traceroute: unknown host


sudo traceroute www.google.com
traceroute to www.google.com (173.194.65.106), 64 hops max
 1  traceroute: sendto: Network is unreachable



cat /etc/network/interfaces

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
# This is an autoconfigured IPv6 interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet6 auto

it is a static ipv6 address,

thank you


2014-10-19 14:54 GMT+03:00 Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]>:

> On 10/19/2014 03:11 AM, Sergio Letuche wrote:
>
>> I have just obtained a VM, that has only an IPv6. I am trying to set it
>> up,
>> and when i want to install something, via wget for example, i get the
>> following error.
>>
>> for example i give wget http://somelink/file.tar.gz
>>
>> i get resolving http://somelink/
>>
>> connecting to http://somelink/ failed: Network is unreachable.
>>
>
> What is the result of ?
>
> traceroute somelink
>
> Any failures?
>
>
>>
>> The OS is Ubuntu server 14.04.1, and i have tried to add google's DNS
>> servers, still no luck.
>>
>> *Example: Changing DNS server settings on a Debian server*
>>
>>     1. Edit /etc/resolv.conf:
>>
>>     sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf
>>
>>     2. If any nameserver lines appear, write down the IP addresses for
>>     future reference.
>>     3. Replace the nameserver lines with, or add, the following lines:
>>
>>     For IPv4:
>>
>>     nameserver 8.8.8.8
>>     nameserver 8.8.4.4
>>
>>     For IPv6:
>>
>>     nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888
>>     nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8844
>>
>>     4. Save and exit.
>>     5. Restart any Internet clients you are using.
>>     6. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new
>>     settings
>>     <https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using#testing>
>>      below.
>>
>
>
>
> What are the results of
>
> route # as superuser
>
>
> What are the results of
>
> cat /etc/network/interfaces
>
> Is this a fixed lease DHCP? Static IP on the VM?
>
>
>
>> Also i will use this machine as a web server, will i have issues if with
>> ifconfig the only address i have is ipv6?
>>
>
>
> You shouldn't.
>
> ./fxk
>
>
>
>> Thank you in advance
>>
>
>
> ./fxk
>
>
>
>>
> --
> You single-handedly fought your way into this hopeless mess.
>