Good idea.I'll test the NIC on another machine. Ken
--- Kenneth Goodwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jason, > > > > The NIC was defective. > > > > I am sending this email from the machine that > could > > not reach the internet, which now has a new NIC > in it. > > > > Thanks to all for your help. :) > > > > Ken > > > > So as I gather - It was Working at the office lan, > died upon power up at home. Not unusual, but not a > normal > failure situation. would have suspected that it was > worked out of the MB slot first and needed to be > reseated. > > Of course, if you had all your machines disconnected > from > the cable > modem connection for an extended time period, > it could also be that the ARP table entries for the > single? > IP address > you were using finally expired and flushed from > their tables > the IP address/MAC address of the working machine > and it is just coincidence that a new interface card > now > works > sinc ethe new MAC/IP address combo is in their ARP > tables..... > > I'd test that card in another machine (not on your > cable > modem connection) > before tossing it. The manufacturer might have dos > floppy > based diagnostics > for downloading. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
