ping: socket: translator died

[Glenn McGrath <bug1@optushome.com.au>]

Im trying to get my network setup, my rtl8139 card is detected on
bootup, i have tried setting up a translator by doing

settrans -fg /servers/socket/2 /hurd/pfinet --interfaces=eth0
--address=192.168.1.3 --gateway=192.168.1.1 --netmask=255.255.255.0

When i run this command it takes me directly back to the command prompt,
no message to say if it did or didnt do anything, when i do a ps aux
there is mention of /hurd/pflocal, but no mention of /hurd pfinet,
should there be ?

if i try and ping 127.0.0.1 i get the error message "ping: socket:
translator died", i assume i can giveup trying to get eth0 working
untill i can get localhost working.

Can anyone point me in the right direction with fault finding problems
in the hurd.... 

Is there any way to get more info on what translators are doing (or not
doing) apart from ps ?

I get the occasional lockup as well, often when using dselect, is this
normal ?

Is debconf 0.3.53 supposed to work? it wont install on my system, fails
--configure.

On the bright side i had a go at compiling busybox (used by
boot-floppies, busybox.lineo.com) i think most of them will work without
much effort at all.

Thanks

Glenn