When you say you "installed it" (the NIC), what did you do? Did you add the
appropriate module (3c509, 3c59x, or whichever is appropriate to the
specific 3Com NIC you installed)? Did you use ifconfig to assign an
appropriate ip address/netmask/broadcast to the NIC? I infer from your
comment about gateways that you used route somehow, but did you do it
correctly? Are you using the right cable to connect the NIC to the cable
modem (since I'm not familiar with these devices, I don't know if you use a
straight ot a crossover cable, assuming you aren't connecting through a
hub)? Are you pinging by IP address or hostname (if the second, try the
first and see if it works better - if it does, you have a DNS problem, not a
connectivity problem).
If these questions don't themselves cause you to find the problem, please
feel free to post a follow up. In that case, though, please provide us with
some information to work with ... answers to the questions I asked, plus the
output of:
1. ifconfig
2. route -n
3. ping localhost
4. ping xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa (replace with gateway address)
Also mention what distribution and version of Linux, what kernel version,
and which 3Com NIC you are using.
At 12:08 AM 9/23/99 -0700, Daryl Lundy wrote:
>I just got Road Runner cable modem service so I wanted to hook it up to my
>Linux machine. well I got an old 3COM nic and installed it and everything
>was ok but when I try to ping remote servers nothing happens. Now I have the
>gateway set and I can't even ping that. The loopback is set also but still
>no luck. now I know something is happening because the cable modem detects
>activity from the NIC but it doesn't send it through. other than the Cable
>Modem MiniHOWTO is there any advice you could give me?
------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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