[ale] Network setup

[Rajani Pai]

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window  irtt
Iface
localnet        nitin           255.255.0.0     UG        0 0          0
eth0
localnet        *               255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0
eth0
loopback        *               255.0.0.0       U         0 0          0 lo
default         nitin           0.0.0.0         UG        0 0          0
eth0

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:21:FB:1E:CB
          inet addr:190.160.1.27  Bcast:190.160.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0xfcc0

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
          RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

Can you figure out the problem from this?


> Wups!  Mental hiccup.  I said ipconfig, I meant ifconfig.  Obviously, I've
> been playing with a windblows box.
>
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Glenn C. Lasher Jr. wrote:
>
> >
> > Reall, more information is needed, such as:
> >
> > IP addresses
> > Subnet masks
> > Gateways
> > Broadcast addr's
> >
> > ...etc.
> >
> > The best thing to do for diagnostic on this one (at least to give us
more
> > info to work with) would be to do the following on both machines:
> >
> > ipconfig
> > netstat -r
> >
> > Do these, capture the outputs, and post them here, then the problem
should
> > become visible.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > On Fri, 31 Jan 1997, Rajani Pai wrote:
> >
> > > I've set up a network with 2 machines. Each machine has an ethernet
card(eth8029) and they are connected by means of a cable. Now this setup
works fine on Windows, but each machine cannot detect the other in Linux.
I've setup the device drivers and the devices are initialised. When I try to
ping the other machine it says "Destination host unreachable"
> > > Could some one help me out on this?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rajani
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> glasher at nycap.rr.com
> After 163 days, Verizon still couln't deliver Telocity DSL.
>
>

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