My VPS wasn't cutting it so I decided to go with my own server -- and 1and1 seemed to be the best bang for the buck around.

I reimaged with the Fedora core 6 minimal install and SSH'd in to begin setting the thing up only to find I couldn't use yum... or wget or even ping out (by hostname or ip).

I can ping localhost/127 and the server by IP/hostname from the machine.

My linux networking skills aren't what they should be... does anyone have any ideas for what the deal is?

The only reason I post this here is because the 24/7 support that they market on their website apparently does't start until monday morning at 9am for servers. At least that was the ingrish response I received from email support. Posted below for your reading enjoyment...

If no one has answers... oh well -- I have beer .

So I called "server support" today and they were already closed. They tried to have me call back tomorrow. They offer 24/7 phone/email support so I demanded and she agreed to help.

It turns out when you buy a dedicated server from 1and1 they put on a port block until they verify your account.

No one told me about this. I did not receive any emails about this.

So the woman said she removed the port block and that my server should be operational in 30 to 60 minutes. I am skeptical and think this is just how long it is until her shift is over.

We'll see. Go 1and1...