Re: Weird problem installing Debian
On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 10:30:32AM +0000, Andrew Pritchard wrote:
> I've got a spare machine which I'm trying to put Debian on. It's a K6-2 450,
> 128MB RAM, 10GB HD. Not a bad machine at all. I've had trouble putting Debian
> on it before, and ended up using Redhat. I'd love to get Debian working on it,
> cos I find Debian so much easier to use (that sounds almost blasphemous). So
> here's my problem.
>
> It's got a 3Com Etherlink III card in it. Not a bad card, well supported. The
> module installs for it - the link light on the hub lights, it accepts the IP
> address I've put in - everything seems to be going fine. HOWEVER, I can't ping
> the machine, NOR can I get any network connectivity out. I've booted with the
> idepci boot disks and the standard bootdisks for both the stable and testing
> releases - same problem. It's not a hardware issue - Redhat works just fine on
> that machine. So where am I going wrong?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Andrew
>
> "I do not agree with what you say,
> but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
> Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778)
>
i'm definitely not as experienced in rh as debain... but i know the way
tcp/ip is configured is different. if the 3com is initialised at boot
with the correct ip (not using ifconfig), then it's getting it's info
from /etc/network/interfaces. that's slightly different from rh (6.2).
here's what mine looks like:
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet static
address 64.93.82.x
netmask 255.255.255.x
gateway 64.93.82.x
i've never had to specify anything other than that (for a static ip),
not even the broadcast and network address. if that's the 10 mb isa
3com, i've had one working at home on 2 different pc's....
good luck,
jason
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