will not install correctly at all, now doing my 17th install

[Riggs]

ok no matter what cable i try, a direct connection from lappy to core i can only ping and not browse

[Riggs]

all i remember about cross over cables was about 6 years ago when i had to make one to like to computers without a hub

[Riggs]

Ok i took away all cables that say patched on them

[Riggs]

I have been searching the web for ages now and i cant find a way to fix this problem

[Riggs]

Is there any log files or tools i can use to diagnose the fault

[tschak909]

what is the output of

sudo iptables -t nat -L
 
?

-Thom

[Marie.O]

ok no matter what cable i try, a direct connection from lappy to core i can only ping and not browse

Are you able to ping 8.8.8.8 from your laptop?

[Riggs]

sudo iptables -t nat -L

Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain POSTROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
MASQUERADE  all  --  192.168.80.0/24     !192.168.80.0/24

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

And yes i can ping 8.8.8.8

[Marie.O]

If you can ping 8.8.8.8 from the laptop, check the DNS Server you have defined on your laptop.

[Riggs]

its set through DHCP from the core it seems to resolve names ok as i can ping google.com or any address, I could set it to google dns and test i guess

[Riggs]

Google DNS is just the same no change

[Riggs]

This is so weird I have setup a gateway, even a PDC and a website server before using the same cables and router, I could use the server for the core but its a 1U half depth so it like a jet taking off.
If i could use the server as a core i could store it in the outside store room, but how would i get TV I cant put PCI in it, the HDHomerun wont work because Time Warner is still analog in Kansas.

[tschak909]

TV Tuners can be placed anywhere in the house, MythTV will distribute them appropriately, so you can place them in a media director.

-Thom

[Riggs]

So if i was to give on the Dell as a hybrid and use it as a MD then the Jet as the core outside, yes it would be very powerful but it will bug me why the Dell never made it and i would have net cables every where for the wife to moan about.
Just a though could it be one of the net-cards that are faulty in some weird way

[Riggs]

OK your are not gonna be leave this i just logged into webadmin and clicked swap interfaces, the core rebooted i swapped the cable around now the internet works but its very slow.