# \*\*Network is unreachable\*\*

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**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/network-is-unreachable/38475 "2022-07-18T19:57:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamesh0803](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jamesh0803](https://forums.suse.com/u/jamesh0803)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/network-is-unreachable/38475/1 "2022-07-18T19:57:42Z")

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**Network is unreachable**

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**Author:** ![jhedge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@jhedge](https://forums.suse.com/u/jhedge)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/network-is-unreachable/38475/2 "2022-07-18T20:53:57Z")

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**Hello Experts!** - I am not!

Maybe you can help me  
**Running**  
SUSE Enterprise Linux server 15 -SP-3  
Logged in as root

I don’t know how this happen but I powered down my Server believing that I was not going to need it anymore due to the company taking everything to the cloud.  
It turns out that that server has a lot of email history that they need now! (GroupWise email Server)

_When I started the server back up I had **NO** connectivity.  
Before you ask … Checked all connections and cables._

At the console if I type ping 192.168.1.5 it returns **Network is unreachable.**

\*\*===\>\>\*\*After setting all of these in **YAST** and saving I still have **NO** ping. (_See all setting in YAST at the bottom of the page)_

At the console, I then tried this:  
ip a add 192.168.1.5/24 dev eth0

Now at the console I could ping the servers static address - **Great!**

Now I will add the Gateway  
ip route add default via 192.168.1.141  
It takes it no errors - **Great**

Now to bring the Interface up.  
ip link set dev eth0 up

It takes it no errors - **Great**  
I then try to ping Google ping 8.8.8.8  
zero… **Not so Great**

NOTE: The Ethernet port left light is green but no blinking on the right  
Okay I have tried a lot of other stuff, shed a few tears, losing my hair and my mind!!

Any help and advice would be much appreciated.

_Thank You_

Jim

**YAST Network Settin** g

**Global Setting**  
Wicked Service, Enable IPv6 (Checked), Hostname to send (AUTO) Change Default route via DHCP (checked)  
**Overview**  
Ethernet Connection X722 for 1GBE 192.168.1.5/24 eth0  
Configured with address 192.168.1.5/24 ([mail.domainname.com](http://mail.domainname.com))  
**Hostname/DNS**  
Static Hostname: [mail.domainname.com](http://mail.domainname.com)  
Set Hostname via DHCP = no  
Use Default Policy  
Name server 1 = 8.8.8.8  
Name server 2 = 8.8.4.4  
Domain search = [domainname.com](http://domainname.com)  
**Route**  
Enable IPv4 Forwarding = checked  
**Routing Table**  
Destination = Default, Gateway = 192.168.1.141, Device = eth0