Thanks to all responders. Both nics are set to come up at boot time. Here's more info... [root@redfish root]# netstat -nr Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 0.0.0.0 204.62.134.209 255.255.255.255 UGH 0 0 0 eth0 10.10.30.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1 204.62.134.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 204.62.134.248 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 [root@redfish root]# ifconfig eth0 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:5A:11:83:C0 inet addr:204.62.134.209 Bcast:204.62.134.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:5899 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:824 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:590413 (576.5 Kb) TX bytes:94622 (92.4 Kb) Interrupt:10 Base address:0xe400 [root@redfish root]# ifconfig eth1 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:75:81:5A:01 inet addr:10.10.30.248 Bcast:10.10.30.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:2880 (2.8 Kb) Interrupt:5 Base address:0xe800 [root@redfish root]# That first routing entry should not be there and may be a bug. In an attempt to solve this problem I added a route on the eth1 interface via system settings/network. It didn't help so I removed it but it remains in my routing table. My real default route is the last entry. Do I need any routing in place for one nic to talk to the other in rh land? -Jim Ed Wilts <ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 06/24/2004 02:57 PM Please respond to General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> To General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject Re: More help needed please On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 02:37:39PM -0400, jim.marnell@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Anyone else care to take a stab at why my rh 8 box with 2 nics cannot talk > to each other. I'll try anything. > eth0 can ping itself > eth1 can ping itself > eth0 can ping eth1 > eth1 CANNOT ping eth0 > > ip_forward has been set to 1 Do you have routes to get from where you are to where you want to go? # netstat -rn -- Ed Wilts, RHCE Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list