Or check your routing table. Make sure you have a route to your network.
Most distro's do this for you in their init scripts, but it should
still bear looking into. Do a netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt
Iface
10.16.232.224 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0
eth0
10.16.232.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 10.16.232.4 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
eth0
Of course there's the obvious. Do the lights on the NIC's/hub light up?
As mentioned... it could be bad cable.
J.
When I grow up, I wanna be more like me.
I had a clue. I didn't like it. I took it back and exchanged it for an
attitude.
On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Aaron Brown wrote:
> Try replacing the ethernet cable on the linux box. Or test it to see if
> that is the problem.
>
> --
> -Rune
>
> Walk a Mile in another man's shoes, and you will risk getting Athlete's
Foot...
>
> In the Depths of the minds of the insane Fantasy and Reality are the
> same...
>
> On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Nick R wrote:
>
> :Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:53:41 PDT
> :From: Nick R <laktar@hotmail.com>
> :Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> :To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> :Subject: [Plug] Linux/W95 LAN
> :
> :I'm trying to set up an ethernet LAN in my house. I've got a W95 box
hooked
> :byto a hub which is hooked up to a Linux box. The Linux box is
192.168.1.1 &
> :the W95 box is set to 192.168.1.2. I can't ping one w/ the other, but
each
> :can ping itself. When I ping the Linux box from the W95 box the light
for
> :the W95 box on the hub blinks. When I ping the W95 box from the Linux
box it
> :doesn't, but it does blink when I ping the broadcast address from the
Linux
> :box (192.168.1.255). Both boxes have subnets set to 255.255.255.0. I
know
> :I've probably missed something really obvious (to somebody who knows
what
> :they're doing), but I just can't think what it is. Do I need to enable
> :something on the W95 box? Maybe the Linux box (the ethernet interface
is
> :already enabled in case you're wondering)? Other than what I've
mentioned, I
> :haven't configured anything in either box that I'd think would make a
> :differenct (I did configure the ppp interface & it is on on the Linux
box
> :though).
> :
> :
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