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# '''Can you ping the host by IP?''' (by its internal IP address). If not - check all of the above, check if you have an IP address conflict, check that your subnet mask is correct.
# '''Can you ping 8.8.8.8?''' If all of the above work - check that your default gateway is set correctly with '''ip route''' and that you can ping the default gateway.
# '''Can you resolve google.ca?''' Run '''host google.ca'''. If it doesn't come back with an IP address, and all of the above worked - check that your DNS server is configured correctly and that you can ping it. <br>There are a number of other problems that could prevent your network connection from functioning but the above are the most common problems.
<ol><li value="7">Move to your vm1 in order to perform the following trouble-shooting task:<ol type="a"><li>Use the '''wget''' command to download and run the following shell script:<br>[ link shell script here ]<br><br></li><li>after you have run that shell script, restart your vm1 machine.</li><li>Use the commands taught in this lab to confirm if your network connection is broken.</li><li>Carefully check your configuration to see if there is a change to your settings</li><li>Try to temporarily connect to the Internet</li><li>Edit your network settings file to make the changes permanent</li><li>Test your connectivity (including after a reboot of your vm1.</li></ol></li></ol>