Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3964 mails)

[Don Parris <webdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 08 November 2004 13:48, Don Parris wrote:
> On Sunday 07 November 2004 13:53, Stan Glasoe wrote:
> > On Saturday 06 November 2004 11:09 pm, Don Parris wrote:
> > > eth0 is my DSL connection - should have made that clear.  eth1 Goes
> > > to the local hub.
> > > snipped 
<SNIP>

> > With both 
> > interfaces cabled and up and running, do an 'ifdown eth0' (from a root
> > prompt in a konsole/console) to test just eth1 on your internal LAN.
> > This allows you to dictate which NIC is talking to which network and
> > when. Then to test the Internet side do an 'ifdown eth1' and then an
> > 'ifup eth0' to test just external/Internet connectivity from this
> > system.
>
> I understand that I should not have to.  That's why I'm asking for help. :)
>  I wil run this test this evening - haven't had time to do much in the last
> 48 hours.
>
I finally got to test things further this evening - not yesterday, as planned.  
At any rate, here's where I am:

My LAN is now 192.168.2.x.  My DSL card is assigned 192.168.1.3.  I'm using 
etc/hosts for name resolution.

I did ifdown 'eth0' and pinged the LAN from eth1.  What happens is that I get 
no output at all, until I hit [Ctrl]+C, at which point the standard ping 
summary appears with failures across the board.  I've tried pinging with and 
without the -I to assign the NIC to ping from.

I even switched to a third NIC, with the same results.  I checked that the NIC 
was properly plugged in.  The cable is good, as I can use it with no problems 
if I plug it into eth0 (which is an on-board ethernet port).  The hub port is 
also good for the same reason.  Using the same cable and hub port, but eth0 
instead of eth1 (a PCI card), I can access the LAN.  I have also switched PCI 
slots.

If I plug the LAN cable into eth1, and try pinging the LAN, I get no result.  
During the ping process, the respective lights on the hub will flash, and the 
signal meter lights, but only to the first light (low signal strength).  
Again, this is not an issue at all when using eth0 - only with eth1.

I'm checking the logs now to see what info I can get out of them.
Don
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