On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Aaron Mason <simplersolut...@gmail.com> wrote: > What happens if you set a static IP? Can it talk to the network then?
Even with a static address packets do not seem to be flowing. ifconfig reports the following after statically allocating an address: inet 192.168.15.97 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.15.255 When I ping the gateway or any other host on the network I get the following: PING 192.168.15.1 (192.168.15.1): 56 data bytes ping: sendto: Host is down ping: wrote 192.168.15.1 64 chars, ret=-1 ..... ..... etc with 100% packet loss.... > Also, there's been reports of bge devices getting hit with watchdog > timeouts, do you see any of these? > Nothing is jumping out at me here > Also, you might want to invest in a null modem cable and set your > system to talk to the serial port if one is available. I have one, it's just not convenient for me to get it at the moment. -- Ted Bullock <tbull...@comlore.com>
