On June 15, 2006 09:03 am, redmond m. wrote: > i'm having trouble configuring networking on a dell optiplex > 280. the os i'm trying to install is RHEL4. Strange. I'm running RHEL4 on a 270 with no difficulty and everything worked automatically. > i've tried > configuring a static hostname and networking configuration > manually by editing /etc/sysconfig/network > /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/hosts /etc/resolv.conf. i've > also wiped the machine and entered the required network > information in the graphical install. the result is the same: > i can't ping out to google.com or an ip address. > > i've also tried configuring the machine as dhcp instead of > static ip and hostname - the result is the same, no network > connection. > > i've verified that my port works - i take the ethernet cable > and plug it into my laptop and it works. > > i've double checked my network settings, they are identical to > a known working system. > > eth0 shows up in the rhel graphical install, so i'm assuming > my card is supported. my card is Integrated 10/100/1000 > Network Card on a dell optiplex gx280. the redhat hardware > site is down so i couldn't confirm this. this is a pretty > standard hardware setup, so i'm fairly certain the card is > supported. > > are there any sites to configure networking on rhel4? i've > been using the rhel4 manuals. is there anything else i should > check? what happens when you ping? Is the firewall in the way? I would turn off the iptables for a moment and use tcpdump to see if it gave me any clues. -- Bill Medland mailto:billmedland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
