> ALL the three (ping/telnet/ftp) work when I connect
> the 2 NICs within a single m/c but I suspect (?) the
with one NIC enough, if ping/telnet/ftp is working to the 127.0.0.1
as well as the IP, then the NIC is supposedly okay.
try acquiring a peer utp cable and do the tests
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