On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 02:40:51PM +0100, Bob wrote: > I have a problem with a debian GNU / Linux 2.2 (potato). I tells me that > network is unreachable, whatever I do. > When I installed debian, I could not load the ne module (on io=0x280 irq=5).
Can you do it now? > I only have lo interface loaded, so I follow these steps: > > modprobe ne io=0x280 irq=5 # load the network card > module Does it work? > ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 up # load ethernet interface > with ip address (for home LAN!) What does #/sbin/route -n say? > I ping from one to another (and viceversa) and I get a reply both ways! Good > But when I try to FTP or Telnet (from the non working PC) I get the > message: > "network is unreachable" What IP-Adresses do the two systems have? If a ping works then the network should be set up correctly. > And if I FTP or Telnet (from the working machine to the bad one) I get > the message : > "conection refused" That's because you probably don't have a FTP or Telnet-server running on this system. Phil