check what ifconfig reports.
ifconfig will show you if you set the good IP address and netmask ...
then verify the routes you gave to your eth0
eth0 should be default route in your case.
By the way, doesn't your cable company assign dynamip IP addresses ??
pascal
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Flinkfelt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 9:21 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: net access Redhat 5.1
>
>
>
> almost forgot
>
> Thanks in advance!!!
>
> ~P~
>
> Peter Flinkfelt wrote:
> >
> > Greetings!!
> >
> > I recently re-installed redhat 5.1 on my linux box.
> I am now trying
> to
> > get the damn thing online.
> >
> > Before the install I had no problems whatsoever.
> only hardware
> > difference is the CD-ROM power is disconnected, and a
> previous post to
> > the list indicates that would not be the problem.
> >
> > I am running a SMC EtherEZ as eth0, I/O 0x240 and
> IRQ 5, on a Cable
> > Modem. No other cards installed. I had to edit the module
> to force the
> > card to be recognized at the above I/O and IRQ.
> > Netstat -i reveals MTU 1500 (packet size?)RX-OK 56,
> adn TX-ERR 25
> all
> > other fields are 0, Flags BRU. netstat -v is completely blank.
> >
> > I have been reading Linux Unleashed and the network
> HOW-to. as far
> as I
> > can tell it is not the card. I configured IP,netmask, gateway,
> > nameserver, Domain name, and hostname with linuxconf. I can
> ping myself
> > on loopback, so TCPIP seems to be working, pinging my
> gateway ip gives
> > me a network unreachable 100% packet loss.
> >
> > The last time everything was smoother than a baby's
> bottom. This
> time
> > nothing is working right. I did notice that X does not seem to be
> > working, I have yet to investigate, but believe I need to
> update it, so
> > that is not a worry.
> >
> > Peter Flinkfelt
>
