[tulip] LinkSys LNE100TX (again)

phoneranger phoneranger3@earthlink.net
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 21:19:35 -0400


Jason Thomas wrote:

> brian dunn [bdunn@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu] wrote:
> >
> >
> > Chris Blown wrote:
> >
> > > phoneranger wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have my Linux box ( I compiled both tulip and pci-scan for SMP since
> > > > I'm running SMP) and a Win95 box running with the LinkSys cards on a
> > > > LinkSys 10/100 hub.  Both appear to be sending packets, but neither
> > > > machine can communicate with the other.  When I ping from Linux box to
> > > > the Win95 box, I see the indicators for both ports on the hub flashing,
> > > > so I know something is going out.  Same result if I ping from the Win95
> > > > box to the Linux box.  From visual activity on the hub, they appear to
> > > > be trying to communicate.  So far I have installed PCI-SCAN and the
> > > > latest TULIP driver, which is what's enabled me to get this far.  Could
> > > > this be an issue that they are not auto-negotiating in a compatible
> > > > manner, and if so, how would I fix it?
> > > >
> > >
> > > This doesn't sound like a tulip problem.
> > > What are the IP's and subnet masks you are using for these machines ?
> >
> > Linux box:  192.168.1.1   subnet 255.255.255.0
> > Win95:  192.168.1.11  subnet 255.255.255.0
>
> no, that is the correct subnet mask. what about route. just paste the output
> from the "route" command and "route -n". and paste the info from "ifconfig"
> as well, this is all done on the linux box. then on the windows box run from
> the start_menu->run "winipcfg" and that will popup a box on the screen, you
> may have to change the device to the network card and the do show details.
> And send that info aswell, the other could be faulty cables have you tried
> other cables.
>

For the Linux box, obviously :)
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Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
192.168.1.1     *               255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 eth0
168.191.82.2    *               255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 ppp0
192.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 eth0
127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
default         168.191.82.2    0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 ppp0

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 eth0
168.191.82.2    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 ppp0
192.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 eth0
127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
0.0.0.0         168.191.82.2    0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 ppp0

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:A0:CC:E1:8B:C6
          inet addr:192.168.1.1  Bcast:192.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:75 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:1 txqueuelen:100
          Interrupt:19 Base address:0xf000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
          inet addr:168.191.91.30  P-t-P:168.191.82.2  Mask:255.255.255.255
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:73 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:55 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:10


On the Win95 box:
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LinkSys LNE100TX
mac address: 00-A0-CC-E2-A8-7B
ip address:  192.168.1.11
subnet:  255.255.255.0
default gateway:  162.168.1.1    (the linux box)