Maybe some log outputs would help? Anything in your syslog ? Maybe the output of ifconfig ? We could be guessing for days... Rgds, Darryl > -----Original Message----- > From: Kelerion [mailto:kelerion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 1:02 PM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Help restoring local network > > I'm in no way an expert with linux.. but from your description the other > machines are running through your machine.. which is then running > through the firewall.. correct? > > are you running a dhcpd on your machine that other machines need? > > if so are you running that deamon? > > like I said.. am no expert.. just fallen for this mistake myself :) > > Kel > > > > Edward Dekkers wrote: > > > Mark Neidorff wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I'm stumped and looking for something more or less obvious. > >> > >> My system is RH7.3 with 2.4.20-13.7 kernel and everyting else reasonably > >> patched up. My system is connected through a firewall to the net > >> (DSL) and several other windows computers get the net through my > >> machine via the > >> local lan. (I have a static IP address) > >> > >> Day before yesterday, I rebooted my linux machine. It came up fine, but > >> the other computers can't access the net (I can. Proof is that I'm > >> sending > >> this e-mail). I checked ifconfig and saw that both of the network cards > >> are present. (1 is a 3c59x and the other is a linksys card that I get > >> working with a tupip driver.) Strange thing is that 'lsmod' does not > >> show > >> the tulip driver loaded. So I 'insmod' pci-scan.o and tulip.o . They > >> both > >> load, but still no luck with the local net. I tried bringing the > >> linksys > >> card down (ifdown eth0) and then back up again (ifup eth0) with the > >> modules loaded, but it made no difference. I then booted into > >> windows and the local lan works through the linksys card. > >> > >> What obvious thing am I missing here? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Mark > > > > > > Check your routing table and possible firewall problems. > > > > Easiest test is to ping this machine with the address of the LinkSys > > card from another PC on the LAN and check whether the card responds. > > > > Always take things back to the lowest level first. You say the other > > PC on the LAN can't get onto the net, but you don't mention whether > > they can even see the troublesome PC in question. > > > > Regards, > > Ed. > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list The information contained in this email message and any attachments may be confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, any disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. Please notify me by return email. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
