Topic: Back after long break

[mwhitaker]

Hello,
I have installed the latest stable version of SME and noticed on the admin page there is not option to test the internet connection

Did I do something wrong or have I been away too long. My last experiences were with version 5.5  

[mrjhb3]

That was removed in 6.0 and looks to be back in the forth-coming 6.5.

JB

[lovelln]

I noticed that too, as I found that very handy to quicky test the connection.  Version 6.0.1 this appears to be removed from the admin menu's.

[nigeltodd]

go to nigelt.dyndns.org - there is a file there which has the internet test and rreview configuration reinstated. unzip to /sbin/e-smith, after backing up console and the console-menu-items directory!

Good luck

[mwhitaker]

Thanks very much
Is there a way to test it or do I have to use the file Nigel recommended?
Forgive the newbie questions in advance. I seem to have forgotten a lot of stuff.

[chris burnat]

Thanks very much
Is there a way to test it or do I have to use the file Nigel recommended?

Go into a console, and log as root. To do this, just do Control+Alt+F2, this will bring you to a command line.  Type "root" (ignore the "  "), press enter, and type the password you supplied during installation for admin.  Next, ping a known IP address or known site.  For example, at the prompt, you could type:

ping google.com

If all is well, this command will result in the following display:
PING google.com (216.239.37.99) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 216.239.37.99: icmp_seq=0 ttl=241 time=254 ms
64 bytes from 216.239.37.99: icmp_seq=1 ttl=241 time=256 ms
64 bytes from 216.239.37.99: icmp_seq=2 ttl=241 time=256 ms

[To stop the process, just do Control+C]

This simple test will prove two things:

(i) your server is accessing the Internet
(ii) you have a valid DNS server

This procedure can be used to test Internet connectivity of any box, not just an SME server. Hope it helps. regards.

[mwhitaker]

Thanks