On Friday 13 September 2002 04:09 pm, Mike Hicks wrote: > On Fri, 2002-09-13 at 15:32, Joel Rosenberg wrote: > > I've got a machine that seems to be running perfectly, except that I'm > > unable to get any bits in or out across the NIC. (The NIC thinks it's > > sending bits to the router; the router thinks it's sending bits to the > > NIC. Nothing's travelling back on the wire, and yes, I've tried all the > > obvious things.) > > What do you mean? You can't ping from box to box? You're using a > crossover cable, or have a hub in between? In order: yes, and I have a router in between, the hub having been recently fried. > > The output of ifconfig, route, and other tools looks okay? (you can post > it here and let us take a look at it..) Yup, alas. That was the first thing I looked at. The relevant configuration is identical with the other two -- working -- machines plugged in to the same router, save for the IP address. > > > Is this the sort of problem/machine it would be reasonable to bring to an > > Installfest? > > Sure, assuming that the behavior of the router can be replicated > appropriately (it's possible that it could appear to work fine at an > installfest, but then still be broken at home). Well, I think I know where I'm going to be, next Installfest... and yeah, I am, alas, aware of that latter possibility. -- The NEA says the lessons to be learned from the terrorist attacks are: "Appreciating and getting along with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures, the importance of anger management and global awareness." Let's see. Some seriously angry people murder almost 3,000 people in America and Americans need to work on managing their anger? -- George F. Will ------------------------------------------------------------ http://islamthereligionofpeace.blogspot.com