I typed 'ping www.wired.com' and got .."ping: www.wired.com: Host name
lookup failure"
Now my question is, is it possible that the "natsemi-scyld' module that
I loaded was a close match to the suggested 'natsemi', but not exactly
right, considering that DCHP didn't work? I have checked the DHCP server
several times and there are no worries there. I have 2 addresses
available to be served.
I am now at a shell, what should I try next? I also have another Network
card if I need to switch (a CNet PowerNIC C200/600/650Eplus PnP ISA card
from an even older machine). It seems that the NetGear FA311 10/100 PCI
should be more supported.
Thanks for everyones help. If not for you all, I would still be
partitioning hard drives !!!
Thinker
On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 14:20, Kent West wrote:
> ThinKer wrote:
> >>>Network Card
> >>>Netgear Fa311 10/100 NIC (PCI)
> >
>
> >2. Since the DHCP didn't take and I am not sure if my manual
> >configuration worked, how can I check to see if I am actually able to
> >get out on this machine?
> >
>
> Quickest, easiest test is probably just a simple "ping" command.
>
> Something like "ping www.wired.com" or "ping someserver.somewhere.org".
> You'll want to be ready to hit Ctrl-C after you get a couple of "64
> bytes from ...." type responses, or it'll just keep going continuously.
> If you get something like "unknown host" or it just hangs for a long
> while, you've got problems (or the remote site is not responding
> properly, probably for "security reasons", in which case you'll want to
> try a different address). You can also ping by address. If you get a
> proper response by address ("ping xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa"), but not by name,
> your problem is probably in "/etc/resolv.conf".
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