You can also use 'ifup eth0'. This will bring up the interface with the correct parameters (address, broadcast, etc.). If you use one of the configuration tools, you can tell it to bring up the interface automatically on boot. Not sure how to do this "manually". --Nathan Davis "Hemminger, Jeffrey D." wrote: > ah ha! ifconfig eth0 ... up > > I figured it was something stupid I was (or wasn't) doing... ;-) > > Thanks again, > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hemminger, Jeffrey D." <JDHEMMINGER at stthomas.edu> > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:35 AM > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Network set up trouble > > > (the following holds for both) > > ifconfig looks like this: > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING Mtu:16436 Metric: 1 > > etc etc etc > > > > when I check ifconfig eth0, however, it doesn't say UP BROADCAST RUNNING, > > it just says BROADCAST. > > > > I can ping the localhost (ping 127.0.0.1), just fine. > > I cannot ping my own IP address, though. > > The error is connect: Network unreachable > > > > I've edited the files in vi. > > I will check out the HOWTO that was recommended. > > > > I appreciate the feedback, all! > > > > Jeff > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nathan Davis" <davisn at mailandnews.com> > > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Network set up trouble > > > > > > > "Hemminger, Jeffrey D." wrote: > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I'm a brand new user, and I'm charged with setting up 2 servers both > > running > > > > RH7.2 on a very small private network (a development environment). > I've > > > > installed an email service on each, but I'm having trouble getting as > > much > > > > as a ping between the two boxes. > > > > I've modified /etc/hosts, /etc/host.conf, and /etc/sysconfig/network. > > I'm > > > > using a generic, supported NIC, everything was working fine before I > > took it > > > > off the University's network, eth0 seems ok, and I've checked the > cables > > and > > > > hub. > > > > I'm looking for 1) Am I missing something obvious or did I modify a > conf > > > > file I wasn't supposed to? and/or 2) some simple troubleshooting > ideas? > > > > I've scoured the internet and several books (my manual is RH7.2 > > Unleashed, > > > > which I don't recommend to anyone FWIW), and I seem to be getting > caught > > > > between either a HOWTO that's more complicated than I'm looking for (I > > don't > > > > need DNS, for example), or a dumbed down version that has me edit conf > > files > > > > that I don't need from a different distribution (RH7.2 does not > require > > > > /etc/HOSTNAME, for example). > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer, > > > > > > > > Jeff > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > > Minnesota > > > > http://www.mn-linux.org > > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > What does '/sbin/ifconfig' say for each box? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > > Minnesota > > > http://www.mn-linux.org > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota > > http://www.mn-linux.org > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list