NEWBIE - found NIC, now can't bring up webpages

[randomchance]

I'm a Linux newbie, using a Foxconn board with the nVidia 6150/430 chipset. I've found enough information here to update my Fedora Core 4 kernel to 2.6.14 and install the nVidia drivers (which work well, even the sound) and now Linux recognizes my ethernet adapter (YEAH!!!). I can talk to my DSL modem using any of the included web browsers (by going to http://198.168.1.1 I think, I can't remember the exact IP address) as described in the user's manual. This brings up the modem config interface and I am able to ping and tracert IPs and named addresses. Its obvious that my network adapter is working because I can talk to the DSL modem, and the modem works because it will ping and tracert from its diagnostic interface.
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The problem is that when I bring up a web browser (firefox, konquerer, epiphany, whatever...) and try to bring up an address, it always tells me that it can't find the address, and I can't connect to the RedHat network. So I have a verifiably working network connection and a working DSL modem but I still have no internet connectivity. From (very limited) past experience I'm guessing there's a config file somewhere that needs an entry to tell Linux how to find the internet but I don't know enough to even know where to look. Anyone have any suggestions?

[paperdiesel]

Can you ping out? Try running "ping google.com" from the command line and see what happens.

Assuming it can't resolve the host, you need to make sure that your ethernet settings are configured so that it uses DHCP for setting ip address, gateway, etc.

Most likely, your gateway and/or default route is wrong. Try fixing it in the GUI first, then go to the config files if you are still having problems.

[randomchance]

Got it fixed, the DNS was left blank in the GUI, I replaced it with the gateway address to my DSL modem and it came right up. THANKS!

[paperdiesel]

Glad to hear it. Enjoy!

pd