Thierry Vignaud wrote: > --=-=-= > Name : netkit-base Distribution: Linux-Mandrake > Version : 0.11 Vendor: MandrakeSoft > Release : 24mdk Build Date: Thu May 25 12:18:50 2000 > Install date: (not installed) Build Host: alpha.mandrakesoft.com > Group : System/Base Source RPM: (none) > Size : 97346 > Packager : Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Summary : The ping and inetd networking programs. > Description : > The netkit-base package contains the basic networking tools ping and > inetd. The ping command sends a series of ICMP protocol ECHO_REQUEST > packets to a specified network host and can tell you if that machine > is alive and receiving network traffic. Inetd listens on certain > Internet sockets for connection requests, decides what program should > receive each request, and starts up that program. > > The netkit-base package should be installed on any machine that is on > a network. > > --=-=-= > > * Thu May 25 2000 Thierry Vignaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0.11-24mdk > > - fix endianess problem in ping (4 trillion secondes of mtu is a little > big on a LAN :-( > > -- > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/cookerdevel.php3 Network on a mandrake system specificly PPP , I have been ignored time and time again about this problem. I have yet to recieve even an answer to why this is happining. the problem is this on bootup when it inlizes the network connection for ppp it says "FAILED" retrying in background. the connection is not failed and is connected and functions normaly. why is it reporting FAILED?' -DarkWlf
