Internet Question

[Julian Snype]

systems: j5000 workstation/os:hp-ux 11i
Linksys router/cable modem

After many long days and nights I finally have my network, cde, and sam up and running. Thanks to all those who provided a lot of positive feedback in helping me to resolve my issues.

Next up! The internet.....What are the steps to configure a web browser on my workstation. I looked around in the doc, when you don't really know what you need to do the doc is confusing.


Thanks
Julian

[Sundar_7]

I understand your J5000 is hooked up to a cable modem, then you should have a DHCP IP address assigned by your internet service provider. Run a netstat -in and see if you have an IP address assigned.

# ping www.google.com

See if the above ping succeeds. If it does then you are all set to use your browser.

[Julian Snype]

Sundar,

I can ping my network addresses and packets were sent and recived. I can ping the address of my windows xp workstation. However I cannot get outside of my firewall.
Is it possible that I need to include the address(IP)of my router in my /etc/host file or another net* file?

[Bharat Katkar]

This sounds like security issues at Firewall regarding what kind of trafic to be sent to and fro.

[Robert Binkhorst]

Hey Julian,

I'd check my default routes, and would want to make sure that my default gateway is also my firewall.

Check it with:
netstat -nr

Add a route with:
route add default gw

Add your Internet dns server's ip's in your /etc/resolv.conf and try a ping to each of these.

[Julian Snype]

Still can't get my default IP to work properly:

I can ping the IP that I assigned to my hpux box and its ok going out. However I cannot ping my default gateway.
I hardcoded an IP address in /etc/netconf and etc/host and turn off ENABLE_CLIENT. If I didn't when the system rebooted my roouter would have assigned my hpux box a new IP and the the /etc/host etc/netconf would be out of sync.

Within my DHCP client table I can see the
IP(s) for all the other workstation on network except my hpux box.

I can ping www.google.com
/etc/hosts (ip)- hardcoded
/etc/resolv.conf (IP) address
I can ping my default from other worksta on my network(linux and xp)

If there are any other options that anyone know of please let me know.

[Julian Snype]

there is a lot of doc out there about this problem. I'll read through some and see I can find my solution.

Thanks - Julian