David L. Martin on Mon, 14 Jun 1999 18:09:28 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] [Linux] Tcp error: no route to host


On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Graham, John wrote:
> I at wit's end with this error.  I've been up and down the news groups but
> no solutions.  The problem: When I connect to the ISP I get a dynamic
> address.  I can hit the ISP's web address and sometimes Netscape's and
> that's it.  I can not see any other web sites.  Nslookup works and ping
> works, I just can't browse.  I'm using RedHat6 and I've seen threads related
> to this problem, but no solutions.

When you find a site you can't view with Netscape, try:

ping -c 5 site.I.can't.browse.com
telnet site.I.can't.browse.com 80

The ping determines if you have a route to that host, and the telnet
determines if http requests are being handles.

I have a feeling you ISP is doing something funny...

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