Mint Linux: Internet Connection

[hailgautam]

I am trying to connect to internet through Mint Linux but not able to do it.

I am using reliance bb, and in windows it is configured to connect internet to by getting the settings automatically i.e.

obtain ip address automatically
obtain dns server automatically
etc.

[FilledVoid]

Unless you want someone to try mind reading theres not much to go on. How about mentioning what kind of router you are using ? Are you able to connect to the router? Can you access anything with ip address? Oh and of course error messages?

[hailgautam]

ok sorry, it is a dell inspiron 6400, and that means it is a intel card..
i am able to connect to the router i guess, no error messages.

[praka123]

if it is a regular pppoe connection,by setting up eth0 up will work.as u already told ur using router-builtin dialer rather than bridge mode.

sudo ifconfig eth0 up

[hailgautam]

eth0 is not picking up the ip address from the connection, there is another Ethernet Interface eth0:avahi that is getting the ip address from isp.

[hailgautam]

I seem to have problem with describing the problem so let me have another attempt:

i have reliance broadband connection and in windows i have leave the tcp/ip protocols at defaults so as to obtain the ip address and the dns server address automatically.

currently my network settings are:
system>administation>network> Wired Connections>Automatic configuration dhcp

i know i am able to connect with the poe switch because if i open network i see data being downloaded at system>administration>network tools>ehernet interface(eth0) [eth1 is the wifi]

I can also see another Ethernet interface where the ip address and dns address have been obtained from the isp, this Ethernet interface is named as eth0:avahi
however i don't know if this ehternet interface is being used for connecting to internet. I can't configure the settings.

following is the result of ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:C5:BA:A9:C5
inet6 addr: fe80::215:c5ff:feba:a9c5/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1817 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:96 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:154846 (151.2 KB) TX bytes:18786 (18.3 KB)
Interrupt:22

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:18:DE:82:9A:33
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:16 Base address:0xe000 Memory:dfdff000-dfdfffff

eth0:avah Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:C5:BA:A9:C5
inet addr:169.254.10.75 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:22

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:3552 (3.4 KB) TX bytes:3552 (3.4 KB)


please help...

PS: the os is now Ubuntu gutsy.. ;)

[mehulved]

Try this command
dhclient eth0
Then once that is done post the output of

ifconfig
route -n
cat /etc/resolv.conf

[aritrap]

@Offtopic Can anybody tell me if the Linux Mint has ever been provided on a Digit DVD or CD yet ?

[Adhip007]

Yeah!! It had been provided on OCT2007 DVD