As a relatively veteran user of other distributions (Redhat mainly, but also many of the single-floppy ones), I feel astoundingly stupid for presenting this problem, but here goes. Just installed Debian 2.1 base, and everything is working fine except for one glaring exception. The module for NIC (ne2000) loads successfully, all the network routes are configured correctly, and yet it's unable to ping anyone except itself. What makes this a real hair-puller: This box works perfectly when booted with the latest LOAF floppy. Same kernel (2.0.36), identical routing information, with the exception that it works (except for DNS lookups).
Any ideas? I'm already enjoying the cleaner feel of Debian over Redhat, and would like to eventually switch over to it entirely if I can resolve this little issue. (apt-get was one of the things that got me interested initially.) -ian -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] | hempseed.com | geocities.com ] ICQ #859-0985 this is my stop excuse me... if i'm wrong please correct got to get off excuse me... you're standing on my neck... i might go pop i've got to be direct ...la la LA la la...