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From: Hoeteck Wee <hoeteck@MIT.EDU>
To: Jay Kirsch <jkirsch@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-help@MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: can't connect to ethernet
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Could you tell us what the following files say:
/etc/sysconfig/network
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
-hoeteck
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Jay Kirsch wrote:
> I have a Dell GX1 on campus which is partitioned half-Windows98 and half
> RedHat Linux 6.2. When I boot the Windows partition I have no difficulty
> connecting to the MITnet but I can't do the same from the Linux partition.
> Netscape gives me the following error message:
>
> "Warning: the following hosts are unknown
> kirsch
> home.netscape.com
> home6.netscape.com
> internic.net
> This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable.
> Perhaps there is a problem with your name server. If
> your site must use a non-root name server, you will need
> to set the$SOCKS_NS enveironment variable to point at
> the appropriate name server. It may be necessary to set
> this variable, or the SOCKS host preference to the IP
> address of the host in question rather than its name."
>
> I am using a 3Com Fast EthernetLink XL 10/100MB TX( 3C905B-TX)
>
> If I type "ifconfig eth0" I get:
>
> eth0 Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr 00:B0:D0:1A:BE:5c
> BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric: 1
> RX packets :0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets :0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> collisons: 0 txqueuelen:100
> Interrupt: 11 Base Address: 0xdc00
>
> If I use Network Configurator, all the settings for eth0 seem correct except
> the interface comes up "inactive" while the localhost is active.
>
> Any help or advise would be appreciated.
>
> Jay Kirsch
> 253 3421
>
>
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