virtualbox.org

I just installed arch linux on virtualbox and it has a problem with the networkng so i was hoping someone could help. When i ran ifconfig it showed that it was working but it wasn't when i tried to ping yahoo.

n3t wrote:I just installed arch linux on virtualbox and it has a problem with the networkng so i was hoping someone could help. When i ran ifconfig it showed that it was working but it wasn't when i tried to ping yahoo.

If you're getting a valid IP address and are able to ping your gateway, most likely your host isn't connected to the Internet. So:

1) Try pinging your gateway. Get its IP with the "route -n" command. It is in the last line of the Gateway column.

2) Check /etc/resolv.conf and make certain that a "nameserver" line is there with a valid and pingable IP.

If the above items are OK, probably you're not connected to the outside world. Or maybe you're having a firewall problem. If you're using one, try to disable it and check the items above again.

If you don't run 2.1.0, then a ping will never work. Do a test with a webbrowser or telnet. You can also do a 'host www.google.com', and if you get a response, you internet is working properly.