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Re: Network troubles -- can't see past my own pc



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On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 11:34:48AM -0400, Jim Pallister wrote:
| Setting up a new pc - - I wanted to use debian -- and I don't have the
| CD -- So I thought I'd set up a basic machine via http/ftp.
| 
| I have the base system installed from floppies (yeeesh I know) and I
| defined my NIC during the setup -- it recognizes the card ok.
| 
| I have a second linux box running redhat 6.2 acting as my firewall for
| the internet.

Is this firewall able to connect to the internet?  Can it ping your
new box?

| I can't ping / telnet / ftp / do anything with my firewall or any
| other comuter on the network I have.

What do 'ifconfig', 'route -n', 'dmesg', and 'cat /proc/pci' say?  

HTH,
-D



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