Your netmask doesn't look good to me, try editing your /etc/init.d/network (or /etc/network/interfaces, I don't know which one you are using) and change the netmask of your localnet to 255.255.255.0
Ron Rademaker On Tue, 30 May 2000, Steve wrote: > Ok. That sounds like a plan. When I run route, I see an entry for the > localnet associated with eth0 and an entry for the lo (no gateway assigned > to either). I'm not completly familiar with route tables. Could I get a hand > with them? > > What shows for route is: > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref > Use Iface > locatnet * 255.255.255.224 U 0 > 0 1 eth0 > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 > 0 1 lo > > I might also add that the activity LED for the on the card ON solid. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ron Rademaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 6:10 PM > Subject: Re: Ethernet Error > > > > Why do you think the problem is with the card? What about your route > > table, is all correct there? And ipchains, you don't have them so you > > can't get anything out or in can you? > > > > What exactly does it say when you try to ping? > > > > Sound like a route problem to me! > > > > Ron Rademaker > > > > On Tue, 30 May 2000, Steve wrote: > > > > > Hello, I'm using Slink on an AMD-233 powered computer. I have a > 3Com905-TX > > > Ethernet card installed. The modules appears to be loading with the > kernel > > > as eth0. When I run ifconfig I can see the the eth0 card with the > correctly > > > assigned IP information. > > > > > > The problem: I can't ping to the cards IP address, but I can ping > localhost. > > > Any ideas on troubleshooting the card further? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > -Steve > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > >