I have recently purchased a Powerlite 110 Laptop (£60) preloaded with a
new install of Sol 9, as this laptop has no CD I presume Sol 9 was
installed over a network. After logging in as root I did a sys-unconfig
and setup the machine with the appropriate settings for my home network,
so far so good. Unfortunately I cannot get the Powerlite to ping any of
the hosts on the network. From the Powerlite I can ping its interface
with both 127.0.0.1 and 192.168.0.50. and checking with my
Ultra60,ifconfig -a and netstat -i both give similar results. I have also
tried a few different cables.





lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
le0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index2
inet 192.168.0.50etmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255

lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet 192.168.0.60 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255




Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Collis
Queue
lo0 8232 loopback localhost 276 0 276 0 0 0

hme0 1500 powerlite powerlite 0 0 53 1 0 0


Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Collis
Queue
lo0 8232 loopback localhost 6465 0 6465 0 0
0
hme0 1500 ultra60 ultra60 3265 0 3680 0 0 0


Any help would be greatly appreciated


Regards Ian Donaldson

Newtownards
Northern Ireland
ian@dsd-tech.net

Ian Donaldson wrote:
> I have recently purchased a Powerlite 110 Laptop (£60) preloaded with a
> new install of Sol 9, as this laptop has no CD I presume Sol 9 was
> installed over a network. After logging in as root I did a sys-unconfig
> and setup the machine with the appropriate settings for my home network,
> so far so good. Unfortunately I cannot get the Powerlite to ping any of
> the hosts on the network. From the Powerlite I can ping its interface
> with both 127.0.0.1 and 192.168.0.50. and checking with my
> Ultra60,ifconfig -a and netstat -i both give similar results. I have also
> tried a few different cables.
>
>
>
>
>
> lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> le0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> inet 192.168.0.50etmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>
> lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> inet 192.168.0.60 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>
>
>
>
> Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Collis
> Queue
> lo0 8232 loopback localhost 276 0 276 0 0 0
>
> hme0 1500 powerlite powerlite 0 0 53 1 0 0
>
>
> Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Collis
> Queue
> lo0 8232 loopback localhost 6465 0 6465 0 0
> 0
> hme0 1500 ultra60 ultra60 3265 0 3680 0 0 0
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
>
> Regards Ian Donaldson
>
> Newtownards
> Northern Ireland
> ian@dsd-tech.net
>
>
>
>
try a snoop -d le0 to see if you can see any traffic on the interface.

/tony

Ian Donaldson wrote:

> I have recently purchased a Powerlite 110 Laptop (£60) preloaded with a
> new install of Sol 9, as this laptop has no CD I presume Sol 9 was
> installed over a network. After logging in as root I did a sys-unconfig
> and setup the machine with the appropriate settings for my home network,
> so far so good. Unfortunately I cannot get the Powerlite to ping any of
> the hosts on the network. From the Powerlite I can ping its interface
> with both 127.0.0.1 and 192.168.0.50. and checking with my
> Ultra60,ifconfig -a and netstat -i both give similar results. I have also
> tried a few different cables.
>
>
>
>
>
> lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> le0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> inet 192.168.0.50etmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>
> lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> inet 192.168.0.60 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>
>
>
>
> Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Collis
> Queue
> lo0 8232 loopback localhost 276 0 276 0 0 0
>
> hme0 1500 powerlite powerlite 0 0 53 1 0 0
>
>
> Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Collis
> Queue
> lo0 8232 loopback localhost 6465 0 6465 0 0
> 0
> hme0 1500 ultra60 ultra60 3265 0 3680 0 0 0
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
>

Does a netstat -r show a route for 192.168.0.0? Also, your netstat -i prints
show both machines using HME0 where your ifconfig print shows that the
Powerlite has an LE0 instead.

The first thing I'd check is that you have a route for your local network.

