[CentOS] new CentOS 5 install, 'Network is unreachable'

[Robert Spangler]

On Fri August 3 2007 23:13, centos at swhi.net wrote:

>  I've a new CentOS 5 minimalist install; this will be the name server
>  from my prior thread.  I have configured eth0 during setup with the
>  static IP the unit will have when in production.  During this setup
>  phase, selinux is set to permissive.
>
>  Setting up on a different network, I did this:
>
>  dhclient eth0 and successfully got a private address; I also validated
>  that the resolv.conf file was created by the dhclient-script and it was,
>  accurately pointing to my gateway and listing a domain name server by IP.
>
>  That's where the fun stops.  Even pinging an IP, so as not to rely on
>  name resolution, I get the dreaded 'Network is unreachable' error.

OK if everything is setup correctly then I would first look to see if the 
firewall, on that system, is blocking  then check the routing to ensure it is 
properly setup.


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Regards
Robert

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