On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:20:07 +0200, Frank Miles wrote: > Sure, can provide more info... > > ============ /etc/network/interfaces : > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > auto eth0 > #iface eth0 inet dhcp > iface eth0 inet static > address xxx.yyy.zzz.32 > network xxx.yyy.zzz.0 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > broadcast xxx.yyy.zzz.255 > gateway xxx.yyy.zzz.100 > pre-up /etc/iptables/iptables.sh start post-down > /etc/iptables/iptables.sh stop > > # The secondary network interface > auto eth1 > #iface eth0 inet dhcp > iface eth1 inet static > address 192.168.42.100 > network 192.168.42.0 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > #broadcast 192.168.42.255 > gateway 192.168.42.100 > > =============== route result: > > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface xxx.yyy.zzz.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 > 0 eth0 192.168.42.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 > 0 eth1 > > =============== > > To reiterate: > > * The fundamental breakdown involves communication over the eth0 > interface. Things just seem to "hang" when trying stuff like apt- get > update. > > * ssh'ing into this machine from another host (directly to the IP of > this machine) always works. > > * firewall is "unchanged"; well, ok, added: > $IPT -A OUTPUT -o eth1 ! -s 192.168.42.0/25 -j DROP $IPT -A OUTPUT > -o eth1 -s 192.168.42.0/24 -j ACCEPT $IPT -A INPUT -i eth1 ! -s > 192.168.42.0/24 -j DROP $IPT -A INPUT -i eth1 -s 192.168.42.0/24 -j > ACCEPT > All communication with 192.168.42.x devices is functional. Listing > iptables -L -n -v shows eth0 where it should. > * simply turning firewall off (allowing everything) > does not (at least by itself) fix eth0 communication. > > * as you can see, this is IPs are entirely static - no dhcp * > "network-manager" not installed > > Since turning eth1 entirely OFF seems key to restoring eth0 full > functionality, I agree that somehow the system seems confused about > which interface to use. > > Any other thoughts/ideas welcome! > > -f > *
This may be a somewhat naive question, but ... Do the HWaddr's reported by ifconfig correctly match the MAC addresses for both eth0 and eth1? .... Rich -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
