weird rh8.0 network problem

[9anth3r]

Hey guys,

I just installed redhat 8.0 (for the 4th time) on this machine and its having some weird network issues.

When i try to browse to certain websites (mozilla.org, macromedia.com etc) the connection times out. But other work fine.

If i do a nslookup on those sites it works fine, but if i try to ping them or traceroute to them it fails.

I replaced the cat5 cable, re-installed RH 4 times already. Nothing works.

I boot into WindowsXP and everything is fine no problems what so ever.

Anyone have any ideas ? I'm gettin pretty desperate here.

Flo

 

[sleipnir214]

It could be slow DNS servers and sites that block ICMP.

If your local DNS server does not have a resolution in cache for those sites, it has to fetch it. If this process takes too long, your browser times out. But the DNS server is still working on the problem. The next time you hit one of the sites in question (whether from Linux or XP), your DNS can reply to your query immediately.


I also block ICMP protocol (which both ping and traceroute use) to all my websites at my firewalls.

Have you tried waiting 5 seconds and trying the site again when it times out? Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[rdhja]

I was having weird network problems also with my IBM T23 notebook, which I dual boot with Win2k, untill I changed the network driver. RH 8.0 selected eepro100 but I tried Intel's own e100 driver and have had no problems since. You can find it at

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Detail_Desc.asp?strState=LIVE&ProductID=820&DwnldID=2896