I've set up a SuSE based fileserver to replace an older RedHat 5.1 server. I brought both servers home so that I could transfer the users data but on starting the old RedHat server I've discovered that it will not allow me to connect from another machine. The lights on the NIC go out when it reaches runlevel 2 or 3 and an error message along the lines - cannot open http port - FATAL - crops up when samba is started. I can ping 127.0.0.1 ok and ifconfig reports eth0 as ok. Anyone any ideas where I should start looking for the cause of the problem. Dave Williams
After further investigation the NIC seems to die after starting the network with /etc/rc.d/init.d/network start I can only think that this is a hardware fault on the NIC? Any other explanations? Dave Williams
After further investigation the NIC seems to die after starting the network with /etc/rc.d/init.d/network start
I can only think that this is a hardware fault on the NIC? Any other explanations?
Dave Williams
Whats the exact output from ifconfig?
Hi, On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Dave Williams wrote:
I've set up a SuSE based fileserver to replace an older RedHat 5.1 server. I brought both servers home so that I could transfer the users data but on starting the old RedHat server I've discovered that it will not allow me to connect from another machine. The lights on the NIC go out when it reaches runlevel 2 or 3 and an error message along the lines - cannot open http port - FATAL - crops up when samba is started.
Any chance of the full text of the error, this sounds like an "interesting" problem :) -- Nick Drage, helping fill up the internet since 1993. People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage? - - Imelda Marcos
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