Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:50:01 +0200 From: Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> To: "John A." <johna9999@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ethernet issue: works one way but not another Message-ID: <a64c109e05031804504ccee316@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1ddef267050317194320705b57@mail.gmail.com> References: <1ddef26705031618062ca77d49@mail.gmail.com> <a64c109e0503161816671a3cf3@mail.gmail.com> <1ddef267050317082121efe523@mail.gmail.com> <a64c109e050317151843c60518@mail.gmail.com> <1ddef267050317194320705b57@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:43:15 -0500, John A. <johna9999@gmail.com> wrote: > No problem with the english, if you didn't mention it, I wouldn't have known. > > I can ping FBSD from M$, can't ping anything from FBSD. > > M$ box works when plugged into hub and directly into radio. > > All systems are on same subnet. If the other machines you are trying to ping have M$ firewall enabled, then you need to enable incoming echo request in the M$ firewall ICMP page. > > FBSD box worked when plugged into a 100mb hub, but doesn't work when > plugged into 10mb hub or directly into radio. Both hubs are 3Com and > are working with other systems plugged into them. > Try to check the output of "ifconfig" on the FreeBSD box when you connect it to the 100m hub / 10m hub / radio. Also try "route get <M$ BOX IP>" on the FreeBSD box and check the output. Does it provide the correct interface/gateway? > FBSD has no firwall configured. All I did was perform a standard > installation loading all binaries and sources from ftp. > > I just tested another FBSD 5.3 box that I have and it does the same > thing, works fine at 100mb, but appears to get lost at 10mb. > > Hope this answers some of your questions. > > John A. Am I the only one interested in this topic? Where is the rest of our lovely community? Come on guys let's scratch those gray cells and help John out. -- Kind regards Abu Khaled
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