On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 13:45:31 -0400 Lanman wrote:
See if iptables or shorewall are running. If either one is, turn it off and clear the firewall rules from ram.
Neither of them are installed (already have a NetBSD firewall). What's really weird is that this machine also cannot ping itself
by either of its addresses (127.0.0.1 or fixed IP 192.168.2.1). Any
other ideas?
And before you ask, my local network is 192.168.2.0/24 so as to not interfere with VPN connections to a remote 192.168.1.0/24 network.
Brenda Bell Henniker (the only one on earth) New Hampshire (the state with 5 seasons: black fly, tourist, foliage, ski and mud) ... but we're not allowed to shoot the tourists :)
OK, Could be a bad NIC, or a bad cat5 cable shorting out the NIC. Also, it could be that your NIC isn't supported or not configured properly.
Try unplugging your Cat5 cable from the NIC and retest your local loop.
Also, see if your local loop is listed in your /etc/hosts file.
If that doesn't do it, try standing on your desk while yelling and screaming until someone comes to fix your system. It probably won't work, but at least you won't feel so frustrated!
BTW, Isn't New Hampshire the state where everyone talks funny? Or is that Maine? I always get the two confused! Grin!
Lanman
(Yeah, I'" a SmartA$$! What's your point?)
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