Hi Iain! >>> iain@xxxxxxxxxxxx 01/08/04 05:47PM >>> >On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 07:51, Michael Weber wrote: >[snip] >> I can ping the address just fine, but I cannot ping anything out of >> that interface. The other interface is fully operational. If I ping >> the interface from a known functional system, I get no returns. Not >> even an ARP response. > ><snip> >How about some setup details. Switch? hub? crossover cables? If you're >using a switch with lights, are they all showing a link status? What ip >address is the other machine you're trying from - 172.16.30.25? And to >ask the obvious (in my experience this is the biggest cause of problems) >are the cables and connections ok? Can you prove it? (eg, "I just >bought it" isn't good enough!) > >What happens when you disable eth0, and 'ping -b 172.16.0.255'? > >What happens when you put a crossover cable between the two nics, put >their ip addresses on the same subnet, and >'ping -I <address1> <address2>'? > When I did some of this, I discovered it was the NIC fighting with the hub over what kind of 100-B-T it was using. Switched the hub and everything works. I guess you can't even trust link lights all the time! I had linky-linky, but no worky-worky! Thanx, all for your help. (Hmmm... Another problem solved by an Aussie. Some of those guys from down-under are pretty sharp!) -Michael
