tlug: compatible NICs

[Dave <ddugay@example.com>]

Im using Red Hat 6.1,  I picked it up as a retail package.  Now that there
are a couple of people responding, I guess Ill have to review what Ive done
so far.  If it makes any difference, the kernel is 2.2.12-20smp (Im using
dual celerons).

ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.10
route add default gw 192.168.1.1


at this point, ping 192.168.1.1 gives me this:
=====start=====
ping 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) from 192.168.1.10 : 56(84) bytes of data.
from 192.168.1.10: destination host unreachable
=====end=====


route -F tells me this:
=====start=====
destination / gateway / genmask / flags / metric / ref / use / iface
192.168.1.1 /   *      / 255.255.255.0 / u /  0 /  0  /  0   / eth 0
127.0.0.1  /    *      / 255.0.0.0   /     u   /  0   /  0  /  0  /  lo
default / 192.168.1.1 / 0.0.0.0 /  ug    /  0   /   0  /  0  / eth0
=====end=====


ifconfig looks like this:
=====start=====
eth0     link encap:ethernet  hwaddr  00:80:c6:f8:d7:17
           inet addr:192.168.1.10  bcast:192.168.1.255  mask:255.255.255.0
           up broadcast running     mtu:1500  metric:1
           rx packets:0  errors:0  dropped:0  overruns:0  frame:0
           tx packets:0  errors:23  dropped:0  overruns:0  carrier:46
           collisions:0  txqueuelen:100
           interrupt:18  base address:0xe800

lo         link encap: local loopback
            inet addr:127.0.0.1  mask:255.0.0.0
            up loopback running  mtu:3924  metric:1
           blah blah blah  (I hope this part isnt important)
=====end=====

>What is that network? Could you please elaborate on your network
>configuration? Are you building a private local netwrok or trying to
>connect to the internet with IP masquerade?

My LAN starts with an NTT ISDN router (ipmate 1300 rd).  The router is
currently set to assign IP addresses automatically (dynamically) via DHCP.
The router IP address is 192.168.1.1

>  Sorry to ask, is the ethernet cable plugged in ?

yup, category 5 cable is plugged in, NIC is securely inserted, and the cable
is definitely working.  (=

BTW, when you see things that are correctly set up (or if things are going in
a forward direction), encourage me, because as much as I want to keep Linux,
this is a bit frustrating.  Just a simple "this is good" or "blah blah is not
a good sign" etc, would work wonders...

yoroshiku
Dave

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