/networking it shows me just some scripting for
> > enabling/disabling the interface - no settings for DHCP/DNS etc. in
> > there.  I don't have a file named net.eth0 or eth1.
>
> What distro are you using?
>
> Although Ubuntu and similar expose DNS info through GNOME's
> ``networking'' GUI in the admin menu, to see where your PC
> is looking for DNS, type:
> cat /etc/resolv.conf
> which should return your router address.
> If it returns nothing, add in a DNS server here
> (e.g. 208.67.222.222) with
> echo "208.67.222.222" >> /etc/resolv.conf
> Be warned that Ubuntu will not retain this.
>
> Do you get this problem with Konqueror as well as
> Firefox/Iceweasel?
>
> WGET? What about wget -4 ?
>
> > If I go into the
> > settings for the card (in the GUI) I can see that it has picked up the
> > IP and broadcast address.  If I manually input the IP, SM and gateway
> > - it still doesn't work.  net-setup (command not found).  dhcpd
> > (command not found).
>
> sudo dhclient
>
>  - Richard
>
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 19:14:52 +0000
From: "Andrew Edwards" <edwards.andrew@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] DNS problem [was Re: Unanswerable Question]
To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
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thanks for taking that one richard, i think it shows that i just
booted my freebsd box for the first time in about 6 or more months!
LOL scary thing is, it's probably been longer since i used linux



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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 19:45:54 +0000
From: Richard Smedley <smedley358@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] DNS problem [was Re: Unanswerable Question]
To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
Message-ID: <20070308194554.4ce1b020@localhost>
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> Hi Richard - I'll try those things in a minute as I've stopped using
> Ubuntu 6.10 and have put a Knoppix 5.1.1 Live DVD in and it works!!
> Well this has now got me stumped as I was sure it was the router. The
> odd thing is if i go into network card configuration and specify DHCP
> - it sort of screws things up.  GAIM won't connect, Conquerer will
> actually still work whereas Iceweasel wont!

Okay, I think I was on the right track - hence the suggestion on
Ubuntu to try wget, then wget -4
iow I suspect that the problem lies with your router's attitude
to IPv6 :-/

Recent Ubuntu releases default to IPv6 (which is a good thing),
however your router may be one of the few that won't (save,
perhaps, with a firmware upgrade) play nicely with IPv6.
Try typing sudo apt-get update
I bet it tells you it's waiting for [0,0,0,0] instead of
194.169.254.10, or whatever it should be.
Firefox will default to IPv6 on Ubuntu and so will apt and
wget - unless you use the -4 switch.
Konqueror doesn't.

If you actually install Ubuntu, instead of running it live,
and can't alter your router, let us know on the list and
I'll tell you how to remove IPv6 from Ubuntu & Firefox.


"Andrew Edwards" wrote:
> thanks for taking that one richard, i think it shows that i just
> booted my freebsd box for the first time in about 6 or more months!
> LOL scary thing is, it's probably been longer since i used linux

That sounds like a less-than-ideal situation :-/


Cheers,

- Richard

--
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Technical Director,                                     www.M6-IT.org
                                              A PRINCE2 aware company

Web services * Back-ups * Support * Training & Certification * E-Mail
M6-IT CIC ``Software Freedom for the Education and Voluntary Sector''


M6-IT is a Community Interest Company, limited by guarantee
Registered in England & Wales,               Registration No: 6040154
11 St Marks Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 7DT




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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:34:27 +0000
From: Kevanf1 <kevanf1@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Logo...
To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
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Kris, that is excellent :-)  May I enquire where you got the
Staffordshire knot design?  Is it legal to use?  I need a
Staffordshire Knot logo myself but can't find a legal to use one....
:-(

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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:41:04 +0000
From: "Kris Douglas" <webbox.uk@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Logo...
To: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk
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I'll send ya the vector

On 09/03/07, Kevanf1 <kevanf1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Kris, that is excellent :-)  May I enquire where you got the
> Staffordshire knot design?  Is it legal to use?  I need a
> Staffordshire Knot logo myself but can't find a legal to use one....
> :-(
>
> --
> ==============================================
> Don't take it to the tip recycle it via the Freecycle(r) Network.
>
> For a group near to you look here:
> Worldwide
> http://www.freecycle.org/
>
> United Kingdom
> http://uk.freecycle.org/
> ============================================
> Kevan Farmer
> Linux user #373362
> Staffordshire
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:58:26 +0000
From: Kevanf1 <kevanf1@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Logo...
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On 09/03/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll send ya the vector
>
>

Cheers Kris.  It is legal though isn't it?  I have to be careful on
this one as it's not for a personal site though it is 100% none profit
:-)


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==============================================
Don't take it to the tip recycle it via the Freecycle(r) Network.

For a group near to you look here:
Worldwide
http://www.freecycle.org/

United Kingdom
http://uk.freecycle.org/
============================================
Kevan Farmer
Linux user #373362
Staffordshire



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