On Saturday 05 October 2002 21:07, you wrote: > "Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh <Sandip> writes: > > > Sandip> objective: access the internet from my computer. access > Sandip> other computers on lan access hp printers connected other > Sandip> computers (640c, 710c, r45, etc) > > Sandip> status: i am unable to ping my machine's ip address, > Sandip> server's ip address. > > Sandip> what i have done so far: seen ifconfig, looked at > Sandip> /etc/network/interfaces, /etc/init.d/networking stop and > Sandip> start > > > Sandip> i am appending: dmesg - just after the system is up > Sandip> ifconfig output interfaces - /etc/network/interfaces > Sandip> dmesg1 - after starting and stopping networking > > Sandip> i have not edited either of these outputs a bit. > > Sandip> dmesg: ------ Linux version 2.4.18-bf2.4 (root@zombie) > Sandip> (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)) #1 Son > Sandip> Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 > > Sandip> eth0: D-Link DFE-538TX (RealTek RTL8139) at 0xc481a000, > Sandip> 00:50:ba:3c:c0:93, IRQ 11 > Sandip> eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139C' > > Sandip> eth0: Setting 100mbps full-duplex based on auto-negotiated > Sandip> partner ability 45e1. > > Sandip> gateway 192.168.1.22 > > Everything looks pretty good. So, first, try pinging 192.168.1.22. If > you can get that box to ping then you can move onto anything > else. Now, tell us this: > > (1) Is there a TX/RX light on the ethernet port on your NIC? On the > switch/hub that you are connected to? > > (2) Are those lights on? Are you using the right kind of cable. Some > switches/hub will one port that requires a cross over cable, while all > the others will use normal cables and so on. > > (3) Do those lights blink when you try ping from the Linux box? > > (4) What does "netstat -rn" say? > > (5) If you can ping the gateway, what the nearest machine after the > gateway that won't ping? > > (6) Finally, run ping on the Linux box, not somewhere else. > > Cheers! > Shyamal
thanx for the help. it was an oversight on my part. my apologies to the group. i had entered ip addresses incorrectly. subsequently, i have edited /etc/network/interfaces by hand and set the things right - by hand! i used vi for the first time and was amazed at the facilities it provides. all *i mean it* win editors look pale compared to vi! and all seems well now. however, i wanted to know if there is a tool/ utility to do what i did by hand. further i wanted to know if there are any other places where i need to change ip address my machine and gateway other than what i have already done. i also will like to know what does entry 'network' in /etc/network/interfaces mean and where does one change dns server entries? last but not the least - how do i access my lan resources? files on other pcs and printers connected to them? in windows i can do it! thanx in advance, sandip -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
