On Fri, March 24, 2006 10:11 am, Roger Searle wrote: > NINE:/home/roger # ifconfig eth0 10.1.1.20 up > NINE:/home/roger # route add default gw 10.1.1.1 > NINE:/home/roger # ifconfig eth0 > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0A:48:1D:B7:5A > inet addr:10.1.1.20 Bcast:10.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::20a:48ff:fe1d:b75a/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:72 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:4734 (4.6 Kb) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > Interrupt:11 > > NINE:/home/roger # ping 10.1.1.1 > PING 10.1.1.1 (10.1.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. > From 10.1.1.20: icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable > > Any ideas? I'm totally lost when it comes to drivers and modules in > linux so no idea what to do from here. > > > > OK, the card's on the network, as it's receiving stuff. You're ser up for a class A network, which shouldn't make any difference, but might. I'd modify the ifconfig line to
ifconfig eth0 10.1.1.20 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.1.1.255 up I'd also try to ping www.google.com - my standard test as it proves both dns and connectivity at the same time. However, the lack of outgoing traffic is what worries me more than anything, suggesting the default route is set somewhere else - what does route -n return? Steve -- Let us have a moment of silence for all Americans who are now stuck in traffic on their way to a health club to ride a stationary bicycle. - Congressman Earl Blumenauer (Oregon)
