From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 1 17:01:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA08845 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 17:01:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from cplkagan.globaleyes.net (cplkagan.GlobalEyes.net [209.60.64.59]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA08831 for ; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 17:01:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from parrothd@midwest.net) Received: from parrothd.houselan.net (parrothd [10.10.0.10]) by cplkagan.globaleyes.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA01778; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 19:01:06 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980201190616.0091a520@midwest.net> X-Sender: parrothd@midwest.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 19:06:16 -0600 To: jeh@anubis.network.com (Jeff Henning), freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" Subject: Re: Networking blues...continued In-Reply-To: <199802012330.RAA11211@osiris.network.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" 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