On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 02:11 +0100, Mats Erlandson wrote: > What is so strange, is that the computer can talk to all local addresses > except the switch (192.168.0.1) and two other computers on the local > network can talk to it, all obviously through the switch both ways. > This shows that the cabling is OK, and that the problem is probably in > the routing on the computer (not allowing it to connect directly to the > switch) or in the switch, not accepting communication from the > computer. The switch routes properly for the other computers on the > network and can be managed from either one (tested) but not from the > problem child. If I change the configuration on the computer to use > DHCP (and rebooting) the computer does not get (receive/accept) the DHCP > configuration and is thus 'dead', i.e. no communication to nor from any > computer. Therefore, until the communication to/from the switch is OK I > am using a static address. To eliminate hardware faults possible in the > ethernet port on the motherboard (eth0) I installed a network card, > tested to perform OK in another computer, and disabled the motherboard > port using the BIOS. With only an expansion ethernet card active in the > computer I made the same tests with the same results. This seems to > eliminate network card problem in the computer. My current setup is, as > per the first paragraph above, motherboard ethernet port only with > static address. Still no joy. I am at a loss. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Have you tried a different cable and a different switch port? Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
