Hi Tom,
I've had very similar problems. When I tried this list I got no reply for
an answer, so it's not solved. However, I found that if I run
ifdown eth0
ifup eth0
on one machine, sometimes both, everything works fine. I might bother
putting those in the rc.local.
Robert
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Tom Stockton wrote:
> Hi
>
> What would cause my 2 machine network (connected by crossover cable) to
> only send data one way down the cable. If I run tcpdump on both
> interfaces and ping each other then I can see pc1 receiving arp requests
> and replying , but pc2 only shows the outgoing arp request, it does not
> see the response from pc1.
>
> The hardware is all functioning correctly, I have tested 2 cables, I have
> also purchased an additional network card and got this running but still
> no luck. I reckon the interfaces are configured ok - no errors reported
> at boot and ifconfig shows loopback and eth0 ok.
>
> Pc1 is an old compaq prosignia 300 and pc2 is a no name amd duron with a
> netgear fa311 pci nic. Therefore either the compaq is unable to send data
> OR the duron is unable to receive. Both interfaces are on 192.168.10
> network and there are no reports of network unreachable.
>
> Any help or advice much appreciated.
>
> Tom Stockton
>
>
>
