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Adam Smith

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Nov 15, 2007, 3:00:50 PM11/15/07
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Hello,

Octane, IRIX O/S 6.5.23 CPU's 2 225 MHz MIPS R10000(IP30)

LAN access OK
Ethernet only via IP # or if listed in /etc/hosts file
nslookkup OK

But attempting to http://... => error msg above

Single internet interface 'ef0' on machine
shouldn't it be Ethernet ec0 ?
if so how can I change the designation? It is unchangeable from the
Toolchest >'System' GUI

hinv -c network =>
Integral Fast Ethernet:ef0, version 1, pci 2
Is this the default for the Octane?
(seems sort of odd, could the network controller be playing tricks)


Thanks

-- Adam --

Joerg Behrens

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Nov 15, 2007, 3:45:27 PM11/15/07
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Adam Smith schrieb:

> Hello,
>
> Octane, IRIX O/S 6.5.23 CPU's 2 225 MHz MIPS R10000(IP30)
>
> LAN access OK
> Ethernet only via IP # or if listed in /etc/hosts file
> nslookkup OK
>
> But attempting to http://... => error msg above

Never use a GUI Apps to determine betworks problems

Setup etc/resolv.conf and modify /etc/nsswitch.conf to change the
"hosts" order to "files, dns"

After than
/etc/init.d/network stop
/etc/init.d/network start

Try a "ping 72.14.207.99" and if its work a "ping google.com". Sometimes
when resolving of a NAME get failed the result is cached. Then a
"nsadmin clean" or better "nsadmin restart" is needed.


Now restart your GUI.

> Single internet interface 'ef0' on machine
> shouldn't it be Ethernet ec0 ?

No, ef0 is the name for the 100mbit fastethernet nic in origins/onxy2/o2
and octanes. The ec0 can be found in indy and indigo2 machines.

> if so how can I change the designation? It is unchangeable from the
> Toolchest >'System' GUI

It have only this name.

> hinv -c network =>
> Integral Fast Ethernet:ef0, version 1, pci 2
> Is this the default for the Octane?

Yes it is.

> (seems sort of odd, could the network controller be playing tricks)


Additional configuration if the ef0 is possible in
"/etc/config/ifconfig-1.options"

regards
Joerg

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Adam Smith

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Nov 15, 2007, 7:54:55 PM11/15/07
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Joerg Behrens wrote:

> Never use a GUI Apps to determine betworks problems

Thanks Joerg, it worked. Re the admonition above a truer statement was
never said. There was a clear discrepancy between the GUI an the actual
file content re: 'file dns' sequence on GUI and 'file nis' in config file.
Thanks again

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