Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My debian pc with on-board 82559 intel ethernet board stopped > talking. I can ping localhost, but the windows pc sees the cable > from it as 'dead'. I checked all relevant files and ifconfig and > netstat, and it was all normal, except for a few packet over-runs.
If it just started happening all of a sudden, what significant event occurred prior to it not working? > Any way, i put in another pci card which was detected as realtek > 8139B, and i changed all the relevant files from eth0 to eth1, > and checked with ifconfig and netstat and ping localhost. > (Hint: i think /etc/network/interfaces is translated to > /etc/init.d/network) > > Anyway the other windows pc sees the link as 'alive', but > i can't get any packets. Pinging from the debian pc doesn't > work either (ping stalls). What else can i check? (i've checked > the cable). Is there a way to disable the mainboard ethernet hardware? It maybe a routing issue. Is eth0 down according to netstat? Does your BIOS allow you to turn off the on-board ethernet? What are you seeing with tcpdump? Elizabeth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]