Re: SV: flowchart info for ping

Thanks to Enrique, Miles, and Sven for your prompt responses. When I have digested all of your helpful information and figured out what my problem is, I'll let you know what it was and how I fixed it. Regards, Dave Whelan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsub

Re: flowchart info for ping

Does anyone know where can find high-level "what happens when" documentation for ping? I mean clear information about what exactly happens from the moment you enter a ping command to the returned message. I don't know any good high-level doc. Most books about TCP/IP will cover it, but

flowchart info for ping

Does anyone know where can find high-level "what happens when" documentation for ping? I mean clear information about what exactly happens from the moment you enter a ping command to the returned message. Regards, Dave Whelan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "

Re: Is a kernel upgrade necessary ?

I've just done almost exactly the same thing as you are contemplating (upgraded to sarge, then from 2.2.20idepci to 2.6.8-3-386). I used aptitude to install the new kernel and seemingly everything went well, but when I rebooted, it gets to the boot message "Starting periodic command scheduler

Re: Is a kernel upgrade necessary ?

Douglas Tutty wrote: I've just done almost exactly the same thing as you are contemplating (upgraded to sarge, then from 2.2.20idepci to 2.6.8-3-386). I used aptitude to install the new kernel and seemingly everything went well, but when I rebooted, it gets to the boot message "Starting periodi

Re: Is a kernel upgrade necessary ?

Nicolas, - is it worth an upgrade ? - is it as simple as an apt-get install kernel-image-xxx ? I've just done almost exactly the same thing as you are contemplating (upgraded to sarge, then from 2.2.20idepci to 2.6.8-3-386). I used aptitude to install the new kernel and seemingly everyth

dialup modem identification

I installed debian 2.2.20-idepci.on a Dell Inspiron 2500 laptop using an old set of floppies I successfully installed some years back on another machine, thinking that I would update later using apt. I do not have broadband and need to get a dialup connection working but I cannot seem to get my