Re: HELP! Can't even ping a local host :-(
Check your network cabling. I'd suspect that B may have a bad receive pair. Also
make sure that you didn't plug into an uplink port if you're not supposed to, or
that you didn't hit an uplink button on the hub.
--Rich
Jonathan Matthews wrote:
> Hi -
>
> Sorry for this intrusion into your inbox for what I know will be a simple
> RTFM question, but the trouble is that I've RTFM lots to get this far (and
> things *were* working), and it's all gone pear-shaped simply (as far as *I*
> can see) because I moved my boxen up a flight of stairs!
>
> I can post a bunch of /etc files if needs be, but the simple problem is that
> I can't telnet to, ftp or even ping my local machines, on eth0.
>
> The most telling symptom (I hope) is that when host A pings host B, the hub
> only registers activity on host A's port, but when B pings A, both ports are
> active, yet both pings record 100% packet loss.
>
> Does this ring any bells with anybody?
>
> For the record, /etc/hosts.deny is disabled on both boxen, and they're both
> running Debian 2.2 (r0 on one, r2 on the other).
> Telnet, ftp (and any other service that is running on either box) ireturns a
> "no route to host", and unless I'm blind, /etc/network/interfaces and
> /etc/hosts tally on both machines.
> This was all working before the weekend, and although I'm sure I didn't do
> much to them over the duration, I was muckoing around with some scancodes to
> get my "Internet Ready" Compaq keyboard working. I've backed those changes
> out, but this hasn't improved things at all.
>
> I'd really, really (really) appreciate some help on this! As I said before,
> just shout out a /etc file you'd like to see, and it'll be in the post the
> next day.
>
> Cheers!
>
> jc
>
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Rich Puhek
ETN Systems Inc.
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