Hey, I'm a radio engineer by trade, I only do computers out of self preservation....
so don't
be TOO rough on me ok?
I've tried all the conventional methods I can think of. I MUST be missing something
really stupid.
I have 2 home PC's connected via a linksys 5 port hub to a netgear 328 ISDN router.
Everything works fine using WIN98, but when I try to make my computer work in
Mandrake mode....
I am using LinuxConf to set everything up.
Everything is using static ip's, so it should be fairly straightforward.
I can ping my workstation's (host's) ip address, and it comes back fine.
But when I try to ping the other workstation or the router, it pukes.
(you know, the ret-1 "I just don't see it out there Doc!" message).
I believe my network card is working ok, as it works in windows, and
it DOES ping the host ip address. So I think it's something in the setup.
I assume I am doing something wrong with either the DNS specifications or the Routing /
Gateway info. Or is it possibly a hardware conflict??
The Network card is an SMC EtherCard Elite 16 Ultra (8216 series), and I set
it up as an SMC Ultra (??? or is that wrong ???) running on IRQ 10.
I am using the same numbers (IP/Gateway/Subnet Mask)
in Mandrake as in WinBlows, but I just can't get it to speak
to the other equipment.
So I guess the crux of the question is: Just HOW stupid AM I, and why can't I get it
to
work?
You can email me direct: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks in advance.
F U CN RD THS THN U R A GK
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