[iyonix-support] Re: DNS working but browser routing not!

In message <Marcel-1.53-1105180532-f7fpErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 on 5 Nov 2009 Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed 04 Nov, Andrew Pinder wrote:
>> 
>> In message <Marcel-1.53-1104173930-1cbpErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>  on 4 Nov 2009 CJE/NCS Sales <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> On the Iyonix if DHCP is enabled then routing MUST be left blank.
>> 
>>> The only other setting is I believe the 'Hosts' section and setting
>>> 'try name server too' to unticked as works on our Iyonix netsurf reports an
>>> error on loading saying something abouts hosts not setup.
>> 
>>> Host name is set
>>> Local name is set when 'try name server too' is ticked
>>> The hosts file only has the standard loopback.
>> 
>> I use DHCP on my Iyonix, with a router supplied by RComp
>> 
>> The Internet configuration options are as follows:
>> Interfaces:  Motherboard ticked
>> Routing:     Gateway 10.0.0.2
>>              Act as IP router unticked
>>              Run RouteD unticked
>>              Routes file - no active commands
>> Host names   Host name and local domain are user specific
>>              Primary name server 10.0.0.2
>>              Secondary and Tertiary name servers both blank
>>              Try name server too is ticked
>>              Name resolver module Resolver (Acorn)
>>              Hosts file: This has entries for loopback (127.0.0.1) and
>> the router (10.0.0.2) only
>> 
>> User options This contains several lines as follows:
>> sysctl -ew net.inet.tcp.recvspace=63360
>> Set Inet$MimeMappings InetDBase:MimeMap
>> Set Inet$ResolverDelay 5
>> Set Inet$ResolverRetries 3
>> SetEval Test$Eval 1
>> RMEnsure Resolver 0.55 SetEval Test$Eval 0
>> If Test$Eval THEN ResolverConfig
>> Unset Test$Eval

> I believe the router came from R-Comp so he probably has a similair set up.

> He now has it working by moving one? file from a backup of a couple of
> months ago, though I'm not sure why. I think the problem may be that he is
> DHCPing his IP address but seems to have other parts manualy entered e.g.
> DNS.

I think the only DNS address that is needed is the IP address of the 
router - which then provides the

>> I found just before you rang proved to be the culprit.  It was:
>> 
>> !Boot.Choices.Internet.Startup
>> 
I never knew this file existed.  I stick to using the GUI options.

>> Apart from RMEnsuring 0.15 rather than 0.13 of EtherK (which I doubt was an
>> issue) it had lost:
>> 
>> Route -e add default 10.0.0.2
>> CheckError
>> 
>> which came before:
>> 
>> Run Choices:Internet.Routes

These lines are all in my automatically generated copy of the Startup 
Obey file.


Regards

Andrew

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