Re: Installing a NIC

["Adam Williams" <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Unfortunately, I got slap happy and tried ping -f (don't do this) just to see
>what it would do.  I had to cold boot both my boxes to recover.  It's the
first >time I've actually seen my Linux box lock right up.  Even Alt-F2
wouldn't work.

This should not have happened,  I think you have some type of hardware
conflict.

> So, as of today, I have pinged, ftp'd, and telneted across my network.  I'm
>still working on the web browser.  (Anybody know why Netscrape can't find my
>Linux box when everything else can?)

What do you mean by "can't find"?

>
> Also, I still don't know where to put the startup commands ifconfig and
route. > I have this vague notion that they belong in a file called ifcfg-eth0,
 or >that such a file should exist.  The HowTos say to consult your RedHat
manual.  >Where's that?  (Funny. While "R"ing the FM, I'm told to RTFM.  Give
it a rest!)

If you setup your interface in the Redhat Control panel it will do all this for
you.

> Oh, one more thing.  Every so often I get a message that says something like
>"CU Wedged in eth0 ... resetting" It corresponds to an excessive response time
>in ping (60-80ms).  Also, I'm getting a 20-30% packet loss.  Is that normal?
 >(I guess that was 2 more things.  Sorry)

More evidence of a hardware issue,  or possible bad cable. it is not normal,  I
can do a ping -f from host to host for hours and only loose a very few packets.
 And that is on a network with other traffic.