Okay, I have a fairly new LNE100TX ethernet card and I
was able to use the tulip driver that came with
Mandrake 7.2 (Complete and download version) just fine
by setting it up after the initial install with
linuxconf. I did not have to download any new
drivers.
I do not have any set answers, but I would try
ensuring that your Linux box is set up to receive
DHCP. It should try to get its IP from the DHCP
server. Of course, if for some reason it can't get to
the server, then there is going to be problems.
However, I can't imagine why it could ping everything
on the network but the DHCP server. I'm no expert,
but that doesn't make much sense to me. I am also
suspicious that you pointed out that Win2k is DHCP,
but you did not do so for Linux. I would expect
everything connected to the DHCP server would have to
be DHCP unless you have a pretty sophisticated server
(again, I am no expert.) So, I would ensure that you
do indeed have Linux set up to get its network
information from the DHCP server. I'm thinking that
if you are trying to route through the DHCP server
with a static IP, MAYBE the DHCP server is just
refusing you because it doesn't recognize you. I
don't know. I would try that.
Now, I do not think that the problem is with 10/100
variances. I have had both 10 and 100 devices on my
network and there was not a problem. However, your
hub/switch/router will have to be 10/100. Otherwise,
their could be grief. But since the rest of your
network is working fine, I doubt this is the case.
I'm sorry that at this time I do not have more
specific advice, but I would at least ensure with
linuxconf or manually going through the files that
Linux is properly set up to receive an IP from the
DHCP server and does not automatically assign its own
static IP.
Since your Linux has an IP and is pinging other boxes,
it seems to me that it is set up with a static IP and
that is probably problematic. I apologize if my
advice is stupid.
Alternatively, you could set up your Win2k and router
to use static IPs. If this is a home network, that
would probably be nicer anyway because then you would
be able to control port forwarding and such if your
router has a hardware firewall. That is what I do
with my Linksys cable modem router. It works well for
me.
If you come across any more details, please post them.
Take care.
--- "Matthew O. Persico" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks to Wayne Stout, Terry L. Cary, Todd Flinders,
> Karl Cunningham, I
> have made progress. Here's where I am right now:
>
> DSL Router, also serving as the DHCP server and the
> firewall (it's a
> Zyxel Prestige 641, in case anyone is interested) at
> address 192.168.1.1
>
> LinkSys PrintServer/4port Hub at 192.168.1.2
>
> Mandrake 7.2 box at 192.168.1.3 using a LinkSys LNE
> 10/100 ethercard
>
> Win2k box at 192.168.1.33 (via DHCP), same type of
> ethercard
>
> Now,
>
> The Win2k box can ping everyone and can access the
> net.
>
> The Mandrake box can ping everyone EXCEPT the DSL
> Router. Pinging
> 192.168.1.1 hangs. Which would explain why DCHP
> doesn't fly. :-(
>
> I think the problem is that the NT connection is
> 10MB/half duplex
> whereas the Mandrake connection lights up the 100MB
> and full duplex
> lights on the Hub.
>
> Seems to me I need to get the card into 10MB, half
> duplex mode before I
> have a prayer of fixing anything else.
>
> First I tried to use the SRPMs at
> http://www.scyld.com/network/tulip.html. Finally, I
> downloaded the
> individual files (tulip.c, pci-scan.[ch] and
> kernel*.h), compiled and
> tried to install them. No dice. It seems that these
> lines in
> /etc/modules.conf are not being accepted
>
> alias eth0 tulip
> options tulip full_duplex=0 options=1 debug=6
>
> So, how do I troubleshoot this?
>
> Thanks so much for all your consideration.
>
> --
> Matthew O. Persico
>
> http://www.acecape.com/dsl
> AceDSL:The best ADSL in Verizon area
>
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