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  • Subject: Re: [BL] Re: connecting via Ethernet
  • Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 12:48:06 +1200

Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> insmod tulip
> [got something back about LITE-On PNIC-II rev 37 with base
> addresses and IRQs

Did the line start with eth0? If so, the module worked.

> ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1

What happens when you execute the following?
-----
route
-----
If it shows a route to 192.168.1.x, the ifconfig worked.

> Ping 192.168.1.2 - no packet transfer.

Assuming both systems are showing a route to each other,
the most like problem is hardware. Either cable or NIC.
Most likely cable.

> I plug in the cable and a second light goes on on each card.

That's a good sign for the NICs. I'm guessing they are OK.
That leaves the cable. It must be wired as a cross-over
cable. Most cables are not wired that way.

> There was something about alias eth0 in modules.conf in the
> linux HOWTO but not in Steven's instructions. This sounds
> superfluous to me.

It is.

Cheers,
Steven




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