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Hans Updyke

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May 13, 2004, 2:30:42 PM5/13/04
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David A. Ferguson wrote:
> - With static I can *not* ping the targert

Can you ping anywhere by IP address instead of host name?

Hans

David A. Ferguson

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> David A. Ferguson wrote:
> > - With static I can *not* ping the targert
>
> Can you ping anywhere by IP address instead of host name

I can't ping by IP.


David A. Ferguson

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May 13, 2004, 4:58:46 PM5/13/04
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...and the target computer doesn't show up in my arp table. It gave a wierd
message like partial responce.

David


Andreas Paasch

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May 13, 2004, 6:54:15 PM5/13/04
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I just finished a network install on my 400MHz box, worked fine without
problems, except those I made in wrong selections.

/Andreas

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David A. Ferguson

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May 13, 2004, 8:26:14 PM5/13/04
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> >> > > - With static I can *not* ping the targert
> >> >
> >> > Can you ping anywhere by IP address instead of host name
> >>
> >> I can't ping by IP.
> >
> > ...and the target computer doesn't show up in my arp table. It gave a
> > wierd message like partial responce.
> >
> > David
>
> I just finished a network install on my 400MHz box, worked fine without
> problems, except those I made in wrong selections.
>

I think the only problem is that the installer is selecting the wrong
driver. How can I force it to do use a different installer.

David


Hans Updyke

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May 13, 2004, 6:47:14 PM5/13/04
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David A. Ferguson wrote:
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> "David A. Ferguson" <DavidAFergus...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:LjRoc.8863$Md.1481@lakeread05...
>> "Hans Updyke" <han...@dimensional.com> wrote in message
>> news:slrnca7fmi...@cmpq.home.net...
>> > David A. Ferguson wrote:
>> > > - With static I can *not* ping the targert
>> >
>> > Can you ping anywhere by IP address instead of host name
>>
>> I can't ping by IP.

OK. The first part of your description sounded like a problem I had
with a network install of MDK 9.2. But, since you can't even ping by
IP, it's gotta be something else.

> ...and the target computer doesn't show up in my arp table. It gave a wierd
> message like partial responce.

I don't know how to interpret that one.

Good luck,
Hans

Bit Twister

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May 13, 2004, 10:31:19 PM5/13/04
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On Thu, 13 May 2004 19:26:14 -0500, David A. Ferguson wrote:
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> I think the only problem is that the installer is selecting the wrong
> driver. How can I force it to do use a different installer.

modules.conf is where you can attach the nic to the module. Example:
alias eth0 tulip

David A. Ferguson

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Thanks. It is funny but that is the very driver that I wanted to try.
Is there a good book/pdf/html that discusses all these configuration
files?

David A. Ferguson

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May 13, 2004, 10:59:09 PM5/13/04
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"Hans Updyke" <han...@dimensional.com> wrote in message
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I am new to all this network stuff, but I have read that arp is a low level
protocol
that figures out MAC addresses from IP addresses. So if I thought that if
arp can
not resolve the MAC address then the card is either dead or has a bad
driver.

Thanks for the help...David


Bit Twister

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May 13, 2004, 11:25:33 PM5/13/04
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On Thu, 13 May 2004 21:54:46 -0500, David A. Ferguson wrote:

> Is there a good book/pdf/html that discusses all these configuration files?

Not _good book_ but try this
updatedb # as root, builds file location database, runs for a
few minutes
now, in your user account you can do a
locate initscripts
and cut/paste something like
/usr/share/doc/initscripts-7.06/sysconfig.txt
into your browser

Some light reading can be found with
locate -i Command-Line.html
if you installed it. If not you could read
http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/92/en/Command-Line.html/

If you want an index of docs on your disk

Please bookmark the following, very large,
Frequently Asked Questions (faq) Search engine:

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
slrnbv9mi7.h...@wb.home in the Message ID box

Hans Updyke

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May 14, 2004, 1:58:02 AM5/14/04
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David A. Ferguson wrote:
> "Hans Updyke" <han...@dimensional.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnca7uni...@cmpq.home.net...
>> David A. Ferguson wrote:
>> >
>> > ...and the target computer doesn't show up in my arp table. It
>> > gave a wierd message like partial responce.
>>
>> I don't know how to interpret that one.
>
> I am new to all this network stuff, but I have read that arp is a low
> level protocol that figures out MAC addresses from IP addresses.

That sounds right to me, David.

> So if I thought that if arp can not resolve the MAC address then the
> card is either dead or has a bad driver.

The part that puzzled me was the "partial response". I don't know what
to make of that. If it really means some form of a response was
received from the client, the NIC isn't completely dead. So I think you
are on the right path by attacking it as a driver issue. Unfortunatley,
that leaves me unable to do any more than wish you luck. :-(

Regards,
Hans

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