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After network-manager could not connect to my router which has IP 192.168.1.1.

I set static ip for my interface. It connects but I cannot ping. I get "Destination host unreachable" whenever I ping from this particualar pc. I can ping and connect fine with same interface and router with my laptops when wired though.

I have set interface ip as:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
    address 192.168.1.2
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    network 192.168.1.0
    broadcast 192.168.1.255
    gateway 192.168.1.1

How can I make my pc connect with internet? Please Help

EDIT: ifconfig ifconfig

ip route ip route

ethtool ethtool

traceroute traceroute

The mii-tool one said unsupported.

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what's the output of ifconfig when you type it into a terminal? Which adapter is wireless and which is wired? eth0 is normally wired. – jozzas May 23 '11 at 4:12
its wired and its an old desktop pc with external NIC. ifconfig shows me interface with all the ips I set. – sagarchalise May 23 '11 at 4:17
So you only have eth0? There are no other interfaces or ports? If so, and if your other machines can access the router, it may be a hardware problem. – jozzas May 23 '11 at 4:19
yes and It used to connect fine until yesterday – sagarchalise May 23 '11 at 4:27
Sounds like a hardware problem then. Have you checked that ethernet cable recently? Maybe a chair rolled over it in the last day or so. Does the cable work with your laptop? Are you using the same port on your router each time? – jozzas May 23 '11 at 4:34
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  1. I assume that when you say 'connects' you mean link-up on the interface ports of your PC and router.
    However, I don't understand why that should happen only after you use static-IP -- maybe your interface was configured down initially.

  2. If your router IP is 192.168.1.1 it is very likely to be a Class-B subnet configuration.
    This means the netmask would be 255.255.0.0.
    By using a Class-C netmask and a network number of 192.168.1.0,
    you have placed your PC in a different subnet from your router.
    That would explain the ping unreachable case.

So, I think you should try with, 

iface eth0 inet static  
    address 192.168.1.2  
    netmask 255.255.0.0  
    network 192.168.0.0  
    broadcast 192.168.255.255  
    gateway 192.168.1.1

You can check the physical connectivity with mii-tool.
It is part of the net-tools package.

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Why should it be Class-b? – Pitto May 23 '11 at 10:28
No, the 192 block is a bank of class C addresses and your home router uses a netmask of 255.255.255.0. – psusi May 23 '11 at 13:42
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For many networks, you can't assume any prefix length based on the IP address any more. This is an assumption network equipment and stacks made before classless networks were common. I think most home routers would set 192.168.x.x as a Class C, though, based on legacy pre-CIDR stuff. – belacqua Oct 28 '11 at 7:01

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