Deepak Subburam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [before] > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:08:20:19:C8 > inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 ... [after] > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:08:20:19:C8 [no ip address] ...
Your ethernet card hasn't been assigned an IP address. See David's message concerning /etc/network/interfaces but for a quick test you can do it manually: ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.101 up You might have to update the routing tables from here, though, to ping another box. Elizabeth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]