problem with D-link Router/NIC?

I have a problem that stumped D-Link's tech support (like that's a big
surprise)

Recently, I upgrade from dial-up to DSL (verizon). I purchased 2 D-Link
DFE-530TX+ NIC's and a D-Link DI-604 Router. I am running my main box
with Linux SuSE 8.2 Pro with a dual boot to Windows 98 (Which I hardly
use) and have secondary box with SuSE 8.2 Pro only.

When I first got the DSL modem and D-link equip, I hooked up the main
computer without a hitch, but couldn't network the secondary box. After
days of trying, I decided to switch NIC cards to see if I had a faulty
NIC. The secondary NIC worked fine on my main box. So I put the NIC's in
the original computers, and now my main computer won't display internet
pages.

I have everything hooked up properly:
IP address router: 192.168.0.1


IP address main computer: 192.168.0.101
Subnet mask main computer: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.0.1

I can ping 192.168.0.1 and 127.0.0.1 from my main computer, and I can
ping yahoo from my router (through a web-based interface) but I can not
pull up a web page through any of my browsers.

I shut down my SuSE firewall thinking that it may be blocking my web
connection, but I have the same problem.

Desperate, I booted up Windows, installed all of the software for the
D-Link equipment, configured the network and still the same problem.

Then I called D-Link. They couldn't help me. They did say my router and
NIC were working fine, so my computer must be the problem.

Any suggestions? I am currently using a friend's dial up connection and
really miss my DSL.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

~Lena

Lena Varuolo typed:

>
> I can ping 192.168.0.1 and 127.0.0.1 from my main computer, and I can
> ping yahoo from my router (through a web-based interface) but I can not
> pull up a web page through any of my browsers.
>

see what's in '/etc/resolv.conf'
try adding 'nameserver 192.168.0.1' or calling your ISP and asking them
for DNS server(s) address(es). it may help.

--
- Linux: the choice of a GNU generation
- free; as in free speech and free beer

remove '.eh' to email

Lena Varuolo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<ONnKb.22127$(E-Mail Removed) .com>...
> I have a problem that stumped D-Link's tech support (like that's a big
> surprise)
>
> Recently, I upgrade from dial-up to DSL (verizon). I purchased 2 D-Link
> DFE-530TX+ NIC's and a D-Link DI-604 Router. I am running my main box
> with Linux SuSE 8.2 Pro with a dual boot to Windows 98 (Which I hardly
> use) and have secondary box with SuSE 8.2 Pro only.
>
> When I first got the DSL modem and D-link equip, I hooked up the main
> computer without a hitch, but couldn't network the secondary box. After
> days of trying, I decided to switch NIC cards to see if I had a faulty
> NIC. The secondary NIC worked fine on my main box. So I put the NIC's in
> the original computers, and now my main computer won't display internet
> pages.
>
> I have everything hooked up properly:
> IP address router: 192.168.0.1
>
>
> IP address main computer: 192.168.0.101
> Subnet mask main computer: 255.255.255.0
> gateway: 192.168.0.1
>
> I can ping 192.168.0.1 and 127.0.0.1 from my main computer, and I can
> ping yahoo from my router (through a web-based interface) but I can not
> pull up a web page through any of my browsers.
>
> I shut down my SuSE firewall thinking that it may be blocking my web
> connection, but I have the same problem.
>
> Desperate, I booted up Windows, installed all of the software for the
> D-Link equipment, configured the network and still the same problem.
>
> Then I called D-Link. They couldn't help me. They did say my router and
> NIC were working fine, so my computer must be the problem.
>
> Any suggestions? I am currently using a friend's dial up connection and
> really miss my DSL.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>
> ~LenaG

Sounds like DNS problems.
Have you tried resetting the router to factory default, then
re-entering all of the IP data? I had to do that with mine because it
cached the wrong DNS IPs and wouldn't dynamically update them.

Cron wrote:
> Lena Varuolo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<ONnKb.22127$(E-Mail Removed) .com>...
>
>>I have a problem that stumped D-Link's tech support (like that's a big
>>surprise)
>>
>>Recently, I upgrade from dial-up to DSL (verizon). I purchased 2 D-Link
>>DFE-530TX+ NIC's and a D-Link DI-604 Router. I am running my main box
>>with Linux SuSE 8.2 Pro with a dual boot to Windows 98 (Which I hardly
>>use) and have secondary box with SuSE 8.2 Pro only.
>>
>>When I first got the DSL modem and D-link equip, I hooked up the main
>>computer without a hitch, but couldn't network the secondary box. After
>>days of trying, I decided to switch NIC cards to see if I had a faulty
>>NIC. The secondary NIC worked fine on my main box. So I put the NIC's in
>>the original computers, and now my main computer won't display internet
>>pages.
>>
>>I have everything hooked up properly:
>>IP address router: 192.168.0.1
>>
>>
>>IP address main computer: 192.168.0.101
>>Subnet mask main computer: 255.255.255.0
>>gateway: 192.168.0.1
>>
>>I can ping 192.168.0.1 and 127.0.0.1 from my main computer, and I can
>>ping yahoo from my router (through a web-based interface) but I can not
>>pull up a web page through any of my browsers.
>>
>>I shut down my SuSE firewall thinking that it may be blocking my web
>>connection, but I have the same problem.
>>
>>Desperate, I booted up Windows, installed all of the software for the
>>D-Link equipment, configured the network and still the same problem.
>>
>>Then I called D-Link. They couldn't help me. They did say my router and
>>NIC were working fine, so my computer must be the problem.
>>
>>Any suggestions? I am currently using a friend's dial up connection and
>>really miss my DSL.
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>>
>>~LenaG
>
>
> Sounds like DNS problems.
> Have you tried resetting the router to factory default, then
> re-entering all of the IP data? I had to do that with mine because it
> cached the wrong DNS IPs and wouldn't dynamically update them.

