On 7/6/05, Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@xxxxxxx> wrote: ... > I seriously suspect it's a NIC issue. Dlink is using realtek 8139 > driver yes? This one has cause me un-due pain. > > To be sure.. switch the cables or switch the IPs (better) I'm not sure what's meant by switching the cables. either arrakis eth0 or arrakis eth1 is connected to the hub, never both simultaneously. pardon if that wasn't clear. the IP's are entirely arbitrary, how would switching the IP address for arrakis eth0 and eth1 change anything? ... > Why is there no default route?? what's a default route? seriously :) thanks, Thufir