Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Leonid Grinberg
[sorry Ron, forwarding to list] Huh? Switches don't have IP addresses. (Well, ok, managed switches do, but that's only for managing them...) OK, that's what I thought. My LAN is configured like you want yours to be: PCs plug into switch, and the switch plugs into the router. What might be

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/23/06 21:05, Leonid Grinberg wrote: > Thank you for your support, everyone! After some experimentation, I > realized that the problem was that the computer was not realizing that > it was on a switch. Connecting it directly to the router fixed th

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Leonid Grinberg
Thank you for your support, everyone! After some experimentation, I realized that the problem was that the computer was not realizing that it was on a switch. Connecting it directly to the router fixed the problem. However, I would still like it better on the switch. The problem I think is that it

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/23/06 17:37, Leonid Grinberg wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to install Debian Etch on a Pentium III machine. It > is connected to a switch which is connected to a router. Both > switch and router are confirmed to be working perfectly. Debian,

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Rodney D. Myers
What is in the /etc/resolv.conf file? Does it point to the router or the switch? -- Rodney D. Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety d

Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Leonid Grinberg
Hi all, I am trying to install Debian Etch on a Pentium III machine. It is connected to a switch which is connected to a router. Both switch and router are confirmed to be working perfectly. Debian, however, is acting strangely with the network. The machine sees the network hardware. That is, ls