Re: R: [Trinux-talk] networking trouble?

[Matthew F. <mf...@ci...>]

> > First rule out a hardware (physical layer) problem.
> > Are these computers directly connected with a single
> > cable?  If so then it must be a "cross cable".  You
> > can pick up a cat 5 cross cable at most local computer
> > shops.  If you are unsure if you are using a cross
> > cable, look at this site to be sure. It also shows how
> > to make one!

Well other tricks (for "Acts of God" situations) when you are sure the
logical/physical connections are right, look at dmesg for weird errors or
ifconfig statistics. 

Spent a couple of hours on Friday troubleshooting with a stupid
connectivity problem. Turned out the FastHub 100 (Cisco) was causing
kernel watchdogs on eepro NiCs but 8139s and 3Coms worked fine. Weird.

- mdf