On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 14:01 +0530, Deepak, R. wrote: > I am using Debian Sarge "testing" with address 172.16.9.8 . > Today, I found that > "ssh 172.16.9.8" > outputs > "ssh: connect to host 172.16.9.8 port 22: Invalid argument" > immediately. > > "ssh localhost" > outputs > "ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection timed out" > after a few minutes. > > /etc/network/interfaces contains: > # Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or > # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information. > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 172.16.9.8 > network 172.16.9.0 > netmask 255.255.255.192 > broadcast 172.16.9.63 > gateway 172.16.9.1 /etc/network/interfaces also needs this: # The loopback interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback You'll of course have to restart networking... -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions." Dag Hammarskjold
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