Netgear DG632 on Mac Mini with YDL

Bart Reagan bart_reagan at pacbell.net
Sun May 21 09:23:48 MDT 2006


Have you checked the file /etc/resolv.conf  It needs a line like

nameserver  xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the name of your 
DNS server) In some cases it can be you default gateway.

This is a text file so you can edit it with your favorite text editor.

bart

James Hargreaves wrote:
> Greetz all,
>
> Heeeeeeeellllpppp meee!
>
> I'm pretty much a total linux noob, I installed YDL 4.1 on my Mac 
> Mini, and everything's great apart from YDL won't recognize my Netgear 
> DG632 router. I can access the settings file on the router from linux, 
> so I know it's there, and the router's set up correctly because I can 
> use it in OS X, but every time I try to access a non-local webpage in 
> Linux it times out.
>
> I don't know what the hell Device Manager does, because it adds about 
> 5 other devices to the list when I reboot! So, please help a noob with 
> a hanging internet connection!
>
> Any more questions, email jamespaulhargreaves at gmail.com
>
> System specs:
> 1.25GHz PPC G4 Mac Mini
> Yellow Dawg Linux 4.1 DBoot with OSX.4.6
>
> Netgear DG632 (router mode) (Connected to mac using Ethernet port)
> 1M/bit Broadband
>
> Many TIA
> J. Hargreaves
>
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