P.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 14/02/04, 14:05:25, Tony Albers <albers_@_albers-data_dot_dk> wrote
regarding Re: PowerLite 110 network problem:


> Ian Donaldson wrote:
> > I have recently purchased a Powerlite 110 Laptop (£60) preloaded with a
> > new install of Sol 9, as this laptop has no CD I presume Sol 9 was
> > installed over a network. After logging in as root I did a sys-unconfig
> > and setup the machine with the appropriate settings for my home network,
> > so far so good. Unfortunately I cannot get the Powerlite to ping anyof
> > the hosts on the network. From the Powerlite I can ping its interface
> > with both 127.0.0.1 and 192.168.0.50. and checking with my
> > Ultra60,ifconfig -a and netstat -i both give similar results. I havealso
> > tried a few different cables.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> > le0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> > inet 192.168.0.50etmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
> >
> > lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> > hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> > inet 192.168.0.60 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs
Collis
> > Queue
> > lo0 8232 loopback localhost 276 0 276 0 0
0
> >
> > hme0 1500 powerlite powerlite 0 0 53 1 0
0
> >
> >
> > Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs
Collis
> > Queue
> > lo0 8232 loopback localhost 6465 0 6465 0 0
> > 0
> > hme0 1500 ultra60 ultra60 3265 0 3680 0 0
0
> >
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated
> >
> >
> > Regards Ian Donaldson
> >
> > Newtownards
> > Northern Ireland
> > ian@dsd-tech.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
> try a snoop -d le0 to see if you can see any traffic on the interface.

> /tony


After 5 minutes no traffic at all on le0

Regards Ian Donaldson

Newtownards
Northern Ireland
ian@dsd-tech.net

> lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> le0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> inet 192.168.0.50etmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255

> lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> inet 192.168.0.60 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255




> Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs
Collis
> Queue
> lo0 8232 loopback localhost 276 0 276 0 0
0

> hme0 1500 powerlite powerlite 0 0 53 1 0 0


> Name Mtu Net/Dest Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs
Collis
> Queue
> lo0 8232 loopback localhost 6465 0 6465 0 0
> 0
> hme0 1500 ultra60 ultra60 3265 0 3680 0 0
0


> Any help would be greatly appreciated


> Regards Ian Donaldson

> Newtownards
> Northern Ireland
> ian@dsd-tech.net



I did notice something although I don't know if it's relevant. At the
'ok' prompt I issued
'test net' I got the following response.

Using AUI Ethernet Interface
Internal loopback test -- succeeded
External loopback test -- Lost Carrier (transceiver cable problem?)
send failed

Using TP Ethernet Interface
Internal loopback test -- succeeded
External loopback test -- succeeded
ok

Does this mean the machine is set-up to use the AUI interface and not the
RJ45 socket or am I talking drivel.


Regards Ian Donaldson

Newtownards
Northern Ireland
ian@dsd-tech.net

Ian Donaldson wrote:> ok
>
> Does this mean the machine is set-up to use the AUI interface and not the
> RJ45 socket or am I talking drivel.
>

The latter ;-) I remember AUI backbones and vampires - *real* networking :-)

Are you using a hub of some kind? Could you try a crossover cable
between the Powerlite and the U60 directly?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 17/02/04, 14:50:11, Beardy <beardy@beardy.net> wrote regarding Re:
PowerLite 110 network problem:


> Ian Donaldson wrote:> ok
> >
> > Does this mean the machine is set-up to use the AUI interface and not the
> > RJ45 socket or am I talking drivel.
> >

> The latter ;-) I remember AUI backbones and vampires - *real* networking
:-)

> Are you using a hub of some kind? Could you try a crossover cable
> between the Powerlite and the U60 directly?

I have eventually got it sorted, tpe-link-test? was set to false, changed
it to true and now everything is ok

Regards Ian Donaldson

Newtownards
Northern Ireland
ian@dsd-tech.net

Ian Donaldson wrote:
>
> I have eventually got it sorted, tpe-link-test? was set to false, changed
> it to true and now everything is ok
>

Congrats. Such an old chestnut that I neglected to remember it ;-)