Network is unreachable

Question

I've been at this for the third weekend in a row now and still can't get it. I've read all the previous posts, read the wiki, read everything but my network still isn't working. I can install arch easily enough (nice job with the new installer) but like I said, I can't get the network.
        I've got a four port modem/router and have a static ip. According to the wiki and the other posts I've read my rc.conf file is setup correctly (I think). Straight after an install of arch I try the following 'pacman -Sy'
then it comes back saying
current locale is invalid...
error:failed to synchronize current: Transient resolver failure
and basically continues on like this, saying failed to synchronize, for another 6-7 lines.
When I try 'ping 192.168.1.1' It comes back with
connect: Network is unreachable
The relevant bit from my rc.conf file
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
Because I don't have the net working I can't 'pacman' and graphical interface yet so I'm still on the command line making it difficult to copy everything down here. Any help would be fantastic, thanks.
Last edited by slimdog360 (2007-05-26 03:20:44)

Answer 1

To manage networking in your Linux box, you need to know at least two command as the following:
               1. If you want to set IP address for your PC as 192.168.0.2/24, use this command:
                    #ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
               2. If your gateway is 192.168.0.254:
                    #route add default gw 192.168.0.254
If you want to set up DNS server, so that you can access websites, for example:
open /etc/resolv.conf file and add the following entry:
                       nameserver  ip.address.of.dns.server
If there is a dhcp server in your network, the quickest way is:
                 #dhcpcd eth0
Use Ping to troubleshoot the network problem.