[PLUG] New Linux Install

AthlonRob AthlonRob at data.lm.ro
Sun Sep 1 18:59:22 UTC 2002


On Sun, 2002-09-01 at 11:53, Robbert van Andel wrote:
> The computer I'm on now is set dynamically being served an IP from my
> router.  That's what gets me.  When I do a ifconfig by itself and my nic
> is set dynamically, the eth0 does not appear.  When I specify the eth0
> device, I get
> 
> eth0	Link encap:Ethernet HWaddrr 00:A0:C9:FB:C5:8E
> 	BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> 	RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overrun:0 frame:0
> 	TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overrun:0 carrier:0
> 	collisions:0 txqueuelan:100
> 	RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:294 (294.0 b)
> 	Interrupt: 11 Base address:0x1000
> 
> No IP information, obviously, since the device is deactivated when set
> dynamically.

Ok, let's try this:

# /sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.106 broadcast 192.168.1.255 \
	netmask 255.255.255.0

Then, instead of attempting to ping your router, try pinging another
system on the network.

Then try this:

# /sbin/route add default gw 192.168.1.1 metric 1

And try pinging things again.

Do you know for sure your network card works and the network cable is
good?  That is, did it work in Windows or something?

-- 
Rob
"Google is your friend"





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