Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 19:06:16 -0600 From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net> To: jeh@anubis.network.com (Jeff Henning), freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Networking blues...continued Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980201190616.0091a520@midwest.net> In-Reply-To: <199802012330.RAA11211@osiris.network.com>
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At 05:30 PM 2/1/98 -0600, Jeff Henning wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, Jeff Henning wrote: >> >> > I am having problems getting my 2 PCs running 2.2.5 to talk >> > to each other. I am using the 3Com Etherlink III Combo >> > ethernet cards. I configured the cards with the 3Com >> > utility as described in the mailing list archive. I have >> > my pentium tower set up as a gateway and a 486 tower as a >> > host (Using 10.0.1.x for IP addresses). The following >> > files were set up: >> > >> > - /etc/hosts >> > - /etc/host.conf >> > - /etc/rc.conf >> > - /etc/resolv.conf >> > >> > Here's the problem. I am running tcpdump on the pentium >> > system to view traffic on the interface (unfortunately >> > I can't run tcpdump from the 486 until I can recompile >> > a new kernel). I can attempt to ping the pentium from >> > the 486 and no traffic shows up on tcpdump. >> >> I can't help you until I know more about your network. ASCII art and >> ifconfig -a / netstat -rn output would be very helpful. >> >> >> Doug White | University of Oregon >> Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant >> http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major >> > > > > ---------------------- --------------------- > | P5/150 | | 486/33 | > | slayer.network.com | | pantera.network.com | > | 10.0.1.1 | | 10.0.1.2 | > | | | | > | | | | > | | | | > | | | | > | | | | > | | | | > --------- | | | | > | modem |--| | | | > --------- | | | | > | 3Com Ether III combo | | 3Com Ether III combo| > ---------------------- --------------------- > | Coax + terminator | Coax + terminator > | | > --------------------------------- > Have you checked the Coax/termintaors cable itself, and that the BNC port is enabled on the cards? It maybe on auto or on RJ45...Make a small crossover cable and see if that clears up the problem... later
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