Thanks Cron and Johnny Bobby Bee! You were right, it was a DNS problem.
I am a just venturing into networking and had idea where to look!
Everything is working fine now.

~Lena

Sounds like you have the NIC switched. when you add alias eth0 and eth1
to the /etc/modules.conf you might want to put a IRQ or a address option
along with it so you don't get the NIC's confused on the computer.
Hardware using the same modules, it is a very good idea to pass this along.

Lena Varuolo wrote:
> I have a problem that stumped D-Link's tech support (like that's a big
> surprise)
>
> Recently, I upgrade from dial-up to DSL (verizon). I purchased 2 D-Link
> DFE-530TX+ NIC's and a D-Link DI-604 Router. I am running my main box
> with Linux SuSE 8.2 Pro with a dual boot to Windows 98 (Which I hardly
> use) and have secondary box with SuSE 8.2 Pro only.
>
> When I first got the DSL modem and D-link equip, I hooked up the main
> computer without a hitch, but couldn't network the secondary box. After
> days of trying, I decided to switch NIC cards to see if I had a faulty
> NIC. The secondary NIC worked fine on my main box. So I put the NIC's in
> the original computers, and now my main computer won't display internet
> pages.
>
> I have everything hooked up properly:
> IP address router: 192.168.0.1
>
>
> IP address main computer: 192.168.0.101
> Subnet mask main computer: 255.255.255.0
> gateway: 192.168.0.1
>
> I can ping 192.168.0.1 and 127.0.0.1 from my main computer, and I can
> ping yahoo from my router (through a web-based interface) but I can not
> pull up a web page through any of my browsers.
>
> I shut down my SuSE firewall thinking that it may be blocking my web
> connection, but I have the same problem.
>
> Desperate, I booted up Windows, installed all of the software for the
> D-Link equipment, configured the network and still the same problem.
>
> Then I called D-Link. They couldn't help me. They did say my router and
> NIC were working fine, so my computer must be the problem.
>
> Any suggestions? I am currently using a friend's dial up connection and
> really miss my DSL.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>
> ~Lena

Lena <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<pWxKb.376$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Cron wrote:
> > Lena Varuolo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<ONnKb.22127$(E-Mail Removed) .com>...
> >
> >>I have a problem that stumped D-Link's tech support (like that's a big
> >>surprise)
> >>
> >>Recently, I upgrade from dial-up to DSL (verizon). I purchased 2 D-Link
> >>DFE-530TX+ NIC's and a D-Link DI-604 Router. I am running my main box
> >>with Linux SuSE 8.2 Pro with a dual boot to Windows 98 (Which I hardly
> >>use) and have secondary box with SuSE 8.2 Pro only.
> >>
> >>When I first got the DSL modem and D-link equip, I hooked up the main
> >>computer without a hitch, but couldn't network the secondary box. After
> >>days of trying, I decided to switch NIC cards to see if I had a faulty
> >>NIC. The secondary NIC worked fine on my main box. So I put the NIC's in
> >>the original computers, and now my main computer won't display internet
> >>pages.
> >>
> >>I have everything hooked up properly:
> >>IP address router: 192.168.0.1
> >>
> >>
> >>IP address main computer: 192.168.0.101
> >>Subnet mask main computer: 255.255.255.0
> >>gateway: 192.168.0.1
> >>
> >>I can ping 192.168.0.1 and 127.0.0.1 from my main computer, and I can
> >>ping yahoo from my router (through a web-based interface) but I can not
> >>pull up a web page through any of my browsers.
> >>
> >>I shut down my SuSE firewall thinking that it may be blocking my web
> >>connection, but I have the same problem.
> >>
> >>Desperate, I booted up Windows, installed all of the software for the
> >>D-Link equipment, configured the network and still the same problem.
> >>
> >>Then I called D-Link. They couldn't help me. They did say my router and
> >>NIC were working fine, so my computer must be the problem.
> >>
> >>Any suggestions? I am currently using a friend's dial up connection and
> >>really miss my DSL.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance for any assistance.
> >>
> >>~LenaG
> >
> >
> > Sounds like DNS problems.
> > Have you tried resetting the router to factory default, then
> > re-entering all of the IP data? I had to do that with mine because it
> > cached the wrong DNS IPs and wouldn't dynamically update them.
>
> Thanks Cron and Johnny Bobby Bee! You were right, it was a DNS problem.
> I am a just venturing into networking and had idea where to look!
> Everything is working fine now.
>
> ~Lena

Glad I could help :-)