Kent said: >So, post the complete contents of /etc/network/interfaces. >Also post the output of "ifconfig". >Also post the nic-related output of "lspci". >And perhaps post the output of "lsmod".
If you say so: The /etc/network/interfaces file as it currently stands (the only way it will come up); # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) # The loopback interface iface lo inet loopback # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installation # (network, broadcast and gateway are optional) iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.2 # iface eth0 inet dhcp ---------------------------------- ifconfig eth0 Link encap: Ethernet Hwaddr 00:30:65:C7:8E:EA inet addr: 192:168:1.1 Bcast192.168.1.255 Mask 255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1 Rx packages:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 Tx packages:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 lo Link encap: Local Loopback inet addr: 127.0.0.1 mask 255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1 Rx packages:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 Tx packages:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 ------------------------------------ lspci 00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc: Unknown device 0020 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corpooration: DECchip 21154 00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128PF 01:02.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-7850 (rev 03) 01:07.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc: unknown device 0022 (rev 03) 01:08.0 USB controller: Apple Computer Inc: unknown device 0019 00:09.0 USB controller: Apple Computer Inc: unknown device 0019 00:10a.0 Firewire (IEEE 1394): Texas InstrumentsTSB12LV23 OHCI compliant 13 94 Controller ---------------------------------------- lsmod Module Size Used by soundcore 3296 0 (autoclean) (unused) ------------------------------------------ >From the syslog, showing (I think) pump trying to deal with the changed /etc/network/interfaces file (with dhcp enabled and the rest turned off): Dec 19 15:23:18 MM syslogd 1.3-3#33: restart. Dec 19 15:23:19 MM wwwoffled[159]: WWWOFFLE Connection from host localhost (127.0.0.1). Dec 19 15:23:19 MM wwwoffled[159]: WWWOFFLE Purge. Dec 19 15:23:19 MM wwwoffled[159]: WWWOFFLE Purge finished. Dec 19 15:23:19 MM anacron[139]: Job `cron.daily' terminated Dec 19 15:23:19 MM anacron[139]: Normal exit (1 jobs run) Dec 19 15:25:10 MM kernel: eth0 PHY reset timeout ! Dec 19 15:25:10 MM kernel: eth0 WARNING ! Can't find PHY Dec 19 15:28:04 MM pumpd[495]: starting at Fri Dec 19 15:28:04 2003 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM kernel: eth0 PHY reset timeout ! Dec 19 15:28:05 MM kernel: eth0 WARNING ! Can't find PHY Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: PUMP: sending discover Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: opcode: 1 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hw: 1 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hwlength: 6 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hopcount: 0 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: id: 0xf88685db Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: secs: 1 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: flags: 0x 0 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: ciaddr: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: yiaddr: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: server_ip: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: bootp_gw_ip: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hwaddr: Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: servername: Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: bootfile: Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 0x63 0x82 0x53 0x63 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 53 1 0x 1 Dec 19 15:28:05 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 0xff Dec 19 15:28:36 MM kernel: eth0 PHY reset timeout ! Dec 19 15:28:36 MM kernel: eth0 WARNING ! Can't find PHY Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: PUMP: sending discover Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: opcode: 1 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hw: 1 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hwlength: 6 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hopcount: 0 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: id: 0xf88685fa Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: secs: 1 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: flags: 0x 0 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: ciaddr: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: yiaddr: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: server_ip: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: bootp_gw_ip: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hwaddr: Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: servername: Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: bootfile: Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 0x63 0x82 0x53 0x63 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 53 1 0x 1 Dec 19 15:28:36 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 0xff Dec 19 15:30:49 MM kernel: eth0 PHY reset timeout ! Dec 19 15:30:49 MM kernel: eth0 WARNING ! Can't find PHY Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: PUMP: sending discover Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: opcode: 1 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hw: 1 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hwlength: 6 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hopcount: 0 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: id: 0xf8868577 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: secs: 1 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: flags: 0x 0 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: ciaddr: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: yiaddr: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: server_ip: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: bootp_gw_ip: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hwaddr: Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: servername: Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: bootfile: Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 0x63 0x82 0x53 0x63 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 53 1 0x 1 Dec 19 15:30:49 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 0xff Dec 19 15:31:20 MM kernel: eth0 PHY reset timeout ! Dec 19 15:31:20 MM kernel: eth0 WARNING ! Can't find PHY Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: PUMP: sending discover Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: opcode: 1 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hw: 1 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hwlength: 6 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hopcount: 0 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: id: 0xf886ba96 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: secs: 1 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: flags: 0x 0 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: ciaddr: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: yiaddr: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: server_ip: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: bootp_gw_ip: 0.0.0.0 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: hwaddr: Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: servername: Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: bootfile: Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 0x63 0x82 0x53 0x63 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 53 1 0x 1 Dec 19 15:31:20 MM pumpd[495]: breq: vendor: 0xff Dec 19 15:32:07 MM init: Switching to runlevel: 6 Dec 19 15:32:08 MM gnome-name-server[232]: input condition is: 0x10, exiting Dec 19 15:32:10 MM wwwoffled[159]: Exit signalled. Dec 19 15:32:10 MM wwwoffled[159]: Exiting. Dec 19 15:32:10 MM Font Server[162]: terminating Dec 19 15:32:10 MM kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped. Dec 19 15:32:10 MM kernel: Kernel log daemon terminating. Dec 19 15:32:10 MM exiting on signal 15 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]