ok, here is ifconfig output
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:21:6B:90:A5
inet addr:192.168.0.2 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:8 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xfce0
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
and here is route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
Iface
192.168.0.2 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.0.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
and finally the resolv.conf file
search firepossum.net
nameserver 206.74.254.2
nameserver 204.116.57.2
nameserver 192.168.0.2
If anyone sees anything wrong with these let me know i really need to get
this problem fixed.
Thanks in advance,
Ian K. Harrell
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At 02:04 18.01.2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Post the output of:
>
>ifconfig
>route -n
>cat /etc/resolv.conf
>
>Bill
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Fireman71
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 11:50 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: [newbie] local lan problem
>
>
>I am using static ip addys on the local network, ppp connection to the isp
>is dynamic. linux machine is 192.168.0.2 and the windows machines have
>192.168.0.1 and .0.3. netmask on all machine is 255.255.255.0
>
>I do not have any other network cards in the machine, 56k modem that is
>external off of ttyS0. PPP works fine btw. Just the local net isnt doing
>anything.
>
>I setup the local network during installation of LM7.1 as i have seen
>several people post that it is usually better to do it then and my own
>personal experience has been that its also easier to do it then as well. I
>did not setup internet connection during installation though, again in
>accordance with advice that has been posted here in the past.
>
>hostnames are all as follows and seem to be setup correctly:
>192.168.0.1 - windows - comp1.possumtrot.net
>192.168.0.2 - linux - comp2.possumtrot.net
>192.168.0.3 - windows - comp3.possumtrot.net
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>Ian K. Harrell
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Istvan Bereti
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 4:46 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: [newbie] local lan problem
>
>
>Hi,
>
>Definitely your netcard is not properly configured on Linux.
>Are you using DHCP or fixed IP-s?
>Do you have an other netcard in your linx box?
>Check hostname and IP addresses.
>Steve
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Fireman71
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:38 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: [newbie] local lan problem
>
>
>No, i cannot ping from either of the win 98 machines to the linux box, nor
>from linux to the windows machines but i can ping from one windows machine
>to another one fine.
>
>Ian K. Harrell
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Istvan Bereti
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 3:11 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: [newbie] local lan problem
>
>
>Hi,
>
>Can you ping from the win98 the network card of the Linux? ping ipaddr.
>And also vica - versa...
>
>BR,
>Steve
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Fireman71
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 9:56 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] local lan problem
>
>
>Trying to setup a linux machine as a firewall and web server on a lan for a
>friend of mine. He also wants the linux machine to handle IP masqing.
>Installed LM7.1 on a HP Vectra series 5 machine that he had purchased off
>the internet to use specifically for Linux. We then put a realtek 8029 PCI
>network card in, installed LM7.1 and all appeared to be good in the world,
>until....
>
>Trying to access anything on the local net is impossible. 100% packet loss,
>etc, etc. Currently on the lan there are two other machines both running
>windows 98 and then the LM7.1 machine. Both of the windows machines can see
>and talk to each other fine but they cant see the linux box.
>
>I double and triple checked all the system settings and everything seemed
to
>be fine. Drakconf detected the network card, linuxconf showed that all the
>values i had entered for IP Addy, netmask, etc were fine.
>
>Thinking this might have been caused by a bad cable we tried three other
>cables with no results and also tried every free spot on the hub with a
>known good cable from one of the windows machines just to make sure that
>there wasnt a bad connection or something in the hub.
>
>During bootup it shows that eth0 is starting up ok and ifconfig reports
that
>everything seems to be there and working fine as far as i can tell.
>
>I am completely lost at what to do to fix this problem and would appreciate
>any and all advice.
>
>One thing i did notice was that when the cable was unplugged from the
>network card in the linux box or the hub the light on the card showing that
>the network connection was present went off as you would expect it to. When
>we plugged the cable back into the hub or the card it returned just like
>everything was working normally. On the hub side the light never did come
on
>showing that there was a connection.
>
>The hub is listed as being *nix compatable and I am using a similar realtek
>8029 card in another linux machine at my own home with no problems.
>
>Linux machine info in case this helps...
>HP Vectra Series 5
>P133 CPU
>16M RAM
>2.5Gig HD
>Realtek 8029
>SB AWE16
>Generic noname (as far as i can find) SVGA video card
>Fresh install of Linux Mandrake 7.1
>
>
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>Ian K. Harrell
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