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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?
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route
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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