Maybe you need something like a route command?
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 up
route add -net 192.168.1.0
-Tom
On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Tuc wrote:
> Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 15:23:58 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Tuc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [tomsrtbt] Trying to get net working
>
> Hi,
>
> 2 different laptops (One with a PCMCIA IBM Ethernet Credit Card
> Adapter II which is 10M only, and a Toshiba with an internal eepro100.)..
> Tried to do something like "ifconfig eth0 xx.xx.xx.xx.xx netmask xx.xxx.xx.xx"
> after logging in as root. Thats fine, but as soon as I ping, it complains
> it can't find the network...
>
> ?????. Trying to do this to prove the PCMCIA card works with
> Linux, so I can use with my iPAQ.
>
> Thanks, Tuc/TTSG Internet Services, Inc.
>
