Re: NIC problem. <-- Ignore the last message. Resent by mistake.

["Glenn Evanish" <glenn@example.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Evanish" <glenn@example.com>
To: <tlug@example.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: NIC problem


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Stone" <SStone@example.com>
> To: <tlug@example.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 3:14 AM
> Subject: RE: NIC problem
>
>
> >
> > wait you *added* a localnet route?  That can sometimes be a Bad Thing,
> too.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Glenn Evanish [mailto:glenn@example.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 7:53 AM
> > To: tlug@example.com
> > Subject: Re: NIC problem
> >
> >
> > > maybe it's not adding routes to the local network?  I've seen that
once
> or
> > > twice before.. show us an output from "netstat -rn"...
> > >
> > Guys you're going to have to trust me on this, as I pulled the hard
disk,
> CD
> > and one card out and proceded to do the setup on the computer I'm typing
> on
> > now, and everything went without a hitch.  The original box is
unavailable
> > to give you the output, as I'd have to put it back together and save the
> > output to a text file on a floppy to add to this email.
> >
> > ifconfig looked perfectly normal, and adding the route was the first
thing
> I
> > did.  The cards were a 3Com 3c509b-tp and a PCI 9700-T, two cards that
we
> > all know work great with Linux.  The cables were fine.
> >
> > I guess I was hoping that there be some secret (to me) other X factors
> about
> > that might give me somewhere to explore.  Otherwise the box gets
Windozed
> > and goes back to being my kids' gameboy.  Hmmm, would be interesting to
> see
> > if the cards work under W98...
> >
> > Glenn
> > > -----------------------------------------------------
> > > Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com>
> > > Senior Technical Consultant - UNIX and Networking
> > > Taos, the Sysadmin Company - Santa Clara, CA
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Glenn Evanish [mailto:glenn@example.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 7:44 AM
> > > To: tlug@example.com
> > > Subject: NIC problem
> > >
> > >
> > > I've got a box that I'm trying to set up as a ADSL firewall and
router,
> so
> > > of course I need two net cards in it.  The net cards seem to set up
just
> > > fine and look good in ifconfig - IP, netmask, and broadcast - and they
> > > answer pings from the console.  However, if I ping another box or my
> > router,
> > > the network is unreachable.  It's extremely frustrating.
> > >
> > > I don't know what to do next.  The cards are just fine in other boxes,
> but
> > > when they go into that box, they're "looking at themselves" only.
I've
> > had
> > > this happen in other situations, too, including on this one I'm typing
> on
> > > now.
> > >
> > > What would make a card that appears fine in ifconfig not be able to
ping
> > > another box or answer a ping from another (local) box?  How to
> > troubleshoot?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Glenn
> >
> > >
> >
> >
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