On January 25, 2004 05:21 am, sting sting wrote: > Hello, > I want to know what is the meaning of the "RUNNING" > flag when typing ifconfig. > I have a problem with my ethernet card (Intel eepro) > I cannot ping other computers on the same hub/network. > When I run "ifconfig" I see that there is no "RUNNING" > flag to eth0 > (there *is* a "RUNNING" flag to lo interface). > is this "RUNNING" flag a must for pinging ? > In the past I did used this inteface with the same driver > I use today with no probelm . > I do not recall that I did change something. > (On the same Hub on which I am connected, other computers > can ping the local net, so it is probably not a problem of > the physical connection) > > Any hint will help > > regards, > sting > Hi, I believe the RUNNING is, for all intent, the same as UP. Can other computers ping your machine? Can you ping your own IP? Can you ping 127.0.0.1? What does route -n show? -- Pete Nesbitt, rhce -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
