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Re: [Rule-list] 486 not 386
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Michael Fratoni |
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Re: [Rule-list] 486 not 386 |
Date: |
Sun, 5 May 2002 03:22:20 -0400 |
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On Sunday 05 May 2002 02:43 am, Eugene Wong wrote:
> This is getting a bit frustrating because I usually use a Dvorak
> keyboard layout, and the vi editor is very unintuitive. I'll need a lot
> of specific instructions to save me typing.
And I appreciate your patience. Are you refering to vi on the rule
machine? If so, try nano. It's easier to deal with.
> >and enter:
> >ping 216.148.218.197
> >Let's see if we can ping a host that I know should respond.
> Done, but it doesn't get a response. The error I get for anything
> except itself is, "No response from <whatever IP address>". I had to
> setup the loopback adapter for it to ping itself. Is this normal for
> everybody?
Hrmm, does 'ifconfig eth0' reveal anything useful?
> Also, the Rule computer couldn't even ping the computer sitting right
> next to it. I using this computer, connected to the Internet, as I
> type.
Right. The interface isn't up, or the cable is bad, or.... Could be a lot
of things.
>
> Yes, I am aware of that. Thank you. :-) Be careful with what you say
> about the installer, though. Even though I can't ping out, I still see
> the installer say,
>
> No response from <whatever IP address>
> Success!
That is odd, and I'm still looking into it. It appears the the busybox
version of ping isn't returning an exit code.
> I'm sure that we both know what it's talking about, but it does appear
> to be confusing to a newbie.
Ok, don't waste a lot of time on this. New versions available soon that
may help. I don't know that they will help your network problem
any, though.
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- -Michael
pgp key: http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/gpgkey.txt
Red Hat Linux 7.2 in 8M of RAM: http://www.rule-project.org/
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