Cannot connect to the net after installation

Question

Hi All:
I tried to install and work with Archlinux today but was not successful at all.
I downloaded the ISO image of archlinux and burnt it to a CD (Archlinux-i686-2007.05-Duke). I tried to install the distro to my Compaq presario 700AP laptop (AMD Duron/128 MB RAM) Installation went smoothly and then the problems began. I coud not get networking to work. Here are the contents of the /etc/rc.conf file (networking section only given here):
<--- contents of /etc/rc.conf ------------->
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="eth0 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(gateway) ......................."I removed the ! sign to activate the gateway"
<-------/contents ------>
<--------- contents of /etc/resolv.conf ------------>
and in the /etc/resolv.conf, I have
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220
search opendns.com
I typed opendns.com since I have these dns addresses from opendns.
<-------------
When I ping my nameserver (208.67.222.222), it puts out several lines of messages like:
64 bytes from 208.67.222.222: icmp_seq=55 ttl=252 time=284 ms
Likewise, when I ping default gateway, I get several lines of messages like:
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=1.62 ms
Yet I cannot ping google (http://www.google.com), and the error message is: "unknown host", nor can I use pacman to update packages from online repositories.
What am I doing wrong? I have followed the networking guidelines and installation guidelines from the websites.
Do I reinstall archlinux? I am lost.
Best wishes,
/Arin

Answer 1

Thanks for the advice, but I still am not successful and I cannot figure out why.
Dear All:
Thanks for all your responses, but I still cannot connect to the Internet and this is a strange problem.
I use a broadband connection, provided by India's BSNL broadband service, using an external modem (Huawei Corporation; SmartAx MT882). The internet service has provided me the following information:
IP Address: 192.168.1.10
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS servers: 218.248.255.145
DNS server(2): 61.1.96.71
In addition, I use opendns and the dns server names are:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Here are the contents of my /etc/rc.conf (networking section):
HOSTNAME="maurine"
Io="Io 127.0.0.1"
eth0="eth0 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
INTERFACES=(Io eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(gateway)
Contents of my /etc/resolv.conf
search maurine.com
nameserver 218.248.255.145
nameserver 61.1.96.71
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220
If I try using pppoe -I eth0, it waits for some time and then returns a message "timeout waiting for PADO packets"
If I "try /etc/rc.d/adsl start", it returns [FAIL] after some time.
This has never been a problem with my ubuntu or windows installations before, I could easily connect to the web.
What should I do to make sure I can connect to the Internet?
When I ping 192.168.1.1, it takes me to my modem page and from there, when I run the diagnostics, it returns everything ok.
Where may be the problem and what do I need to do to resolve this problem?
Thanks in advance,
Arin Basu