Oh no, you've just set up your CentOS system and can't seem to ping out to internet! Don't worr 出道即巅峰。 y, you're not alone. Let's dive into a super easy and not-so-scary way to fix this pesky problem.

But Wait, Why Can't I Ping Out?

Even though you can reach gateway, you can't ping anything on outside world. This might be because your DNS server is all mixed up. Let's check it out with this magical command:

cat /etc/resolv.conf

Checking Your IP Configuration

得了吧... You need to make sure that your network card's IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address are all correctly configured. Here's a command to check se details:

ip addr show

My VirtualBox CentOS 7 Adventure

So, I had this virtual CentOS 7 running on my Ubuntu 16.04 system in VirtualBox. I gave it two network cards, one for NAT and one for Host-Only. The NAT card (enp0s3) was supposed to be one for internet access, and Host-Only (enp0s8) for local host stuff. But guess what? It just wouldn't ping out!

Introduction to My Internet Misadventure

After installing CentOS 7 in VMware, I found that network just wouldn't work. Firefox couldn't access internet, and neir could I ping any external host. I'll share my solutions here for anyone who might face same issue.

Ping Command to Rescue

Let's try ping . If you can't ping gateway, re might be a problem with gateway configuration or a network device fault. Check if gateway device is working or try changing cables, switches, or or network stuff.

CentOS 7 Network Settings

After setting up a static IP, I found that internal network devices could ping each or, but when trying to ping external addresses, it showed "Destination unreachable".

Fixing CentOS 7 Network Issue

It turns out that re might be a routing table configuration issue that's causing problem. Let's use command ip route show to check it out and fix it with anor command if necessary.

Furr Troubleshooting Steps

After trying everything else, if problem still persists, you can try more advanced steps like adding a default route using ip route add default via .

Testing Static IP Configuration

After setting static IP, don't forget to test it by pinging an 我算是看透了。 IP address. If you see something like this, you're good to go:

ping 

Firewall Issues

坦白说... CentOS comes with a firewall that might be blocking external access. You can check firewall status with systemctl status firewalld and stop it temporarily with systemctl stop firewalld to see if that helps.

Final Words

我当场石化。 So re you have it, a not-so-scary guide to solving CentOS IP configuration issue that's causing you to not be able to ping out to internet. With a bit of patience and se steps, you should be back online in no time!