Lost ability to connect to Internet on test installation.

[PFJ]

Hi,

> > hp - bringing up an interface creates an empty resolv.conf.
> >    Writing a correct resolv.conf results in working network,
> >    so the dhcp succeeds, resolv.conf is just hosed.
> > 
> > This is going to stump a lot of people. How is anyone to guess that this 
> > sort of problem exists? This is going to result in a lot of reinstalls.
> 
> Please don't take this in the wrong way, but resolv.conf is part of the
> incredibly basic network configuration. I am surprised that it would
> stump so many people who are using a TEST release.

Yep. It had me stumped for a while a couple of months back when a bug in
dhcp (IIRC) caused the route table to get chewed to bits. I could
resolve an IP, but not a name.

> There are some incredibly simple debugging procedures to use for network
> connectivity, and the first thing you do is try to contact an IP on your
> network, then one off your network, if all that happens, then try and
> resolve host names, if that fails you know it is related to DNS. It
> should only take a minute or two to work out the problem, at most.

The problem comes knowing which part has been chewed. Remember, those
testing may specialise in one area and know not very much about another.
I know quite a bit about the compilers and desktop apps, but not a huge
amount about the networking side of things.

TTFN

Paul
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I've never harmed anyone. I have cheated no one. 
I have deceived no one. I have hurt no one. 
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