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[ snip ]From: "David M. Ensteness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Linux on a 7600 [swap and network issues] Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:23:01 -0600
Second issue is the more important one. I can't seem to get it on the network. My NIC is recognized, Linux saw the chipset, speed, slot the card was installed, everything was fine. I get lights on my network switch and on the NIC. However, I can not ping out from the 7600 to anything on my network. When I try to configure the network via YaST2 I get two errors:
The first is that no IP Address is received [I am running a DHCP server from an AirPort BaseStation].
The second is that the DHCP client failed to start, I imagine because it does not receive an IP address from the DHCP server.
I am able ping via the loopback address [127.0.0.1] but I can't get out to anything, not my network server, nor my AirPort BaseStation. The terminal responds with the standard error that no network is found.
For kicks I set a manual IP and tried again but that also fails so I went back to setting Linux to use DHCP.
Anyone able to give me some guidance?
David
David,
I'll take a stab at this network issue first, it's more important and i've had odd problems occasionly with my 7600 and dhcp (mainly the short-across-the-earphones kind)
the purpose of running the dhcp client is to obtain an ip address, not the other way around. it has to run continuously, for DHCP leases expire and so must be renewed. try
[dave] $ ps -e | grep dhclient
to see if it is running at all. the name may vary - it's dhclient on debian and redhat. you could try $ ps -e and wade through the output manually.
my gut instinct is that when SuSE looked at your Asante card, it said 'ok, i know how to use that', but your dhcp client is trying to use the built-in ethernet jacks. you may need to edit your startup configuration file ( /etc/init.d/networking) to change this. i'm thinking ps is even more of a friend...
[dave] $ ps -ef
will tell you what parameters (including which jack to use) were passed to dhclient when it was started.
then try
[root] # /sbin/ifconfig
(may need to log in as root) to see how many devices you get info on, and if the asante device is the same one that the DHCP client is trying to use. i get info on eth0 and lo on my system, but i don't use an ethernet card. i suspect you'll get eth0, eth1, and lo, and that the asante is eth1, and that dhclient is trying to use eth0 which isn't connected to anything.
that should get you started. sorry if i'm rambling. i have a cold. i has ideas for the swap problem, but lets first see if that networking class i took paid off.
peter
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